The Panther women's tennis team played six matches over spring break in Georgia, five of them coming against teams ranked in the top 10 nationally. The trip began with an 8-1 loss to third-ranked Berry, before a loss to #7 Emory by the same score the following day. The 13th ranked Panthers then earned a 6-3 win over #10 Wellesley as senior Chandra Kurien (Fairfield, Conn.) and Elizabeth Stone (Cohasset, Mass.) came from 3-0 down to win their doubles match. First-year player Victoria Aiello (Milton, Mass.) came from a set down to clinch the match with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win. The Panthers suffered a 5-3 loss to second-ranked Washington & Lee in their next match, losing three singles matches in three sets. The trip ended with a 5-3 loss to #4 University of Chicago and a 6-3 setback to 15th ranked Washington University.
Stone had a solid week for the Panthers, going 4-1 in singles play. Kurien earned a 3-2 mark, while Aiello went 3-3. Aiello and junior Jamie Haar (Alpine, N.J.) went 2-0 in doubles play.
Date: March 22, 2009
Berry 8, Middlebury 1
Singles:
1. Stephanie Herz defeats Victoria Aiello (M), 6-1, 6-0
2. Marina Lebrao defeats Clare Burke (M), 6-2, 6-3
3. Elizabeth Stone (M) defeats Kendall Ruffner, 6-1, 6-4
4. Barbara Tomai defeats Alyssa Puccinelli (M), 6-3, 6-0
5. Kirstin Ruffner defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 7-5, 7-5
6. Anja Chan defeats Anna Burke (M), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Herz/Chan defeat Chandra Kurien/Stone (M), 8-6
2. Ruffner/Ruffner defeat Burke/Burke (M), 8-4
3. Lebrao/Tomai defeat Hanson/Puccinelli (M), 8-4
Date: March 23, 2009
Emory 8, Middlebury 1
Singles:
1. Zahra Dawson defeats Victoria Aiello (M), 6-3, 6-2
2. Chandra Kurien (M) defeats Tshema Nash, 6-2, 6-1
3. Kirsten Hillock defeats Clare Burke (M), 6-4, 6-3
4. Lindsay Reidenbach defeats Alyssa Puccinelli (M), 6-0, 6-0
5. Sara Vrabec defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 6-2, 6-2
6. Laura Callava defeats Anna Burke (M), 6-3, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Nash/Sabra Rogers defeat Burke/Burke (M), 8-4
2. Loren McManigle/Dawson defeat Kurien/Elizabeth Stone (M),
9-8(2)
3. Hillock/Vrabec defeat Aiello/Alexandra Guynn (M), 8-6
Date: March 24, 2009
Middlebury 6, Wellesley 3
Singles:
1. Victoria Aiello (M) defeats Marie Watanabe, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. Chandra Kurien (M) defeats Mohona Siddique, 6-1, 6-0
3. Clare Burke (M) defeats Meghan Stubblebine, 6-0, 6-3
4. Grace Cheng defeats Elizabeth Stone (M), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-7
5. Jacqueline Shen defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 6-0,6-4
6. Nathalie Herman defeats Anna Burke (M), 6-1, 6-4
Doubles:
1. Cheng/Watanabe defeat Burke/Burke (M), 8-5
2. Siddique/Shen defeat Kurien/Stone (M), 8-3
3. Herman/Anjalee Martin defeat Aiello/Alexandra Guynn (M), 8-4
Date: March 26, 2009
Washington & Lee 5, Middlebury 3
Singles:
1. Victoria Aiello (M) defeats Katie Tabb, 6-4, 6-4
2. Chandra Kurien (M) defeats Ellen Yeatman, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
3. Trelsei Sadler defeats Clare Burke (M), 6-1, 2-6, 4-6
4. Elizabeth Stone (M) defeats Jen Snyder, 6-2, 6-3
5. Laura Patillo defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 4-6, 6-1, 3-6
6. Anna Burke (M) vs. Mes Spelitta, 6-7 (3), 5-1, UNF
Doubles:
1. Tabb/Lauren Caine defeat Kurien/Stone (M), 8-3
2. Spelittla/Yeatman defeat Burke/Burke (M), 9-8 (12-10)
3. Sadler/Ann Morris defeat Aiello/Alex Guynn (M), 8-3
Date: March 27, 2009
Chicago 5, Middlebury 3
Singles:
1. Victoria Aiello (M) defeats Ken Kuny, 6-4,6-4
2. Kendra Higgins defeats Chandra Kurien (M), 4-6, 6-3 (4)
3. Carmen Vacaguzman defeats Clare Burke (M), 6-2, 6-4
4. Elizabeth Stone (M) defeats Chrissy Hu, 6-2, 6-4
5. Vinoya Dayananoa defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 6-2, 7-5
6. Anna Burke (M) vs. Tiffany Nguyen, 3-6, 5-4, UNF
Doubles :
1. Hu/Higgins defeat Kurien/Stone (M), 8-3
2. Kuny/Dayananoa defeat Burke/Burke (M), 8-4
3. Aiello/Jamie Haar (M) defeat Vacaguzman/Nguyen, 9-8 (7)
Date: March 29, 2009
Middlebury 6, Washington Univ. 3
Singles:
1. Karina Kocemba defeats Victoria Aiello (M), 4-6, 6-3 (4)
2. Jackie Bild defeats Chandra Kurien (M), 1-6, 6-3 (8)
3. Erin Swaller defeats Clare Burke (M), 6-4, 6-3
4. Elizabeth Stone (M) defeats Elise Sambol, 6-0, 6-4
5. Alex Cassady defeats Whitney Hanson (M), 1-6, 6-3 (5)
6. Allison Dender defeats Anna Burke (M), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Kurien/Stone (M) defeats Swaller/Kocemba, 8-6
2. Burke/Burke (M) defeats Bild/Sambol, 8-5
3. Cassady/Dender defeats Tori Aiello/Jamie Haar (M), 6-8
