For Immediate Release
April 30, 2008
Contact: Lauren Ferrett
Wellesley Tennis Heads to 2008 NCAA Tournament
Mezin Qualifies for Singles Tournament; Walther/Mezin for Doubles
NCAA Team Tournament Bracket (PDF)
Wellesley, Mass. – The Wellesley tennis team will compete in the upcoming NCAA Division III Tournament. The Blue earned an automatic bid into the tournament by winning the NEWMAC Championship in the fall. In addition, seniors Jenna Mezin (Haiku, HI) and Hali Walther (Navarre, Fla.) have been selected to compete in the NCAA Doubles Championship while Mezin was also invited to compete in the singles tournament.
In the team tournament, Wellesley, the 8th ranked team in the nation, earned a bye in the first round of the event. The Blue will face winner of Friday’s Tufts and Roger Williams match on Saturday at Williams College.
In the singles tournament, Mezin joins Leslie Hansen of MIT as the only NEWMAC players to be selected. For doubles, Mezin and Walther are the lone NEWMAC representatives.
The NCAA individual championships will be hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College May 16-18 at the Swanson Tennis Center in Saint Peter, Minnesota. Mezin and Walther join a field that include the best 32 single players and 16 double teams in the nation.
INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS: (Alphabetical by school)| Brittany Berckes, Amherst |
Kristen Raymond, Bowdoin |
Elizabeth Lewis, Chapman |
Marissa Lin, Chicago |
Vindya Dayandanda, Chicago |
Molly Fiala, Coe |
Meghan Damico, Denison |
Kristin Cobb, Denison |
Janelle Arita, DePauw |
Kelly Buckley, DePauw |
Tshema Nash, Emory |
Jenni White, Gustavus Adolphus |
Anita Bhamidipati, Johns Hopkins |
Rebecca Morse-Karzen, Mary Washington |
Leslie Hansen, MIT |
Siobhan Finicane, Pomona-Pitzer |
Rebecca Lange, Pomona-Pitzer |
Rachael Miller, Redlands |
Gab Carvalho, Sewanee (University of the South) |
Mary Katherine Stone, Sewanee (University of the South) |
Jackie Shtemberg, The College of New Jersey |
Alicia Hunt, Trinity (Texas) |
Meghan McCooey, Tufts |
Jessica Ruth, UC Santa Cruz |
Nicole Pontee, Vassar |
Lauren Caire, Washington and Lee |
Katie Tabb, Washington and Lee |
Kelly Will, Washington and Lee |
Jenna Mezin, Wellesley |
Jordan Hook, Wheaton (Illinois) |
Grace Baljon, Williams |
Cary Gibson, Williams |
| Brittany Berckes/Alicia Menezes, Amherst |
Jennifer Chui/Amy Staloch, Carnegie Mellon |
Marissa Lin/Vindya Dayandanda, Chicago |
Kristin Cobb/Marta Drane, Denison |
Erin Andrade/Kayla Smith, DePauw |
Tshema Nash/Sabra Rogers, Emory |
Jenni White/Sierra Krebsbach, Gustavus Adolphus |
Sallie Katter/Kasey Kuenzli, Linfield |
Rebecca Morse-Karzen/Natalie Fugate, Mary Washington |
Siobhan Finicane/Olivia Muesse, Pomona-Pitzer |
Paige Sumida/Whitney Waters, Redlands |
Gab Carvalho/Jordan Casey, Sewanee |
Christina Contrafatto/Jackie Shtemberg, The College of New Jersey |
Alicia Hunt/Laura Steinmetz, Trinity (Texas) |
Katie Tabb/Lauren Caire, Washington and Lee |
Jenna Mezin/Hali Walther, Wellesley |