For Immediate Release
October 27, 2008
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley's Schwarzkopf Named NEWMAC Singles Player of the Week
BABSON PARK, Mass. – Wellesley College senior Jen Schwarzkopf (Hinsdale, IL) was named the New England 
Women's and Men's Athletics Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Tennis Singles Player of the Week for the period ending October 26th.
Schwarzkopf went 2-0 for Wellesley last week, leading the Blue to their
fifth consecutive NEWMAC Championship.
The senior opened the week with a
convincing 6-2, 6-2 win over Division-I URI's Tristany Leikem at number two
singles.
At the NEWMAC tournament, Schwarzkopf was leading Babson's Jess
Huang 6-4, 4-2 before Wellesley picked up the 5-0 decision in the
semifinals. In the title match, she won the deciding fifth point with a 6-4,
7-6 (7-2) victory over MIT's Anastasia Vishnevetsky.
Wellesley tennis finished the fall portion of their season with a 9-2 record and earned a berth into the 2009 NCAA Championships. The Blue will return to the courts in the spring.