SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Apr. 15, 2011) – The 2012 Seven Sisters Tennis Championship concluded today with five more matches at Mount Holyoke College. After falling behind early, Vassar College pulled out a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Wellesley College in the final contest of the day. In doing so, the Brewers secured their 10th title and their second in the past three years. They finished the tournament with 18 points and a perfect 4-0 record.
Wellesley’s 17 points were good for second place overall.
Mount Holyoke (9 points), Smith College (4 points) and Bryn Mawr
College (2 points) rounded out the field.
Senior Jennifer Beckerman and junior
Jennifer Ruther clinched things for Vassar with
their impressive singles wins. With her team trailing 2-1,
Beckerman knotted the match up with an impressive 7-5, 6-4 victory
over senior Marie Watanabe. Minutes later, Ruther
finished off first year Sojung Lee by a score of
3-6, 6-2, 6-3. In the process, she sealed the championship for the
Brewers.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Beckerman and Ruther were
named to the All-Tournament Team. They were joined by Joy
Backer (Vassar), Diana Granger
(Wellesley), Kendall Tada (Wellesley),
Nahrhee Han (Mount Holyoke), Maya
Sayarath (Mount Holyoke), Clair Oblamski
(Smith), Jaimi Inskeep (Smith) and Anna
Perocchi (Bryn Mawr).
Vassar and Wellesley entered the final match with 15 points
apiece. Earlier in the day, the Brewers blanked Mount Holyoke 5-0,
and Wellesley rolled to a 5-0 win over Bryn Mawr. The Lyons sealed
third place for the third year in a row with their 4-1 victory over
Smith. Meanwhile, the Pioneers sealed fourth place with a 3-2
triumph over Bryn Mawr.
Day 1 Results (Saturday, April 14)
Match 1: Mount Holyoke College def. Bryn Mawr
College, 5-0 (Boxscore)
Match 2: Vassar College def. Smith College, 5-0
(Boxscore)
Match 3: Wellesley College def. Mount Holyoke,
5-0 (Boxscore)
Match 4: Vassar College def. Bryn Mawr College,
5-0 (Boxscore)
Match 5: Wellesley College def. Smith College,
5-0 (Boxscore)
Day 2 Results (Sunday, April 15)
Match 6: Smith College def. Bryn Mawr College,
3-2 (Boxscore)
Match 7: Vassar College def. Mount Holyoke
College, 5-0 (Boxscore)
Match 8: Wellesley College def. Bryn Mawr
College, 5-0 (Boxscore)
Match 9: Mount Holyoke College def. Smith
College, 4-1 (Boxscore)
Match 10: Vassar College def. Wellesley
College, 3-2 (Boxscore)
Final Team Standings
Vassar College – 18 points
Wellesley College – 17 points
Mount Holyoke College – 9 points
Smith College – 4 points
Bryn Mawr College – 2 points
All Tournament Team
Jennifer Beckerman, Vassar College
Jennifer Ruther, Vassar College
Joy Baker, Vassar College
Diana Granger, Wellesley College
Kendall Tada, Wellesley College
Nahrhee Han, Mount Holyoke College
Maya Sayarath, Mount Holyoke College
Clair Oblamski, Smith College
Jaimi Inskeep, Smith College
Anna Perocchi, Bryn Mawr College
