Photo By Charlie Quigg '09 Senior tri-captain Kristen Raverta won both her singles and doubles match on Saturday.

Third-Ranked Jeffs Down No. 12 Wellesley, 7-2

April 17, 2006

WELLESLEY, MA – The third-ranked Amherst College women’s tennis team improved to 9-2 on Saturday, downing non-conference opponent No. 12 Wellesley College, 7-2. The Blue picked up their first loss of the season, falling to 20-1.

Senior tri-captains Kristen Raverta (W. Springfield, MA) and Hadley Miller (N. Canton, OH) and sophomore Alicia Menezes (Staten Island, NY) were all double winners for the Jeffs, as Raverta got a 6-3, 6-2 win at the top singles spot, Menezes picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 2 and Miller needed three sets to defeat Wellesley’s Hana Freymille at No. 5. Raverta and Menezes combined for a No. 1 doubles win, while Miller paired with sophomore Laura Stein (Rockport, ME) to take No. 3 doubles.

Amherst returns to action Saturday at 11 a.m., hosting No. 8 Williams College.

Amherst 7 – Wellesley 2
Singles
1. Kristen Raverta (Amh.) def. Jenna Mezin (6-3, 6-2)
2. Alicia Menezes (Amh.) def. Trish Devine (6-2, 6-2)
3. Jen Schwartzkopf (Wel) def. Monica Snyder (6-4, 1-6, 5-1, ret.)
4. Jen Murphy (Amh..) def. Hali Walther (6-4, 6-2)
5. Hadley Miller (Amh.) def. Hana Freymiller (6-4, 4-6, 6-3)
6. Anuja Ankula (Amh.) def. Alx Lucas (6-1, 6-4)

Doubles
1. Raverta/Menezes (Amh.) def. Mezin/Walther (8-1)
2. Devine/Schwartzkopf (Wel.) def. Murphy/Snyder (9-8 (7-5))
3. Miller/Laura Stein (Amh.) def. Jane Booth-Tobin/Freymiller (8-6)