Women's Tennis Third Round Match - NCAA DIII Williamstown, Mass. Regional -- Williams vs. MIT
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Williams squared off against MIT in the Regional Finals on Sunday, sweeping doubles on their way to a 5-1 victory. Both MIT and Williams came into the tournament with first round byes before winning their respective second round matches. MIT swept Skidmore 5-0, and Williams followed with a 5-0 win over Wilkes University on Saturday.
With the win today, the Ephs turn their sights to Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, host to the NCAA quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals of the team competition May 23-25.
"We are so excited and honored to be heading back to the final eight again this year," said head coach Alison Swain following the victory.
Doubles team Julia Cancio '18 and Hannah Atkinson secured the first win of the day, 8-1. "Doubles started off with a lot of great energy and focus today," commented Alison Swain. Maya Hart '16 and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio '18 followed suit with an 8-1 win of their own. "It was especially nice to get the quick wins at two and three doubles and get on the board," continued Swain. The last doubles match to finish was a 9-7 battle between Williams' Juli Raventos '18 and Linda Shin '17 and MIT's Elysa Kohrs and Sonya Das. After falling behind 6-7, Raventos and Shin eventually came out on top, completing the doubles sweep for Williams.
MIT fought back in singles when Dora Zheng overcame Mia Gancayco '18 6-3, 6-2. The first and only win on the day for MIT brought the overall score to 3-1. Williams bounced back in #3 singles when Shin defeated her opponent 7-5, 6-1, bringing the Ephs within one win of clinching. Cancio ended it with a win in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. Raventos, Atkinson, and Leah Bush '19 began singles matches that did not finish after determination.
"In singles, MIT pushed back very hard and really made us compete for the final two wins to get us the victory," concluded Swain.
Williams boasts a 74-14 record overall in NCAA play, now making their 23rd straight appearance in the tournament, nine of which have come under Swain. Their nine NCAA titles leads the division.
The Ephs are now 20-3 on the season, riding a 7 match win-streak into the quarterfinals on May 23rd.
Full results:
Williams College
MIT vs Williams College
May 15, 2016 at Williamstown, MA
(Lansing Chapman Rink)
| #1 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Elysa Kohrs, MIT |
2 |
7 |
5 |
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| Juli Raventos, Williams College |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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| #2 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Dora Tzeng, MIT |
6 |
6 |
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Order of finish: 1 |
| Mia Gancayco, Williams College |
3 |
2 |
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| #3 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Kelly Zhu, MIT |
5 |
1 |
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Order of finish: 2 |
| Linda Shin, Williams College |
7 |
6 |
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| #4 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Sonya Das, MIT |
1 |
7 |
2 |
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| Julia Cancio, Williams College |
6 |
5 |
6 |
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| #5 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Wendi Kong, MIT |
2 |
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| Hannah Atkinson, Williams College |
5 |
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| #6 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Iris Zhuang, MIT |
3 |
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| Leah Bush, Williams College |
4 |
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| #1 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Elysa Kohrs/Sonya Das, MIT |
7 |
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Order of finish: 3 |
| Juli Raventos/Linda Shin, Williams College |
9 |
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| #2 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Dora Tzeng/Kelly Zhu, MIT |
1 |
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Order of finish: 1 |
| Julia Cancio/Hannah Atkinson, Williams College |
8 |
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| #3 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Wendi Kong/Krystal Lai, MIT |
1 |
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Order of finish: 2 |
| Maya Hart/Giulia McDonnell, Williams College |
8 |
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| Match Notes |
| Williams College 19-3 |
| MIT 13-7 |
