WOMEN'S TENNIS: Judges conclude fall season at NEWITT Championships
by Jonathan Steinberg
Sports | 10/20/09
Posted online at 11:16 PM EST on 10/19/09
/ Last updated at 12:00 AM EST on 10/19/09
Even with No. 1 singles and doubles player Rachel Rosman '11 out with a fractured right ankle, the Judges were able to record six strong wins in tournament play last weekend at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament, the last tournament of the fall.
This tournament, co-organized and directed by coach Ben Lamanna, was updated this season to include a feature that most other tournaments lack.
Each school can enter a specified number of teams into the tournament, with each team consisting of two players. Each school can have its top pairs play in the A-flight bracket and its lower-ranked pairs play in the B-flight bracket.
Tournament play matches pairs of teams that play one doubles match and two singles matches; the team that wins at least two out of three matches moves on to the next round.
The Brandeis squad sent four teams to compete at the NEWITT Championships, which took place at both Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. and Smith College in Northampton, Mass. The first team of Faith Broderick '13, who moved up in place of Rosman, and partner Mackenzie Gallegos '11 opened with a match against Middlebury College's fourth team. In the doubles match, the team fell to a strong Middlebury duo, but in singles play both Broderick and Gallegos recorded wins and sent the Brandeis team to the second round of the A-flight. In the second round, they lost to Williams College's first team 3-0 despite a hard effort and were eliminated from the bracket.
In the B-flight, the Judges entered teams two, three and four. The second team of co-captain Ariana Sanai '10 and Nina Levine '12 played their way into the quarterfinals before being knocked out. With a bye in the round of 64, the team was able to prepare and scout their round of 32 opponent, Colby College's fourth team.
The Judges took the match 2-1 and moved on to the round of 16 to face Wheaton College's second team. In that match, the teams split in singles play and fought their way to victory in the doubles match.
This tournament, co-organized and directed by coach Ben Lamanna, was updated this season to include a feature that most other tournaments lack.
Each school can enter a specified number of teams into the tournament, with each team consisting of two players. Each school can have its top pairs play in the A-flight bracket and its lower-ranked pairs play in the B-flight bracket.
Tournament play matches pairs of teams that play one doubles match and two singles matches; the team that wins at least two out of three matches moves on to the next round.
The Brandeis squad sent four teams to compete at the NEWITT Championships, which took place at both Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. and Smith College in Northampton, Mass. The first team of Faith Broderick '13, who moved up in place of Rosman, and partner Mackenzie Gallegos '11 opened with a match against Middlebury College's fourth team. In the doubles match, the team fell to a strong Middlebury duo, but in singles play both Broderick and Gallegos recorded wins and sent the Brandeis team to the second round of the A-flight. In the second round, they lost to Williams College's first team 3-0 despite a hard effort and were eliminated from the bracket.
In the B-flight, the Judges entered teams two, three and four. The second team of co-captain Ariana Sanai '10 and Nina Levine '12 played their way into the quarterfinals before being knocked out. With a bye in the round of 64, the team was able to prepare and scout their round of 32 opponent, Colby College's fourth team.
The Judges took the match 2-1 and moved on to the round of 16 to face Wheaton College's second team. In that match, the teams split in singles play and fought their way to victory in the doubles match.
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