SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - First year Ishita Tibrewal improved to 5-0 in singles action on the season, but her win was the lone victory for the Mount Holyoke College tennis team, which fell to Wellesley College by an 8-1 margin in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Sunday.

In her fourth flight match, Tibrewal squared off against the Blue's Caroline Hsu, posting a 6-1 win in the opening set. Hsu battled back for a 4-6 win in the second, but Tibrewal toughed it out for a 10-8 third set win and match victory.

Wellesley was dominant throughout most of the match, taking all three doubles to start the day. Senior Sojung Lee and sophomore Carina Chen combined for an 8-4 win over MHC junior Margaux Holloschutz and Tibrewal in the first flight. In the second flight, Hsu and sophomore Andjela Stojkovic defeated Lyons' senior Sarah Anischik and sophomore Amy Chen, 8-3.

Rounding out the doubles was the third flight pair of sophomore Samantha Stone and first year Emily Olson, who notched an 8-4 victory over sophomore Alexa Colas and junior Michelle Cai.

Singles action saw Lee down Holloschutz in the first flight by a 6-2, 6-3 margin. Stojkovic defeated Anischik in the second, 6-0, 6-1, while Chen posted a 6-1, 6-4 victory over sophomore Mira Murali.

In the fifth flight, Stone was the victor over Colas, 6-1, 7-5, while Cai fell to Caroline Dickensheets, 6-1, 6-1 in the sixth flight.

Both teams return to action next Saturday as Mount Holyoke travels to MIT (1pm), while Wellesley is at Clark (12pm).