Tennis Closes Regular Season With Win at Emerson; Lyons Advance to NEWMAC Championship Tournament

Emerson

Mount Holyoke

Doubles

Annika Chai / Annissa Aamoum (MHC)
def. Maria Nikolishin / Sophie Oglensky (EME)

8-4

Shweta Kiran Cavale / Hannah Middleton (MHC)
def. Fuschia Steward / Anne Woodbury (EME)

8-7 (7-3)

Ava Mirisola / Gabrielle McGovern (EME)
def. Nikki Cheng / Claudia Gonzalez-Vaz (MHC)

8-4

Singles

Annika Chai (MHC)
def. Maria Nikolishin (EME)

6-3, 6-2

Shweta Kiran Cavale (MHC)
def. Anne Woodbury (EME)

5-7, 6-0, 5-4

Annissa Aamoum (MHC)
def. Ava Mirisola (EME)

6-3, 6-1

Hannah Middleton (MHC)
def. Fuschia Steward (EME)

6-3, 6-1

Sophie Oglensky (EME)
def. Nikki Cheng (MHC)

6-1, 6-2

Gabrielle McGovern (EME)
def. Claudia Gonzalez-Vaz (MHC)

6-1, 6-4

full stats

Boston, Mass. - April 30, 2022 - The Mount Holyoke College tennis team defeated Emerson College, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon and clinched a spot in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship Tournament this upcoming week.

The Lyons, which earned the No. 6 seed in the Championship Tournament, will travel to third-seeded Babson for a match on Tuesday, May 3. With the win, Mount Holyoke improves to 4-9 on the year with a 3-5 record in the NEWMAC.

Standout first-year Annika Chai (London, England) and Annissa Aamoum (Dulles, Va.) delivered an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles, before Shweta Kiran Cavale (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) and Hannah Middleton (Pawcatuck, Conn.) clinched a tight 8-7 (7-3) win at No. 2 doubles to give the Lyons a 2-1 edge heading to singles play.

There, Chai won once again 6-3, 6-2, while Kavale also won at No. 2 singles to keep the momentum going for the Lyons. At No. 3 singles, Aamoum won 6-3, 6-1, while Middleton took care of business at No. 4 singles with a 6-3, 6-1 victory.

Both Nikki Cheng (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Claudia Gonzalez-Vazquez (Cancun, Mexico) put up strong efforts at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively, but were outlasted.

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