Springfield, Mass. -- April 18, 2009 -- Sophomore Amy Shaw (Walpole, Mass.) won her singles match at No. 1 for Springfield, but it was not enough as the Smith College women's tennis team defeated Springfield, 7-2, earlier today at SC's Appleton Courts. Final Score: Smith 7, Springfield 2
Doubles
1) Jaimi Inskeep/Gianna Teague (Smith) def. Amy Shaw/Kyla Walgren (SC), 8-6
2) Ally Hawkins/Mindy Chu (Smith) def. Talya Pessolano/Funmi Olowookere (SC), 8-3
3) Kristi Maltz/Beth Slotnick(SC) def. Maggie Steiner/Robyn Cyr (Smith), 8-3
Singles
1) Shaw (SC) def. Inskeep (Smith), 6-0, 4-6, (10-6 super tiebreaker)
2) Teague (Smith) def. Olowookere (SC), 7-5, 6-0
3) Chu (Smith) def. Walgren (SC), 6-1, 6-2
4) Steiner (Smith) def. Pessolano (SC), 6-0, 6-2
5) Hawkins (Smith) def. Maltz (SC), 6-2, 6-2
6) Melissa Wong (Smith) def. Slotnick (SC), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his second year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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