NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Brown women’s tennis team will send six players to the main draw of the ITA New England Regionals, following the conclusion of the first day of competition. 

Francesca Saroli, Hannah Shen, and Anne Yang will join Bella Hu, Abigail Lee, and Sari Woo in the main draw.

Hu, Saroli, Shen, and Yang all won their qualifying matches to make their way to the main draw. In the first round Hu beat URI’s Kajsa Helgesen 7-5, 6-1, Saroli defeated UConn’s Victoria Matos (6-4, 6-0), Shen took down Dartmouth’s Audrey Feng (7-6(4), 6-1), and Yang beat UMass’ Madara Markevica 6-2, 6-4.  
 
In the second round, Hu beat Quinnipiac’s Isabella Baker, Saroli defeated Harvard’s Andra Braicu, Shen beat Cornell’s Martha Sophia Thompson, and Yang knocked out URI’s Grace Darcy. 

Chloe Qin and Eva Chow dropped their matches, playing an additional match in the backdraw.

UP NEXT
The Bears will return to action tomorrow to compete in the main draw of the ITA New England Regionals in New Haven, Conn.

SINGLES RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Rebecca Hess (Colgate) def. Chloe Qin (Brown) 6-2, 6(4)-7, 6-4
Anne Yang (Brown) def. Madara Markevica (UMass) 6-2, 6-4
Hannah Shen (Brown) def. Audrey Feng (Dartmouth) 7-6(7), 6-1
Francesca Saroli (Brown) def. Victoria Matos (UConn) 6-4, 6-0
Nola Jones (Quinnipiac) def. Eva Chow (Brown) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
Bella Hu (Brown) def. Kajsa Helgesen (URI) 7-5, 6-1
  

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