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Wellesley girls' tennis back on top in Division 1, an undefeated season sealed with a doubles rally
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After dropping the opening set, Wellesley's top pairing of sophomore Mia Chung and junior Sari Hart rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory to clinch the deciding point in Wellesley's 3-2 win at MIT's DuPont Courts.
The victory over the No. 6 Minutewomen (22-1) sealed a perfect season for the fourth-seeded Raiders (24-0), who have won 41 consecutive matches since April 2024.
D1 GIRLS FINAL: Wellesley 3, Lexington 2
After dropping the first set, Wellesley's top doubles pair of Sari Hart and Mia Chung charge back to earn the deciding point in three sets.
The Raiders (24-0) complete an unbeaten season and win their second straight title.
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'We needed them, and I knew they're capable of playing that way,' Miller said of his top doubles pair. 'But under pressure, with all the crowd here, with the match on the line, it's so hard to focus. And they really did a great job of focusing and staying with it through the end.'
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Gopen rolled, 6-1, 6-2, against Lexington senior Phoebe Jiang, and Tai capped off her unbeaten season at second singles with a 6-0, 6-1, victory over Lexington sophomore Adhiti Hariram.
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The Minutewomen got on the board with a 6-0, 6-3 win from senior Kiki Reddy at third singles, and sophomore Hayden Kuo and freshman Kiley Gallagher won 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, 10-8, at second doubles, with the tiebreaker coming after the match was decided.
Wellesley coach Rob Miller accepts the Division 1 trophy.
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For Chung and Hart, persevering in three sets was especially meaningful after the pair dropped their first match of the season in Thursday's semifinal win over Winchester.
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'After that loss, we knew we had to come back and step up for our team and step up for ourselves,' Hart said. 'Everyone's point plays just the same role, but knowing that our match is the one to close it out and get that guarantee, it's really special.'
Wellesley's Bella Gopen eyes her own return during a win at No. 1 singles.
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Wellesley players celebrate after defeating Lexington, 3-2, for a second-straight D1 championship.
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