| Number | Last Name | Win/Loss | Score |
| Doubles: | |||
| 1 | Koskelin/Nakamura | W | 8-2 |
| 2 | Hall/Koo | W | 8-2 |
| 3 | Cheng/Singh | W | 8-2 |
| Singles: | |||
| 1 | Nakamura | W | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2 | Koskelin | W | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3 | Koo | W | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 4 | Hall | W | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5 | Cecan | W | 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 6 | Singh | W | 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 |
| 7 | Cheng | W | 6-0, 6-0 |
The MIT women's tennis team opened up their 1999 season by travelling to Springfield College on Saturday in a conference match. Considering that MIT had beaten Springfield 5-4 last year, the team was prepared for a tough match. However,the team walked away with a 9-0 sweep.
In doubles play, all three MIT teams won by 8-2 scores. Co-captain Mealani Nakamura '00 and Kelly Kosklein '02 played first doubles, Julie Koo '03 and Jessica Hall '02 played second, and Co-Captain Nisha Singh '00 and Yi-Ning Cheng '02 played at third.
In singles, MIT cruised at the top spots. Nakamura blanked he opponent 6-0, 6-0 Koskelin crushed her opponent, 6-0, 6-2, while Koo also easily won 6-0, 6-1. Hall only surrendered four games, prevailing 6-3, 6-1 at fourth singles. The most competitive matches of the day came at fifth and sixth singles, where Doana Cecan '00 and Singh had to use their experience to find a way to win. Cecan lost her first set 7-5, after falling behind 3-0. She fought back and won the second set 6-3. The third set was decided by a tie-breaker, since MIT had already clinched the match. Cecan won the tie-breaker 7-3, and the match. Singh also got off to a rough start at sixth singles. After jumping ahead 2-0, she lost the first set 6-4. The second set was a dogfight, and both players were playing well. The set was decided in a tie-breaker, with Singh prevailing 7-3 after jumping out to a 6-0 lead. Another tie-breaker was played to decide the match, and with the score knotted at 5-5, Singh won the last two points, and the match.
Head coach Carol Matsuzaki said, "Not a bad start to our season. We all competed very well when it came down to the wire. We need to work on getting off to a better start, although we did do a very good job of settling down.
First year assistant coach Brett Pellock agreed. "The team played a good match, particularly in the close matches where we stayed focused in tight situations. We'll use these next few days to prepare for our match with Wheaton."
The team plays Wheaton at home on Tuesday.