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WELLESLEY, Mass. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team battled No. 28 Babson College in the Nor'Easter Bowl, but the Engineers dropped a 7-2 decision to the Beavers. RPI drops to 4-6 and Babson improves to 12-5.

The Beavers took a 1-0 lead after winning at No. 1 doubles, but the team of Nisha Rajamohan and Pooja Ganesh pulled the Engineers even with a 9-7 win. Babson won the second doubles and then each of the first two singles matches (No. 1, No. 5) for a 4-1 lead before Rajamohan, a freshman, posted a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6.

Babson clinched the match at No. 3 singles as No. 2 and No. 4 went to three sets. RPI fell in both of those singles matches.

Babson 7, RPI 2
April 2, 2016 at Wellesley, Mass. (Boston Sports Club)h

Doubles:
1. Elena Gianelos / Chloe Brandt (BAB) def. Emily Laurilliard / Melanie Frank (RPI): 8-2
2. Tory Paolino / Kylie Kam (BAB) def. Maria Salmon / Mailani Neal (RPI): 9-7
3. Pooja Ganesh / Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Alexandra Blizard / Claire Foster (BAB): 9-7

Singles:
1. Elena Gianelos (BAB) def. Emily Laurilliard (RPI): 6-1, 6-0
2. Tori Paolino (BAB) def. Maria Salmon (RPI): 3-6, 6-4, 2-1 (ret.)
3. Chloe Brandt (BAB) def. Andrea Valencia (RPI): 7-6 (5), 6-4
4. Claire Foster (BAB) def. Pooja Ganesh (RPI): 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2
5. Kylie Kam (BAB) def. Mailani Neal (RPI): 6-0, 6-1
6. Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Alex Blizard (BAB): 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish:
1, 3, 2 ... 1, 5, 6, 3, 2, 4