Jun 1, 2010 10:32:29 AM

Chicago doubles partners Kendra Higgins and Chrissy Hu defended their Division III women's tennis doubles crown Saturday, defeating Emory's Zahra Dawson and Lorne McManigle in three sets.

The Maroons duo lost the first set, 4-6, before pulling off 6-3 and 6-4 victories to win the title.

Tufts' Julia Browne beat Williams' Grace Baljon, 6-2, 7-5, to win the singles title. [More]

But Baljon did not go home empty-handed – Williams won the team championship, 5-0, over Emory on May 27. [More]

Quarterfinals

Amherst 5, Carnegie Mellon 0; Emory 5, Denison 2; Chicago 5, Pomona-Pitzer 1; Williams 5, Gust. Adolphus 0.

Semifinals

Emory 5, Amherst 4; Williams 5, Chicago 4.

Third-place match

Amherst 5, Chicago 2.

Doubles: No. 1 − Kendra Higgins-Chrissy Hu, Chicago, def Brittany Berkes-Laura Danzig, Amherst, 8-3; No. 2 − Jill Wexler-Natasha Brown, Amherst, def. Jennifer Kung-Linden Li, Chicago, 8-2; No. 3 − Carlissa King-Caroline Richman, Amherst, def. Aswini Krishnan-Carmen Vaca Guzman, Chicago, 8-6.

Singles: No. 1 − Higgins, Chicago, def. Berkes, Amherst, 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 − Danzig, Amherst, def. Kung, Chicago, 7-5, 7-5; No. 3 − King, Amherst, def. Vaca Guzman, Chicago, 2-6, 6-4, 2-0; No. 4 − Li, Chicago, def. Wexler, Amherst, 6-3, 5-7, 3-0; No. 5 − Brown, Amherst, def. Hu, Chicago, 6-1, 6-4; No. 6 − Laken King, Amherst, def. Tiffany Nguyen, Chicago, 6-1, 6-0.

Championship

Williams 5, Emory 0.

Doubles: No. 1 − Grace Baljon-Taylor French, Williams, def. Zahra Dawson, Lorne McManigle, Emory, 8-3; No. 2 − Kristin Alotta-Nikki Reich, Williams, def. Tshema Nash-Sabra Rogers, Emory, 8-2; No. 3 − Lucy Marchese-Caroline Capute, Williams, def. Lindsay Reidenbach-Jordan Wylie, Emory, 8-0.

Singles: No. 1 − Dawson, Emory, vs. Baljon, Williams, 7-5, 1-2 (did not finish); No. 2 − Alotta, Williams, vs. McManigle, Emory, 6-7(7-4), 1-2 (did not finish); No. 3 − Reich, Williams, def. Wylie, Emory, 6-4, 6-2; No. 4 − Marchese, Williams, vs. Nash, Emory, 6-1, 6-6(2-0) (did not finish); No. 5 − Nancy Worley, Williams, vs. Reidenbach, Emory, 6-4, 3-0 (did not finish); No. 6 − Capute, Williams, def. Sara Vrabec, Emory, 6-0, 6-0.

Individual results

First round: Liz Lewis, Chapman, def. Nandita Krishnan, Johns Hopkins, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6; Nicole Pontee, Vassar, def. Kathryn Schmidt, Carleton, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5; Grace Baljon, Williams, def. Katie Griffith, Trinity (TX), 6-1, 6-2; Lorne McManigle, Emory, def. Melissa Oosterhouse, Calvin, 6-4, 6-2; Laura Chen, Carnegie Mellon, def. Rachel Miller, Redlands, 6-1, 6-4; Jennifer Kung, Chicago, def. Laura Danzig, Amherst, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3; Jackie Shtemberg, TCNJ, def. Sierra Krebsbach, Gust. Adolphus, 6-3, 6-4; Kara Wang, Pomona-Pitzer, def. Lauren Caire, Wash. & Lee, 7-5, 6-0; Carolyn Warren, Johns Hopkins, def. Siobhan Finicane, Pomona-Pitzer, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2; Leslie Hansen, MIT, def. Marta Drane, Denison, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Courtney Chin, Carnegie Mellon, def. Janelle Arita, DePauw, 6-0, 6-2; Julia Browne, Tufts, def. Natalia Agarycheva, Willamette, 6-1, 6-1; Kristin Alotta, Williams, def. Jamie Solomon, Pomona-Pitzer, 6-2, 6-4; Zahra Dawson, Emory, def. Kate Klein, Washington-St. Louis, 6-2, 6-2; Brittany Berkes, Amherst, def. Ellen Yeatman, Wash. & Lee, 6-2, 6-1; Kendra Higgins, Chicago, def. Kelley Fox, Chapman, 6-0, 6-1.

Second round: Browne, Tufts, def. Chin, Carnegie Mellon, 6-4, 6-1; McManigle, Emory, def. Baljon, Williams, 6-1, 6-0; Shtemberg, TCNJ, def. Wang, Pomona-Pitzer, 6-1, 6-0; Chen, Carnegie Mellon, def. Kung, Chicago, 7-5, 6-0; Pontee, Vassar, def. Lewis, Chapman, 6-4, 7-5; Hansen, MIT, def. Warren, Johns Hopkins, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5; Berkes, Amherst, def. Higgins, Chicago, 7-5, 0-6, 7-5; Alotta, Williams, def. Dawson, Emory, 7-6, 6-0.

Quarterfinals: Browne, Tufts, def. Hansen, MIT, 6-1, 6-4; Shtemberg, TCNJ, def. Chen, Carnegie Mellon, 6-4, 6-2; Baljon, Williams, def. Pontee, Vassar, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2; Berkes, Amherst, def. Alotta, Williams, 7-5, 6-4.

Semifinals: Baljon, Williams, def. Shtemberg, TCNJ, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Browne, Tufts, def. Berkes, Amherst, 6-2, 6-0.

Championship: Browne, Tufts, def. Baljon, Williams, 6-2, 7-5.

Doubles

First round: Julia Browne-Meghan McCooey, Tufts, def. Lauren Caire-Ellen Yeatman, Wash. & Lee, 6-3, 6-1; Amy Schlessman-Prita Kidder, Kenyon, def. Mallory Aurhaus-Megan Aurhaus, Mary Hardin, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Kendra Higgins-Chrissy Hu, Chicago, def. Grace Baljon-Taylor French, Williams, 6-4, 6-4; Laura Chen-Ashley Herrick, Carnegie Mellon, def. Jamie Solomon-Kara Wang, Pomona Pitzer, 6-2, 7-5; Brittany Berkes-Laura Danzig, Amherst, def. Liz Lewis-Kelley Fox, Chapman, 7-5, 7-6; Kristin Cobb-Marta Drane, Denison, def. Carolyn Warren-Anita Bhamidipati, Johns Hopkins, 6-2, 6-0; Arianna Mokhtari-Taylor Mannix, UC Santa Cruz, def. Jackie Shtemberg-Felice Trinh, TCNJ, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Lorne McManigle-Zahra Dawson, Emory, def. Greer Mackie-Kayla Smith, DePauw, 6-3, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Browne-McCooey, Tufts, def. Kidder-Schlessman, Kenyon, 6-1, 6-3; Higgins-Hu, Chicago, def. Chen-Herrick, Carnegie Mellon, 6-4, 7-5; Cobb-Drane, Denison, def. Berkes-Danzig, Amherst, 7-5, 7-6; Dawson-McManigle, Emory, def. Mannix-Mokhtari, UC Santa Cruz, 6-4, 6-1.

Semifinals: Higgins-Hu, Chicago, def. Browne-McCooey, Tufts, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Dawson-McManigle, Emory, def. Cobb-Drane, Denison, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6.

Championship: Higgins-Hu, Chicago, def. Dawson-McManigle, Emory, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.