Herzberg Falls in ITA Regional Singles Final

10/27/09
Brown Doubles Team of Herzberg and Aboubakare Claims ITA Regional Title
Junior Bianca Aboubakare (Orange, CA) and sophomore Cassandra Herzberg (Miami Beach, FL) combined to claim the ITA Northeast Regional Doubles Title, beating Vicky Brook and Stephanie Kent of Yale, 8-2, in the Championship Match. By virtue of their victory, Aboubakare and Herzberg will now play in the ITA National Indoors to be hosted by Yale, November 5-8. Herzberg has also advanced far into the singles bracket, as she is currently facing Hilary Bartlett, of Princeton, in Tuesday's semi-final match, which began at approximately 10:30 a.m.

10/14/09
Ellis Wins H Singles Flight and Combines with Sorokko to Claim C Doubles Flight at USTA BJK NTC Women's College Invitational
Senior Emily Ellis (Fort Worth, TX) led the Bears over the weekend, winning all eight of her matches, at the USTA BJK NTC Women's College Invitational, claiming both the H Singles Flight and the C Doubles Flight with senior Kathrin Sorokko (Douglaston, NY). Brown also won the D Doubles Flight, as the team of sophomore Julie Flanzer (Highland Park, IL) and junior Marisa Schonfeld (Washington, DC) won all four of their matches to take that title. Flanzer was also a finalist in the E Singles Flight, falling to third-seeded Tana Illova, of NC State, in the final match.

9/30/09
Ten Bears Compete at Brown Invitational
The Brown women’s tennis team opened the 2009-10 season by hosting the Brown Invitational from September 25-27. 10 different players represented the Bears, with junior Bianca Aboubakare (Orange, CA) and sophomore Cassandra Herzberg (Miami Beach, FL) going 3-0 in doubles action. Other highlights of the weekend included Aboubakare picking up her 100th career victory and junior Marisa Schonfeld (Washington, DC) and sophomore Catherine Stewart (Sewickley, PA) going 3-1 in singles action.