Northampton, Mass. & Amherst, Mass. – October 9, 2026 – The Springfield College women's tennis team competed on the first day of the New England Women's Invitational Tennis Tournament (NEWITT), hosted by Smith College and Amherst College.

Springfield was represented in the B Draw, C Draw and D Draw. The format of each match is two singles and one doubles with the winner of two of the three matchups advancing.

In the B Draw, the team of Peyton Gaudreau (Branford, Conn), Nadia Andrew (Newtown, Conn.), and Kapon Vettayawaikoon (Phuket, Thailand) fell to Amherst's Lauren Oliver and Cayna Ghaly. The trio will continue play tomorrow in the consolation bracket against Trinity College's Ava Terefe and Avery Morris at 9:00 am.

In the C Draw, Natalia Peyón (Discovery Bay, Hong Kong) and Ava Shea (Belchertown, Mass.) came up short against Wheaton College's Lalia Haraj-Sai, Asia Holis, and Taylor Wilson. They will continue play in the consolation bracket against Emerson College's Lily Roman and Alisa Pimenova. Emalee Chaisson (Belchertown, Mass.) and Grace Tyler (Longmeadow, Mass.) also fell in the C Draw, dropping their match to Gordon College's Chloe Hanley and Abigail Goodwin. The pair received a walkover in the consolation semifinals and will compete in the C Draw consolation championship tomorrow.

The team of Anya Koshy (Goffstown, N.H.), Elizabeth Houdelette (Marion, Mass.), and Ali Von Pichl (Londonderry, N.H.) fell to Wheaton's Maya Huerta, Maya Brennan, and Taylor Shanefelter in the D Draw. They will take on Gordon College's Gianna Hallalm, Taite Dalberg, and Kathy Kim tomorrow.

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