NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The doubles combination of Clair Oblamski (Elm Grove, Wis./Brookfield East) and Eunice Zhao (Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty) won their second consecutive doubles match to lock up Smith's lone point in an 1-8 defeat to Wellesley in New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference tennis action on Saturday.

Oblamski and Zhao knocked off the Blue's duo of Mika Asaba and Elena Bowen by a 8-6 count.

At No. 2 doubles, the Smith tandem of Nikki Anderson (Sherborn, Mass./Dover-Sherborn) and Maggie Steiner (Madison, Conn./Academy of Our Lady of Mercy) were pushed to a tiebreaker by the Wellesley pair of Nathalie Herman and Raji Nagalla before falling 7-9.

Zhao also came close to notching a point at No. 6 singles before falling to Morgan Johnstonbaugh 3-6, 5-7.

Smith dropped to 0-6 with the loss. Wellesley, currently second in the NEWMAC, improves to 6-2, with a 5-1 record in NEWMAC play.

Smith will host Clark in their penultimate match of the season on October 12. Wellesley will host Babson on the same date.