BRUNSWICK, ME. – Women's tennis is
just one win away from completing an undefeated conference schedule
in the spring season.
Upon beating Bowdoin this afternoon, 6-3, the
Ephs up their conference record to 5-0 and their overall record to
an impressive 14-2.
After breezing through NESCAC competition last
weekend, the Ephs faced a slightly more challenging Polar Bear
squad. Williams
finished doubles play with a 2-1 advantage, but encountered some
tough matches in singles play.
The middle of the Williams lineup proved to be
the key to victory today. The Ephs' number-one
player, Cary Gibson, fell to Bowdoin's Kristen Raymond in
straight sets while Annie Hancock fell in three sets at court
six. Hancock rallied
from a first set defecit to deliver a 6-0 second set, but
couldn't muster that same intensity into the third.
“Bowdoin is a competitive team,”
said Williams head coach Alison Swain. “They pushed us hard in
both single sand doubles, and I was really pleased with the
team's competitive spirit that they needed to pull it
out.”
Williams will close out their regular season
schedule tomorrow at Bates at 10:00 a.m.
Williams 6,
Bowdoin 3
Doubles:
1)
Cary Gibson/Annie Schneidman (W) def. Sarah D'Elia/Kristen
Raymond (B) --- 8-5
2)
Rachel Waldman/Brett Davis (B) def. Allie Rottkamp/Grace Baljon (W)
--- 8-6
3)
Nikki Reich/Annie Hancock (W) def. Kaitlin Raymond/Elizabeth
Pedowitz (B) --- 8-4
Singles:
1)
Kristen Raymond (B) def. Gibson (W) --- 6-3, 6-4
2)
Baljon (W) def. D'Elia (B) --- 6-4, 7-5
3)
Ashley Parsons (W) def. Kaitlin Raymond (B) --- 7-6(3), 6-4
4)
Reich (W) def. Brett Davis (B) --- 6-1, 6-2
5)
Rottkamp (W) def. Waldman (B) --- 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
6)
Pedowitz (B) def. Hancock (W) --- 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
