WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Forced indoors because
of rain, Williams remained resilient and came out on top against
rival Amherst today. The two teams have a history of tough
competition, this year being no exception. Last weekend, the Jeffs
defeated the Ephs in the finals in doubles and semi-finals in
singles in the ITA Regional Championships. Williams hoped to bounce
back and come out on top this weekend.
In doubles, Williams won 2 out of 5 matches, although only 3
matches were counted for the official score. The top pair of
Shoemaker/Curran was pitted against Brewer/Devlin in a re-match of
the ITA finals last weekend. Amherst triumphed again 8-3, but the
Ephs emerged from doubles up 2-1 overall.
In singles play, Shoemaker extended the Ephs lead to 3-1 as
she defeated Brewer 7-5, 6-0. The Jeffs came back to tie it 3-3,
winning the next two singles matches. Not to be deterred,
Williams went on to win the next three matches to come out
victorious on the day 6-3.
After a long day, coach Alison Swain emphasized the strong
mental game her team demonstrated, "The team was very resilient
through 2 rain delays and a move indoors. We showed our
determination and our fight through a hard fought match."
Full results can be found below.
Doubles
Winner
Score
1. Shoemaker/Curran vs. Brewer/Devlin
Amherst
8-3
2. Pylypiv/Elkins vs. Pangalos/Newman
Williams
8-6
3. Atkinson/McCoy vs. Aly/Ghosh
Williams
8-3
4. Shin/Stone vs.
Camacho/Montiguda
Amherst
8-2
5. Hart/Trapness vs. Zalemeda/Sung
Amherst
8-0
Singles
Winner
Score
1. Shoemaker vs. Brewer
Williams
7-5, 6-0
2. Elkins vs. Devlin
Amherst
3-6, 4-6
3. Pylypiv vs. Newman
Amherst
4-6, 6-1, 1-6
4. Shin vs. Ghosh
Williams
7-6 (1), 7-6 (4)
5. Curran vs. Pangalos
Williams
6-3, 6-1
6. McCoy vs. Zalameda
Williams
6-1,
6-1
7. Atkinson vs. Monteagudo
Williams
6-2,
6-1
8. Stone vs. Aisiks
Williams
6-3, 6-4
9. Hart vs. Carpenter
Amherst
6-4, 6-3
10. Trapness vs. Adamo
Amherst
3-6, 3-6
