Cambridge, Ma - The top ranked Ephs (10-0) traveled to Cambridge, Mass on Friday to take on the Engineers of MIT (13-5). On an overcast afternoon with light rain in the forecast, Williams appeared unphased - playing consistent through the day and ultimately coming out victorious at 8-1.
The Ephs' pairing of Linda Shin '17 and Juli Raventos '18 finsihed first in doubles on Friday, earning a decisive 8-2 victory. Curran/Hart (W) followed, taking on MIT's Dora Tzeng '18 and Krystal Lai '17, and once again proving successful at 8-6. Maria Pylypiv '15 (W) and Julia Cancio '18 (W) rounded out doubles for the Ephs, in which the pair looked strong and lifted Williams to 3-0 lead, coming out on top 8-4.
In singles the Ephs' Raventos, Shin and Curran all moved past their opponent in two sets. Freshman Mia Gancayco looked poised against MIT's Wendi Kong '15, defeating her opponent 6-2, 6-2 and putting the Ephs ahead 7-0. Hannah Atkinson '17 (W) followed suit with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over the Engineers' Krystal Lai. Dora Tzeng struck last for MIT on the afternoon, giving her team a 7-6(3), 6-2 victory over Julia Cancio (W). The win was ill-fated however, as the match was determined - Williams coming out on top 8-1.
Head coach Alison Swain commented, " Today was a good start to a big conference weekend of tennis for us. After a week of practice back on campus, it was nice to be back competing and working towards our goals for our regional matches this month."
The Ephs maintain their #1 rank nationally with Friday's win. They set their sights to conference play, as they take on the Panthers of Middlebury on Saturday (4/11) at 2pm.
Williams 8, MIT 2
Doubles
1. Pylypiv/Cancio (W) def. Kours/Tam (M) 8-4
2. Shin/Raventos (W) def. Das/Dut (M) 8-2
3. Curran/Hart (W) def. Tzeng/Lai (M) 8-6
Singles
1. Raventos (W) def. Kours (M) 6-1, 6-3
2. Shin (W) def. Das (M) 6-0, 6-1
3. Curran (W) def. Tam (M) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tzeng (M) def. Cancio (W) 7-6(3), 6-2
5. Gancayco (W) def. Kong (M) 6-2, 6-2
6. Atkinson (W) def. Lai (M) 6-2, 6-2
