Colby College Women's tennis program ranked nationally for first time in 15 years

WATERVILLE, Maine -- The Colby College women's tennis team made the national rankings for the third time and the first since 2003 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll released Thursday.

Colby is ranked 40th in the country under head coach Jason Cohen. The Mules were previously ranked in 1996 and 2003.

 

"This is a big step for our women's team in a lot of ways. Just three years ago this team was 5-12 and 0-7 in NESCAC and not regionally ranked," Cohen said. "Every year the team has worked hard and continued to make incremental improvements and always get better. It's all part of believing in the process and getting better everyday. If we stick to that this is just the start for us." 

 

Colby is 7-4 overall and will play host to Connecticut College on Saturday at 10 a.m.

 

Oracle/ITA Division III Women's National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
April 12, 2018
Through Results of 4/8/18
Rank	School	Previous Rank
1	Emory	1
2	Williams	2
3	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	3
4	Middlebury	5
5	Wesleyan	4
6	Tufts	6
7	Pomona-Pitzer	7
8	Amherst	8
9	Carnegie Mellon	9
10	Chicago	10
11	Sewanee	11
12	Wash U St. Louis	12
13	MIT	13
14	Bowdoin	14
15	Washington&Lee	15
16	Case Western	16
17	Skidmore	17
18	Mary Washington	19
19	Trinity TX	20
20	Johns Hopkins	18
21	NYU	23
22	Brandeis	21
23	Kenyon	22
24	Christopher Newport	24
25	Linfield	27
26	Redlands	25
27	Bates	28
28	Trinity CT	29
29	Chapman	30
30	Vassar	31
31	Southwestern	26
32	Whitman	32
33	Wellesley	33
34	Lewis and Clark	34
35	Gustavus Adolphus	40
36	UT-Tyler	37
37	Denison	NR
38	Carleton	NR
39	UW-Whitewater	NR
40	Colby	NR

Bates College Women's tennis edges No. 40 Swarthmore 5-4 in Virginia

Hannah Sweeney won at both second doubles and second singles, rising to 8-1 in both this season, as Bates defeated Swarthmore 5-4 on March 17, 2018 in Fredericksburg, Va (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The Bates women's tennis team swept doubles play en route to a 5-4 victory over No. 40 nationally ranked Swarthmore College on Saturday, in the Bobcats' second of three matches in the Blue-Grey Invitational at the University of Mary Washington.

Bates (7-2) seized control of the match by winning three of three doubles matches to start off, including senior Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Bella Stone's (Concord, Mass.) 8-7 (2) win in a tiebreaker over Emma Kassan and Anna Scheibmeir at No. 1 doubles.

First-year Hannah Sweeney (Franklin, Mas.) and sophomore Lauren Hernandez (Chester, N.J.) downed Shirline Wee and Julia Gokhberg 8-5 at second doubles, moving to 8-1 on the season, while sophomore Suzanne Elfman (Longmeadow, Mass.) and first-year Haley Washington (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) rose to 7-2 this season by defeating Arya Jemal and Rachel Bronkema 8-6 at third doubles.

Bates got the two points it needed for the win at the two top positions in singles play. Silverman defeated Wee 6-4, 6-3 at the top spot, advancing to 5-2 at No. 1 singles with her third win in a row. Meanwhile Sweeney won her seventh straight singles match, moving to 8-1 on the season, including a 3-0 mark at No. 2 singles.

Elfman fought Scheibmeir to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 defeat at third singles, and at sixth singles, junior Hannah Londoner (Westport, Conn.) fell 6-1, 7-5 to Ashley Gao.

Swarthmore dropped to 1-6 on the season.

Bates will take on No. 14 Washington & Lee on Sunday at Mary Washington, starting at 11am.

Bates College Women's tennis's five-match win streak stopped by No. 17 Case Western Reserve

Maisie Silverman prevailed in a pro-set tiebreaker at No. 1 singles in Bates' 7-2 loss to No. 17 Case Western Reserve on March 16, 2018 in Fredericksburg, Va. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The Bates women's tennis team began a weekend of three matches in the Blue-Grey Invitational at the University of Mary Washington on Friday, falling 7-2 to No. 17 nationally ranked Case Western Reserve.

The Spartans (10-2) swept the three doubles matches en route to their seventh straight victory. Bates (6-2) saw its five-match win streak halted.

Senior Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) battled Nithya Kanagasegar to a three-set victory at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 2-6, 11-9, while first-year Hannah Sweeney (Franklin, Mass.) defeated Madeleine Paolucci 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 singles to earn Bates' two points. Silverman is now 5-2 at the top singles spot this season, including a loss by retirement. Sweeney is 7-1 in singles play.

First-year Haley Washington (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) was edged at No. 6 singles by Katrin Gurvich by a 6-3, 7-5 score; sophomore Lauren Hernandez (Chester, N.J.) also took her opponent at No. 5 singles to a 7-5 score in the second set, and sophomore Suzanne Elfman (Longmeadow, Mass.) fell 7-6 (1), 6-2 to Jessica Liu at fourth singles.

Bates Women's tennis sweeps past Smith, Mt. Holyoke and Wheaton

Suzanne Elfman was a combined 5-1 in singles and doubles matches as Bates went 3-0 against Smith, Mount Holyoke and Wheaton March 2-3, 2018 in South Hadley, Mass. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- The Bates women's tennis team completed a weekend sweep of three NEWMAC teams Saturday at Mount Holyoke College, defeating both Mt. Holyoke and Wheaton (Mass.) by 6-3 scores following a 9-0 win over Smith College on Friday night.

The Bobcats (5-1) have won four matches in a row heading into next Saturday's home opener and NESCAC opener against Hamilton.

Bates earned its wins this weekend without the services of junior Bella Stone (Concord, Mass.), the Bobcats' usual No. 2 singles player, or sophomore Isabelle Rovinski (New York, N.Y.), who is out for the season with injury. Senior captain Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine), the Bobcats' No. 1 singles player, retired from her singles match against Mt. Holyoke and didn't return against Wheaton.

Bates 9, Smith 0 (BOX)
Bates easily swept doubles play against the Pioneers (1-6), with sophomore Lauren Hernandez (Chester, N.J.) and first-year Hannah Sweeney (Franklin, Mass.) winning 8-2 at No. 1 doubles, Silverman and Londoner winning 8-1 at No. 2, and first-year Haley Washington (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and sophomore Suzanne Elfman (Longmeadow, Mass.) posting an 8-1 victory at No. 3.

Sweeney played first singles for the Bobcats for the first time and won 6-0, 6-1. The first four singles matches went similarly, with Elfman winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2, Hernandez winning 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3, Londoner winning 6-2, 6-1 at No.4 and Washington shutting out her opponent at No. 5. At No. 6 singles, junior Morgan Woods (Sarasota, Fla.) defeated Kara Van Allen 7-5, 6-4 to complete Bates' first 9-0 victory of the year.

Bates 6, Mt. Holyoke 3 (BOX)
Bates took a 2-1 lead into singles play against the host Lyons (3-4), with Hernandez and Sweeney winning 8-2 and Washington and Elfman winning by the same score at No. 3. Silverman and Londoner fell 8-4 at second doubles.

Silverman retired from her first singles match, ceding the point to Ching-Ching Huang. Elfman fell at third singles, but the Bobcats won by three points on the strength of straight-set singles wins by Sweeney at No. 2, Hernandez at No. 4, Londoner at No. 5 and Washington at No. 6.

Bates 6, Wheaton 3 (BOX)
A shorthanded Bates team downed a second team of Lyons (0-2) by a 6-3 score to cap the weekend.
Sweeney and Hernandez came up big in the victory, beginning with their 8-6 decision over Ines de Bracamonte and Isabelle Garvanne at No. 1 doubles. The pair then won two of the most closely contested matches in singles play, as Hernandez defeated Jodi Katz 7-6 (2), 6-4, while Sweeney outlasted de Bracamonte in the only three-setter, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Elfman won 6-4, 7-5 at No. 2 singles over Garvanne, while Washington defeated Connor O'Keefe 7-5, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.

Women's tennis wins 7-2 at Chapman in spring opener

Hannah Sweeney won at third singles and second doubles in Bates' 7-2 victory at Chapman on Feb. 20, 2018. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

ORANGE, Calif. -- The Bates women's tennis team swept doubles play and rolled to a 7-2 victory at Chapman University on Tuesday in the Bobcats' spring season opener.

The Bobcats (1-0) earned two tough doubles wins at the first and third spots while at second doubles, first-year Hannah Sweeney (Franklin, Mass.) and sophomore Lauren Hernandez (Chester, N.J.) teamed up to win 8-0. At third doubles, first-year Haley Washington (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and sophomore Suzanne Elfman (Longmeadow, Mass.) edged Delara Fotovatjah and Alisa Organovich 8-7 (7-2) while at the top spot, senior captain Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Bella Stone (Concord, Mass.) defeated Vasilia Trofimova and Nicole Fouts 8-7 (9-7).

Bates increased its lead by winning four out of six singles matches, led by Silverman's 6-3, 6-4 victory over Madison Ross at No. 1 singles.

Sweeney posted an impressive 6-3, 6-2 win at third singles over Trofimova, while Hernandez defeated Anna Kaplan 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5 singles and junior Hannah Londoner (Westport, Conn.) scored a 6-1, 6-3 win at sixth singles over Raven Hampton.

Bates will play at No. 6 nationally ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Friday at 3pm Pacific time.

Terriers Drop Non-Conference Match at USM 7-2

Photo, recap courtesy of Thomas College

GORHAM, ME – The Thomas College women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to the University of Southern Maine in a non-conference match on Thursday afternoon.

In the defeat, the Terriers drop to 2-5 (1-2 NEAC) on the season while the Huskies earn their first victory of the season and improve to 1-5.

In singles play Lindsey Allen (Jay, Maine / Spruce Mountain) lost on the number one line 8-3, while Olivia Mora (Surry, Maine / Ellsworth) defeated Liz Martin 4-3 (7/4) for her fourth straight singles victory at number two.  Amelia Guimond (Fort Kent, Maine / Fort Kent) earned the victory in threes with an 8-6 win while Mia Navarro (Willimantic, Conn. / Windham) dropped an 8-6 decision in number four singles.  Maddelyn Butts (Auburn, Maine / Edward Little) and Sarah Vigue (Dexter, Maine / Dexter) fell in five and sixes 8-2, 8-0.

The Terriers were defeated in all three doubles matches with Allen and Mora (8-4), Guimond and Navarro (8-2), and Butts and Olita Laraway (Morrisville, Vermont / Peoples Academy) (8-1).

Thomas will host their next match on Saturday, September 24, as they face Castleton in a 1:00 p.m. match at the Harold Alfond Athletic Center.

Bates Erbafina and Voccola pick up wins in singles for women's tennis in 7-2 loss to No. 39 Babson

Elizabeth Erbafina won at No. 2 singles against No. 39 Babson on Thursday. (File photo by Josh Kuckens/Bates College)

BABSON PARK, Mass. -- The No. 39 nationally ranked Babson College women's tennis program swept doubles to get the early lead and held on for a 7-2 win over Bates on Thursday.

At No. 1 doubles, junior Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) and first-year Bella Stone (Concord, Mass.) stayed within striking distance of Babson's Yagmur Akgul and Jenny Quenard before falling 8-6. Babson proceeded to win 8-4 at No. 2 doubles and 8-2 at No. 3 doubles to take a 3-0 lead.
The Bobcats picked up a pair of wins in singles.

Erbafina took down Babson's Eleni Gianelos at No. 2 singles in straight sets: 6-0, 6-3.

Junior Olivia Voccola (Falmouth, Maine) also emerged victorious in singles, defeating Babson's Chloe Brandt by a count of 6-2, 6-4.

Two other singles matches went three sets. Stone won the first set against Quenard 6-1 at No. 3 singles before dropping the next two sets. Meanwhile junior Kate Rosenthal (Pittsburgh, Pa.) also took her opponent to three sets by winning set two 7-6 at No. 4 singles.

The Bobcats wrap up their 2016 regular season on Sunday when they host Williams at 10:00 a.m.

Bates College Women's tennis upends Connecticut College 6-3

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates women's tennis team earned its first NESCAC victory of the season Sunday, upending Connecticut College 6-3 at the Wallach Tennis Center.

The visiting Camels, ranked No. 19 in the Northeast Region by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, drop to 9-6 (1-3 NESCAC) while Bates rises to 4-10 (1-4 NESCAC).

Bates took two out of three doubles matches to kick off the match. Top doubles team Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) and Bella Stone (Concord, Mass.) fell 8-5 to Aleksandra Drljaca and Charlotte Marcoux, but the Bobcats won 8-2 at second doubles, with sophomore Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Kate Rosenthal (Pittsburgh, Pa.) defeating Brinley Bartlett and Emily Migliorini. Seniors Emma Mattson (Dana Point, Calif.) and Emma Blakeley (Hope, Maine) scored an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles over Jillian Brigandi and Aneeka Kalia.

In singles competition, Bates swept the top three spots in straight sets. Silverman topped Drljaca 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1, while Erbafina dropped Migliorini 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 and Stone topped Marcoux 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3.

The Camels won in straight sets at fourth and fifth singles, but Bates first-year Hannah Londoner (Westport, Conn.) defeated Mariah Warren 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.

Bates plays at Wesleyan on Tuesday at 3pm.

Top-Ranked Emory Knocks Off Bowdoin Women's Tennis

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Bowdoin women's tennis team suffered its second defeat in as many days after following 8-1 to top-ranked Emory on Sunday morning.

The Polar Bears (11-4) came into the weekend ranked sixth nationally, but fell to number one ranked Emory (20-4) to conclude a three-match trip to Middlebury.

Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears trailed 2-1 following doubles play. Bowdoin's number one pairing of Joulia Likhanskaia and Tiffany Cheng secured an 8-2 win to account for the team's lone point of the day.
• Likhanskaia played in the only three-set match of the day in the top singles spot. The junior won her first set 6-4, but ultimately fell in three.
• Every other singles match was decided in two sets.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return home to play Williams on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Colby College Women’s tennis beats Camels, earns 12th win

Aleks Piibe won at second doubles with Maddie Lupone. (Dean Denis Photography)

WATERVILLE, Maine — Katie Ryan pulled out the fifth point of the day for the Colby College women’s tennis team in a 5-4 victory against Connecticut College in NESCAC play Saturday.

The Mules are ranked 16th in the ITA Northeast Region and improved to 12-3 overall and 4-2 in the league. The Camels, ranked 19th, dropped to 9-5 and 1-2 in the NESCAC.

 

The match was tied at 4-4 going into the start of Ryan’s third set. She had fallen 6-4 in the first set,

Bowdoin Women's Tennis Drops 6-3 Decision After Amherst Comeback in Singles Play

Joulia Likhanskaia earned Bowdoin's only singles victory with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin women's tennis team jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play, but ultimately fell 6-3 to sixth-ranked Amherst.

The fourth-ranked Polar Bears (10-2, 4-1 NESCAC) are still in search of their first win over Amherst (8-4, 2-0 NESCAC) since the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Match Highlights

• Tiffany Cheng and Joulia Likhanskaia locked up Bowdoin's first point of the day with an 8-2 win at number one doubles. Maddie Rolph and Pilar Giffenig gave the Polar Bears the 2-1 lead following an 8-6 victory at three doubles.
• Likhanskaia tallied Bowdoin's lone singles victory with a win at number one. The junior shutout Sue Ghosh in a 6-0, 6-0 decision.
• Amherst clinched the match with a win at six to go up 5-3. 

Up Next

• Bowdoin travels to Middlebury for a neutral site contest against Skidmore on Friday at 4:00 p.m.

Stone wins twice as Bates women's tennis falls 6-3 to No. 31 Brandeis

Bella Stone won at first doubles and third singles in Bates' 6-3 loss to Brandeis on April 10, 2016. (File photo by Josh Kuckens/Bates College)

WALTHAM, Mass. -- First-year Bella Stone won at No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles Sunday but the Bates women's tennis team came up short by a score of 6-3 against No. 31 Brandeis in a non-conference match.

Stone (Concord, Mass.) teamed up with junior Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) at No. 1 doubles to defeat Haley Cohen and Olivia Leavitt 8-1. 

Stone finished her outstanding day with a win at No. 3 singles, dispatching Keren Khromchenko in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. 

Brandeis recovered to win at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Although sophomore Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Kate Rosenthal (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stayed very competitive at No. 2 doubles, falling 8-5 to Charlotte Aaron and Sophia He.

After her close doubles match, Silverman broke through at No. 1 singles, winning 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Cohen.  

Bates fell short at No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles as Brandeis was able to pull away for the win.

The Bobcats return to NESCAC play on Sunday, April 17 when they host Connecticut College at 10:00 a.m.

Colby Bogo, Venditti sisters help beat Hamilton

Holly Bogo had a huge win at fourth singles Sunday. (Dean Denis Photography)

WATERVILLE, Maine — Senior captain Holly Bogo won in three sets and the Venditti sisters accounted for three victories to help the Colby College women’s tennis team to a 5-4 NESCAC win over Hamilton College on Sunday. 

The Mules are 11-3 overall, 3-2 in the conference, are 7-0 in home matches, and have won three straight. Hamilton, which was ranked 15th in the latest Northeast Region rankings, fell to 11-4 and 0-3 in the league. The Mules were 7-12 overall and 0-7 in the league last year.

 

Bogo had her best collegiate victory with a 7-6 (0), 2-6, 7-6 (3) win at fourth singles. She was up 5-3 in the third set and had match points, but Hamilton’s Samantha Weeks ran off three straight games to go up 6-5. Bogo forced the tiebreaker and went up 6-0 before closing out the 7-3 win.

 

Lydia Venditti won 6-2, 6-2 at first singles and Gabriela Venditti coasted to a 6-0, 6-0 win. The pair had already combined for an 8-2 win at first doubles.

 

Bogo and Jamie Pine took Colby’s other point with an 8-5 win at third doubles.

 

Colby 5, Hamilton 4

Doubles

1: Lydia Venditti/Gabriela Venditti, C, d. Jane Haffer/Lindsay Jadow, 8-2

2: Claire Keyte/Samantha Weeks, H, d. Maddie Lupone/Aleks Piibe, 9-7

3: Holly Bogo/Jamie Pine, C, d. Isabella Schoning/Winnie Tang, 8-5

Singles

1: L. Venditti, C, d. Keyte, 6-2, 6-2

2: G. Venditti, C, d. Jadow, 6-0, 6-0

3: Tang, H, d. Lupone, 7-5, NA

4: Bogo, C, d. Weeks, 7-6 (0), 2-6, 7-6 (3)

5: Schoning, H, d. Piibe, 7-5, 6-2

6: Jane Bary, H, d. Katie Ryan, 6-2, 6-1

Eagles Drop Final Match of Inaugural Season to the Mules

WATERVILLE, Maine - Husson lost to Colby College 9-0 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday at Alfond-Wales Tennis Courts.

Colby's (10-3) Maddie Lupone defeated Meridith Blessard 6-0, 6-0 on the one-line and Katie Pratt was defeated by Holly Bogo, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 singles.  Charlotte Bednarz lost to Jamie Pine on the three-line 6-0 and 6-0. Katie Ryan defeated Sarah Smith in No. 4 singles 6-0 and 6-0.  Kelsey Pelletier lost to Olivia Stein in No. 5 singles 6-1 and 6-1. Elizabeth Adley lost to Annie Morris on the six-line 6-0 and 7-5.

Lydia Venditti and Gabriela Venditti defeated Blessard and Pratt in doubles action 8-0. Bednarz and Smith lost to Bogo and Pine on the two-line 8-2. Adley and Pelletier lost to Lupone and Aleks Piibe 8-0.

This will conclude the inaugural season for the Husson (7-4) women's tennis team.

Bates Women's tennis drops match with No. 4 Bowdoin

Kate Rosenthal serves against Bowdoin. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates women's tennis team hosted No. 4 nationally ranked Bowdoin on Wednesday and fell by a score of 9-0.

Bates fought hard in doubles against the Polar Bears. Senior Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) and first-year Bella Stone (Concord, Mass.) took a couple of points at No. 1 doubles before dropping their match to Tiffany Cheng and Joulia Likhanskaia by a score of 8-2.

At No. 2 doubles, the team of sophomore Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and junior Kate

Bowdoin Women's Tennis Sweeps Doubles En Route to 8-1 Decision Against MIT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Bowdoin women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 win in its first East Coast match of the 2016 season on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016.

The fourth ranked Polar Bears are 7-1 on the season and swept doubles play to take an early lead on the 17^th ranked Engineers.

Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears took 8-4 and 8-3 wins at two and three doubles respectively. Joulia Likhanskaia and Tiffany Cheng fought for an 8-6 win at number one to go up 3-0.
• Likhanskaia played the lone three-set match of the day at number one singles, winning 6-3, 3-6, 11-9.
• Tess Trinka earned a point for the Polar Bears in the three spot with a 6-1 6-4 straight set victory.
• Kyra Silitch (6-4, 6-0) and Maddie Rolph (6-3, 6-1) quickly dispatched their opponents at numbers four and five respectively.
• Samantha Stalder dug out a 7-5 first set victory before shutting down her MIT challenger 6-0 in the second at six singles.

Colby Women’s tennis beats Bates for first time since 2010-11

Lydia Venditti won in three sets at the top singles spot in a 6-3 win over Bates. She trailed 3-0 in the third set before fighting back for the victory.

WATERVILLE, Maine — Lydia Venditti and Gabriela Venditti both won in three sets in singles and combined for the first doubles victory to give the Colby College women’s tennis team a 6-3 win over Bates College in NESCAC play Tuesday.

The Mules, who improve to 8-2 overall and 1-1 in league play, had last beaten the Bobcats by a 5-4 score in the 2010-11 season. Bates dropped to 3-8 overall and 0-2 in the league.

 

Lydia Venditti lost the first set before winning 6-3, 6-4 in the final two sets at first singles. She trailed 3-0 in the third set before fighting back for the win. Meanwhile, Gabriela Venditti clinched the fifth point of the match with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win at second singles. The sisters had an easier time in doubles, winning 8-1.

 

Colby senior captain Holly Bogo was a 6-4, 6-4 winner at fourth singles, while Jamie Pine took a 7-5, 6-1 win at the fifth position. Colby’s other win came from Maddie Lupone and Katie Ryan with an 8-1 score at third doubles.

 

Bates’ Bella Stone went three sets to win at third singles, taking 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 scores. Olivia Voccola was a straight set winner at the sixth spot. Katie Rosenthal and Maisie Silverman took an 8-5 win for the Bobcats at second doubles.

 

Colby 6, Bates 3

Doubles

1: Gabriela Venditti/Lydia Venditti, C, d. Elizabeth Erbafina/Bella Stone, 8-1

2: Kate Rosenthal/Maisie Silverman, B, d. Holly Bogo/Jamie Pine, 8-5

3: Maddie Lupone/Katie Ryan, C, d. Emma Mattson/Emma Blakeley, 8-1

Singles

1: L. Venditti, C, d. Silverman, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

2: G. Venditti, C, d. Erbafina, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

3: Stone, B, d. Lupone, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4

4: Bogo, C, d. Rosenthal, 6-3, 6-4

5: Pine, C, d. Blakeley, 7-5, 6-1

6: Olivia Voccola, B, d. Katie Ryan, 6-3, 6-4

Bowdoin's Women's Tennis Completes Western Swing With Second-Straight Shutout Win

EDLANDS, Calif. - The Bowdoin College women's tennis team posted its second straight shutout in a 9-0 blanking of the University of Redlands on Tuesday afternoon.

The Polar Bears close out their spring trip to California with a 6-1 overall record.

Match Highlights

• Bowdoin amassed a 3-0 lead in doubles play with a trio of solid wins. Kyra Silitch/Tess Trinka and Maddie Rolph/Pilar Giffenig took 8-3 victories at number two and three, respectively, before Joulia Likhanskaia/Tiffany Cheng earned an 8-5 win at number one
• The Polar Bears cruised to six singles wins, including five straight-set victories
• Cheng (6-1, 6-1), Silitch (6-1, 6-2) and Sarah Shadowens (6-2, 6-2) highlighted the Polar Bear winners with convincing sweeps

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to Maine and are off until Saturday, April 2 when they travel to play at MIT.

WT: Eagles fall in NEAC-East Semifinals to Spartans, 8-1‏

The second seeded Spartans of Castleton defeated third seeded Husson, 8-1 in Saturday's NEAC East Division semifinals.

The Spartans took an important 2-1 lead after doubles by winning at No. 1 and No. 3. Sara Novenstern and Jackie Lisak won the top flight 8-2 over Katie Pratt and Meridith Blessard. Castleton's (11-3) No. 3 duo of Meg Susslin and Diane Benedicto (St. Albans, Vt.) also earned an 8-2 victory over Elizabeth Adleyand Kelsey Pelletier. Husson (7-3) was able to stay close in the match with an 8-3 victory by the No. 2 team of Charlotte Bednarz and Sarah Smith over Ciara Bannister and Kirsten Kruk.

Castleton came away with straight set victories at each of the six singles matches. Lisak did not drop a came in her 6-0, 6-0 victory at the third flight. Novernstern (No. 1), Susslin (No. 2), Bannister (No. 4), Benedicto (No. 5) and Kruk (No. 6) each earned wins.

The Spartans lost to Colby-Sawyer in the NEAC-East Championship, 6-0.

All-Tournament Team:
Ashlyn Ramsay – Colby-Sawyer - MVP
Evelyn Miller – Colby-Sawyer
Ashley Woodside – Colby-Sawyer
Meg Susslin – Castleton
Jackie Lisak – Castleton
Sarah Smith – Husson
Nicole Monick – Johnson State

UMass Dartmouth Defeats Southern Maine 9-0

GORHAM, Maine -- The visiting University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs swept the University of Southern Maine Huskies 9-0 in a Little East Conference match Saturday afternoon at the Gorham High School courts.

            The win was the second straight for the Corsairs who climbed back over the .500 mark at 6-5 overall (4-3 in conference).  The Huskies fell to 2-9 overall and are still winless in the conference.
            UMass Dartmouth took an early 3-0 lead sweeping the three doubles matches.  Freshman Jenna Lahaie (Lakeville, Mass./Apponequet) and senior Maggie LeBrun (Mattapoisett, Mass./Tabor Academy) led the way from the top of the doubles lineup posting an 8-3 win over USM juniors Katie Quinn (Hollis, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and Liz Martin (Naugatuck, Conn./Woodland Regional).

            The Corsairs won all six singles matches without losing set.  Lahaie defeated Quinn in straight sets at number one while LeBrun dispatched senior Emily Estes (Gorham, Maine) in two sets at number three.

            Southern Maine will travel to Little East Conference foe Bridgewater State University next Saturday (1:00 p.m.) for its final match of the fall season.  UMass Dartmouth looks to make it three in a row when it plays a non-conference match against Lesley College on Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) in Cambridge, Mass.