Alex Piacquad '10 won at No. 2 singles for Bates.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Bates College women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision at Brandeis University on Saturday. The regionally-ranked No. 14 Bobcats' dual match record fell to 2-4, while the regionally-ranked No. 15 Judges rose to 8-3.

Winning the lone point for Bates was junior Alex Piacquad (Yardley, Pa.), who defeated Gabrielle Helfgott 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 at No. 2 singles in a third-set super-tiebreaker.

Bates will host Bowdoin in a NESCAC match on Thursday, March 26 at 4 p.m.

Brandeis 8, Bates College 1

Singles competition

1. Rachel Rosman (BRWTEN) def. Caryn Benisch (BATES) 6-1, 6-1

2. Alexandra Piacquad (BATES) def. Gabrielle Helfgott (BRWTEN) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4

3. Ariana Sanai (BRWTEN) def. Meg Anderson (BATES) 6-2, 6-1

4. Mackenzie Gallegos (BRWTEN) def. Brooke Morse-Karzen (BATES) 6-2, 6-4

5. Emily Weisberger (BRWTEN) def. Erika Blauth (BATES) 6-3, 6-4

6. Nina Levine (BRWTEN) def. Elizabeth Stege (BATES) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Mackenzie Gallegos/Rachel Rosman (BRWTEN) def. Caryn Benisch/Alexandra Piacquad (BATES) 8-5

2. Gabrielle Helfgott/Nina Levine (BRWTEN) def. Erika Blauth/Brooke Morse-Karzen (BATES) 9-8 (7-4)

3. Ariana Sanai/Emily Weisberger (BRWTEN) def. Meg Anderson/Elizabeth Stege (BATES) 8-1