Alex Piacquad '10 stood out for the Bobcats against the tough Brewers.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Bates College women's tennis team fell 9-0 in a non-conference match on Wednesday at Vassar College, despite several close matches.

Bates senior Caryn Benisch (Huntington, N.Y.) and junior Alex Piacquad (Yardley, Pa.) went down at No. 1 doubles in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (3). Piacquad also took her opponent at No. 2 singles to a supertiebreaker before ultimately falling 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-5.

The Brewers raised their record to 15-4, while the Bobcats fell to 4-9.

Bates will host Colby in a NESCAC matchup on Friday at 4 p.m.

For more on this story and what's going on with the Bates tennis teams, please catch up with us on the team blog at http://batestennis.wordpress.com/

Vassar 9, Bates 0

Doubles

1.    Pontee/Steele (VC) def. Benisch/Piacquad (BC), 9-8 (3)

2.    Backer/Romita (VC) def. Blauth/Morse-Karzan (BC), 8-3

3.    Beckerman/Jacobson (VC) def. Anderson/Gulliver (BC), 8-2

Singles

1.    Pontee (VC) def. Benisch (BC), 6-1, 6-0

2.    Beckerman (VC) def. Piacquad (BC), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 10-5

3.    Backer (VC) def. Anderson (BC), 6-1, 1-6, 7-5

4.    Jacobson (VC) def. Morse-Karzan (BC), 7-5, 6-2

5.    Anderson (VC) def. Blauth (BC), 6-3, 6-2

6.    Steele (VC) def. Gulliver (BC), 6-0, 6-0