LEWISTON, Maine -- No. 17 nationally ranked Tufts University defeated the Bates College women's tennis team 9-0 on Saturday, dealing the host Bobcats their first NESCAC conference defeat.

The Jumbos raised their record to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in NESCAC play, while the Bobcats dropped to 6-2 overall, 1-1 in the NESCAC.

Bates plays at Bowdoin on Wednesday, while Tufts plays at Wesleyan.

Tufts 9, Bates 0

Doubles

1. Alex Piacquad/Meg Anderson lost to Julia Browne/Meghan McCooey 8-2

2. Jenna Burke/Ashley Brunk lost to Lindsay Katz/Janice Lam 8-0

3. Katie Helfgott/Erika Blauth lost to Edwina Stewart/Lauren Hollender 8-2

Singles

1. Anderson lost to Browne 6-0, 6-0

2. Helfgott lost to McCooey 6-1, 7-5

3. Brunk lost to Katz 6-0, 6-1

4. Blauth lost to Stewart 6-4, 6-2

5. Burke lost to Jennifer LaCara 6-1, 6-3

6. Adrienne Jaeger lost to Hollender 6-0, 6-1