Elizabeth Erbafina '17 won at third singles for the Bobcats against Tufts. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
MEDFORD, Mass. – First-year Elizabeth Erbafina won at third singles, but Bates College women's tennis fell to No. 18 Tufts University, 8-1, at Voute Courts on Saturday evening.
The Jumbos (9-7, 5-3 NESCAC) swept the three doubles matches and won four singles matchups in straight sets over the Bobcats (7-7, 2-3 NESCAC)
Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) defeated Tufts' Conner Calabro, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-6 while Erbafina and junior Elena Mandzhukova (Lisbon, Portugal) almost won at first doubles before falling 8-6.
Mandzhukova lost in three sets at first singles, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-8, and senior Kristen Doerer (Madison, Conn.) nearly took a set in a 7-5, 6-3 loss at fourth singles.
Next, Bates plays at Trinity on Friday at 4 p.m.
No. 18 Tufts University 8, Bates College 1
April 19, 2014 at Medford, Mass. (Voute Courts)
Doubles:
No. 1 – Shelci Bowman/Jacquline Baum (TUF) defeat Elena Mandzhukova/Elizabeth Erbafina (BAT), 8-6
No. 2 – Alexa Meltzer/Samantha Gann (TUF) defeat Kristen Doerer/Kate Rosenthal (BAT), 8-1
No. 3 – Conner Calabro/Chelsea Hayashi (TUF) defeat Lucy Brennan/Olivia Voccola (BAT), 8-3
Singles:
No. 1 – Samantha Gann (TUF) defeats Elena Mandzhukova (BAT), 7-6 (3), 1-6, 10-8
No. 2 – Alexa Meltzer (TUF) defeats Lucy Brennan (BAT), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 – Elizabeth Erbafina (BAT) defeats Conner Calabro (TUF), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-6
No. 4 – Shelci Bowman (TUF) defeats Kristen Doerer (BAT), 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 – Jacquline Baum (TUF) defeats Kate Rosenthal (BAT), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Catherine Worley (TUF) defeats Olivia Voccola (BAT), 6-0, 6-3
