Elizabeth Erbafina '17 earned a win on singles court No. 3 against Wellesley. (File photo by Polly Smith)

WELLESLEY, Mass. – No. 30 Bates College women's tennis lost to Wellesley College, 7-2, in the consolation bracket of the Nor'easter Bowl on Saturday afternoon at the Wellesley Outdoor Tennis Courts.

The Blue (10-7) took two of three doubles matches then won five of six singles contests to defeat the Bobcats (6-3).

First-year Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) captured Bates' single win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Angela Stojkovic on court No. 3.

The duo of senior Kristen Doerer (Madison, Conn.) and first-year Kate Rosenthal (Pittsburgh, Pa.) snagged a win on doubles court No. 3, beating Samantha Stone and Kendall Tada, 8-4.

Next, Bates concludes play at the Nor'easter Bowl tomorrow at Babson at 10 a.m. before hosting Amherst on April 12 at 5 p.m.

Wellesley College 7, No. 30 Bates College 2

April 5, 2014 at Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley Outdoor Tennis Courts)

Doubles:

No. 1 – Sojung Lee/Carina Chen (WEL) defeat Elena Mandzhukova/Elizabeth Erbafina (BAT), 8-0

No. 2 – Andjela Stojkovic/Lina Ye (WEL) defeat Lucy Brennan/Alexandra Hakusui (BAT), 9-7

No. 3 – Kate Rosenthal/Kristen Doerer (BAT) defeat Samantha Stone/Kendall Tada (WEL), 8-4

Singles:

No. 1 – Sojung Lee (WEL) defeats Elena Mandzhukova (BAT), 6-3, 6-3

No. 2 – Carina Chen (WEL) defeats Lucy Brennan (BAT), 6-3, 6-3

No. 3 – Elizabeth Erbafina (BAT) defeats Andjela Stojkovic (WEL), 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 – Lina Ye (WEL) defeats Kristen Doerer (BAT), 6-4, 6-2

No. 5 – Kendall Tada (WEL) defeats Kate Rosenthal (BAT), 6-3, 6-1

No. 6 – Dasha Kostikina (WEL) defeats Olivia Voccola (BAT), 6-4, 7-6, 10-8