Maisie Silverman picked up wins in both doubles and singles competition Friday, as the Bobcats defeated Whittier College 6-3. (File photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

WHITTIER, Calif. -- The Bates women's tennis team swept all three doubles matches and picked up another three wins in singles Friday afternoon, defeating Whittier College 6-3.

Senior Elena Mandzhukova (Lisbon, Portugal) and sophomore Elizabeth Erbafina (Sudbury, Mass.) won the number one position in doubles 8-6, while teammates Maisie Silverman (Brunswick, Maine) and Kelsey Pearson (Orange, California) took the number two position, 8-6. Emma Blakeley (Hope, Maine) and Kate Rosenthal (Pittsburgh, Pa.) picked up the number three doubles win, 8-3.

Erbafina and Silverman also won in singles competition, winning 2-0 in the number two and three spots. Blakeley secured the final win for the Bobcats in the number six position. Bates returns to action on Saturday versus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Bates 6, Whittier 3
Feb. 20, 2015 at Whittier, Calif.

Doubles

1. Elena Mandzhukova/Elizabeth Erbafina (BATES) def. Kelsey Ann Bailleul/Gabi Etchegaray (WC)  8-6
2. Maisie Silverman/Kelsey Pearson (BATES) def. Benay Weintraub/Alexis Agustin (WC) 8-6
3. Emma Blakeley/Kate Rosenthal (BATES) def. Jada Henry/Laura Roston (WC) 8-3

Singles

1. Meagan Zamilpa (WC) def. Elena Mandzhukova (BATES) 7-5, 6-1
2. Elizabeth Erbafina (BATES) def. Gabi Etchegaray (WC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Maisie Silverman (BATES) def. Benay Weintraub (WC) 6-1, 6-0
4. Alexis Agustin (WC) def. Kate Rosenthal (BATES) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jada Henry (WC) def. Olivia Voccola (BATES) 6-3, 5-7, 7-10
6. Emma Blakeley (BATES) def. Laura Roston (WC) 6-3, 6-2.