Senior co-captain Lauren Williams (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) won her seventh consecutive match as she quickly dispatched of Ann Wong at the No. 6 position 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2). 

Bates' depth was on display with Blair Weintraub '18 (New York, N.Y.) and Hannah Conner '18 (Groton, Mass.) winning at the 8th and 9th positions respectively. They both swept their opponent 3-0 in their victories.

Junior co-captain Emma Dunn (Bellevue, Wash.) swept Catherine Ryan at the No. 5 position 11-4, 11-3, 11-5. Fellow junior co-captain Charlotte Cabot (Dover, Mass) tallied a sweep of her own at the No. 7 position, defeating Rose Minichiello 11-1, 11-4, 11-3 

First-year Vicky Arjoon (Georgetown, Guyana) clinched the win for the Bobcats with an 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 sweep of Allison Shilling at the No. 2 position. First-year Kristyna Alexova (Boskovice, Czech Republic) held strong at No. 1. She swept Brandy Williamson 11-4, 11-3, 11-8.

The most dramatic match of the night came after Bates had already clinched the victory. Molly Brooks '19 (Charlottesville, Va.) defeated Lessly Portillo 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 15-13) to conclude the evening in the only non-sweep of the night for either side.

Bates (3-6) heads to Amherst College on Saturday to take on George Washington in the Pioneer Valley Invitational at 6:00 p.m. 

Bates 8, Mount Holyoke 1
Jan. 13, 2016 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Kristyna Alexova (B) def. Brandy Williamson (MH) 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
2. Vicky Arjoon (B) def. Allison Shilling (MH) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3  
3. Ragini Ghose (MH) def. Katie Bull (B) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
4. Molly Brooks (B) def. Lessly Portillo (MH) 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 15-13
5. Emma Dunn (B) def. Catherine Ryan (MH) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 
6. Lauren Williams (B) def. Ann Wong (MH) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
7. Charlotte Cabot (B) def. Rose Minichiello (MH) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3  
8. Blair Weintraub (B) def. Tanishka Sachidanand (MH) 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 
9. Hannah Conner (B) def. Amanda Lee (MH) 11-0, 11-6, 11-3