The Bobcats (5-2) return to action Tuesday when they host the Tufts University Jumbos at 5pm.

No. 13 Williams 8, No. 17 Bates 1

The Ephs (5-3) swept five matches on their way to an 8-1 win over the Bobcats Saturday morning. 

Polgar (Budapest, Hungary), a three-time first team All-NESCAC selection, defeated the Ephs' Julia Ward by a count of 3-1 (11-5, 11-13, 11-4, 12-10) at the No. 1 position.

Elsewhere, first-year Victoria Haghighi ( Bronx, N.Y.) put a scare into Abigail LeBlanc before falling 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8) at the No. 6 position. 

At the No. 3 position, junior Maeve O'Brien (Essex, Conn.) won the third game of her match before falling 3-1 (11-2, 11-1, 9-11, 11-2) to Haley Jefferson. Sophomore Natalie Bachman (New Canaan, Conn.) split her first two games at No. 8 in a 3-1 (13-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-3) loss to Kathryn Wright.

No. 17 Bates 9, No. 23 Connecticut College 0

The Bobcats swept eight matches in a 9-0 win over No. 23 Connecticut College Saturday afternoon.

Polgar improved her personal record to 6-1 on the season with a 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-0) win over Margaret Davey at the No. 1 position.

Up and down the lineup, Bates dominated the Camels (6-5), with strong performances. First-years Erika Parker (San Salvador, El Salvador), Haghighi, Cordelia Dotson (Houston, Texas) and Lucy Moseley (Philadelphia, Pa.) all swept their opponents at the No. 2, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 9 positions respectively.

Sophomores Natasha Jones (Roslindale, Mass.) and Bachman won with ease at the No. 5 and 8 positions and juniors O'Brien and Katie Manternach (Brooklyn, N.Y.) took care of business at the No. 3 and 4 positions. O'Brien bounced back from dropping her first game to win 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-2) over the Camels' Davis Lemay.

No. 13 Williams 8, No. 17 Bates 1
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Julia Ward (W) 11-5, 11-13, 11-4, 12-10
2. Sarah Willwerth (W) def. Erika Parker (B) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
3. Haley Jefferson (W) def. Maeve O'Brien (B) 11-2, 11-1, 9-11, 11-2
4. Melissa Swann (W) def. Katie Manternach (B) 12-10, 11-8, 11-8
5. Yu Quan Ng (W) def. Natasha Jones (B) 11-1, 11-1, 11-6
6. Abigail LeBlanc (W) def. Victoria Haghighi (B) 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8
7. Anna Nicholson (W) def. Cordelia Dotson (B) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
8. Kathryn Wright (W) def. Natalie Bachman (B) 13-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-3
9. Mira Kamat (W) def. Lucy Moseley (B) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6

No. 17 Bates 9, No. 23 Connecticut College 0
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Margaret Davey (CC) 11-5, 11-1, 11-0
2. Erika Parker (B) def. Denise Bonilla (CC) 11-7, 11-3, 11-7
3. Maeve O'Brien (B) def. Davis Lemay (CC) 8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-2
4. Katie Manternach (B) def. Molly Carabatsos (CC) 11-6, 11-2, 11-2
5. Natasha Jones (B) def. Johanile Hurtad (CC) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
6. Victoria Haghighi (B) def. Liliana Vazquez (CC) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
7. Cordelia Dotson (B) def. Mikayla Waterhouse (CC) 11-4, 11-2, 11-3
8. Natalie Bachman (B) def. Birgitta Quinn (CC) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4
9. Lucy Moseley (B) def. Noelle Giuliano (CC) 11-8, 11-9, 11-5