The Mammoths improve to 3-2 overall and the Bobcats are now 7-3 this season. Amherst logged wins at Nos. 2 and 3 and 6 through 9 to secure the victory.

Senior Luca Polgar earned a victory for Bates at the No. 1 spot. She defeated Daksha Pathak in five games (11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 18-16). Polgar is now 9-1 at No. 1 this season. Junior Katie Manternach defeated Caroline Conway at the No. 4 spot (11-5, 11-9, 11-6), and first-year Ella Lungstrum topped Pierson Klein in a five-game match at the No. 5 spot (9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4).

The Bobcats are back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when they host Colby at 6 p.m.

Amherst 6, Bates 3
Jan. 18, 2020 | Brooklyn, N.Y.

1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Daksha Pathak (A) 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 18-16
2. Lauren Weil (A) def. Erika Parker 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
3. Lily Soroko (A) def. Maeve O'Brien (B) 11-8, 11-0, 11-4
4. Katie Manternach (B) def. Caroline Conway (A) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
5. Ella Lungstrum (B) def. Pierson Klein (A) 9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4
6. Riddhi Sampat (A) def. Natasha Jones (B) 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8
7. Default (A) def. Victoria Haghighi (B) 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5
8. Default (A) def. Cordelia Dotson (B) 11-3, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8
9. Default (A) def. Natalie Bachman (B) 11-5, 11-6, 13-11