Box Score LEWISTON, Maine—The Bates women's tennis team hosted Tufts for its first home match since Feb. 28, 2020. The Jumbos earned a 9-0 win this afternoon at the Bobcats' Wallach Tennis Center.
Tufts clinched its fifth straight victory of the season to improve to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the NESCAC. Bates is now 1-1 overall and in NESCAC play.
The Jumbos built a 3-0 lead in doubles action and went on to sweep singles play.
Victoria Scott tightly battled her Jumbo opponents in the second set at No. 3 singles. She was narrowly edged 7-6 (7-2).
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, Sunday, April 25, when they travel to play at Connecticut College. The NESCAC match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Tufts 9, Bates 0
April 24, 2021 - Lewiston, Maine
Doubles
- Maggie Dorr/Caroline Garrido (Tufts) def. Hannah Sweeney/Haley Washington (Bates) 8-3
- Tilly Rigby/Casey Cummings (Tufts) def. Joanna Atwater/Alexandra D'Aquino (Bates) 8-2
- Maddie Suk/Patricia Obeid (Tufts) def. Victoria Scott/Salma Alsikafi (Bates) 8-1
Singles
- Rigby (T) def. Sweeney (B) 6-1, 6-1
- Dorr (T) def. Atwood (B) 7-5, 6-0
- Suk (T) def. Scott (B) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
- Cummings (T) def. D'Aquino (B) 6-2, 6-0
- Nicki Frankel (T) def. Washington (B) 6-3, 6-1
- Obeid (T) def. Abigail Zerbey (B) 6-2, 6-4
