WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Sophomore Joanna Atwater rallied from down a set to prevail at No. 2 singles but the Bates women's tennis team fell at No. 15 nationally ranked Williams 8-1 Saturday morning in NESCAC action. 

Atwater (Short Hills, N.J.) dropped her first set 6-1 to Zoe Bennett at Williams. Then she stormed back to take the next two sets and win the match 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Senior captain Anna Rozin (Toronto, Ontario) also took her opponent to three sets, battling Katherine Orgielewicz at No. 1 singles, eventually falling 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. 

In doubles play, Rozin and sophomore Ally Friedman (East Hampton, N.Y.) played well at No. 1, falling to Bennett and Yuu Ishikawa 8-5. Atwater and junior Abigail Zerbey (North Andover, Mass.) fell just short at No. 2 to Orgielewicz and Jenny Tian by the same score. 

First-year Elizabeth Frekko (Lake Forest, Ill.) also played well for Bates (2-3, 0-1 NESCAC) against the Ephs (1-1, 1-0 NESCAC) on Saturday, dropping her match at No. 6 singles by a count of 7-5, 6-4 to Maya Jamroz.

The Bobcats are back in action Sunday at 10am when they visit No. 10 nationally ranked Middlebury.

#15 Williams 8, Bates 1
March 12, 2022 at Williamstown, Mass.

Doubles
1. Zoe Bennett / Yuu Ishikawa (Williams) def. Anna Rozin/Ally Friedman (Bates) 8-5
2. Katherine Orgielewicz/Jenny Tian (Williams) def. Joanna Atwater/Abigail Zerbey (Bates) 8-5
3. Maxine Ng/Julia Pham (Williams) def. Olivia Gidlow/Drew Williams (Bates) 8-2

Singles
1. Orgielewicz (Williams) def. Rozin (Bates) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
2. Atwater (Bates) def. Bennett (Williams) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Ishikawa (Williams) def. Friedman (Bates) 6-1, 6-3
4. Pham (Williams) def. Zerbey (Bates) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ananya Aggarwa (Williams) def. Ava Lyon (Bates) 6-2, 6-0 
6. Maya Jamroz (Williams) def. Elizabeth Frekko (Bates) 7-5, 6-4