NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Bates women's tennis team rolled to a 9-0 win at Connecticut College in NESCAC action Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats (3-5, 1-2 NESCAC) got things going against the Camels (2-8, 0-3 NESCAC) in doubles play, with first-year
Drew Williams (Guilford, Conn.) teaming up with fellow first-year
Olivia Gidlow (Cleveland, Ohio) to defeat Henri Waltz and Lily Dunne at No. 3 by a count of 8-0.Â
Then senior captain
Anna Rozin (Toronto, Ontario) and sophomore
Ally Friedman (East Hampton, N.Y.) took care of business at No. 1 doubles, winning 8-2 over Conn. College's Brooke Scully and Ella Griffiths. Junior
Joanna Atwater (Short Hills, N.J.) and sophomore
Salma Alsikafi (Lake Bluff, Ill.) finished off the doubles sweep with a win at No. 2, 8-3 over Caitlin Cass and Caroline Champa.
Rozin, Atwater, and Friedman followed up their doubles wins with victories at No. 1 through 3 singles respectively as Bates swept all six singles matches.
Junior
Alexandra D'Aquino (Weston, Conn.) won at No. 4 singles over Griffiths by a count of 7-5, 6-0 and junior
Laura Littlefield (Ellicott City, Md.) defeated Champa 6-1, 6-2.Â
Meanwhile, Williams turned in arguably the most dominant singles performance of the day, winning 6-1, 6-1 over Teagan O'Hara at No. 6.
The Bobcats are back in action Sunday at 2pm when they visit Trinity.
Bates 9, Connecticut College 0
April 2, 2022 at New London, Conn.
Doubles
1.Â
Anna Rozin/
Ally Friedman (Bates) def. Brooke Scully/Ella Griffiths (Conn.) 8-2
2.
Joanna Atwater/
Salma Alsikafi (Bates) def. Caitlin Cass/Caroline Champa (Conn.) 8-3
3.
Drew Williams/
Olivia Gidlow (Bates) def. Henri Waltz/Lily Dunne (Conn.) 8-0
Singles
1. Rozin (Bates) def. Cass (Conn.) 6-3, 6-4
2. Atwater (Bates) def. Allison Falvey (Conn.) 6-3, 6-0
3. Friedman (Bates) def. Scully (Conn.) 6-0, 6-3
4.
Alexandra D'Aquino (Bates) def. Griffiths (Conn.) 7-5, 6-0
5.
Laura Littlefield (Bates) def. Champa (Conn.) 6-1, 6-2
6. Williams (Bates) def. Teagan O'Hara (Conn.) 6-1, 6-1