MEDFORD, Mass. -- The visiting Bates women's tennis team came up short against No. 10 nationally ranked Tufts on Thursday, falling 9-0 in NESCAC action. 

Junior Joanna Atwater (Short Hills, N.J.) turned in the strongest performance for Bates, winning four games at No. 2 singles in a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Zoe Kava. She also teamed with sophomore Salma Alsikafi (Lake Bluff, Ill.) at No. 2 doubles, falling 8-2 to Nicki Frankel and Rebecca Lim. 

The Bobcats (5-9, 2-6 NESCAC) look to bounce back Saturday when they host Amherst at 2pm. 

#10 Tufts University 9, Bates College 0
April 28, 2022 at Medford, Mass.

Doubles
1. Maggie Dorr / Caroline Garrido (Tufts) defeated Anna Rozin / Ally Friedman (Bates) 8-1
2. Nicki Frankel / Rebecca Lim (Tufts) defeated Joanna Atwater / Salma Alsikafi (Bates) 8-2
3. Madeline Suk / Zoe Kava (Tufts) defeated Olivia Gidlow / Drew Williams (Bates) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2,1,3

Singles
1. Christensen (Tufts) defeated Rozin (Bates) 6-0, 6-2
2. Kava (Tufts) defeated Atwater (Bates) 6-3, 6-1
3. Frankel (Tufts) defeated Alexandra D'Aquino (Bates) 6-0, 6-1
4. Casey Cummings (Tufts) defeated Laura Littlefield (Bates) 6-0, 6-3
5. Suk (Tufts) defeated Sydney Byrnes (Bates) 6-1, 6-1
6. Dorr (Tufts) defeated Elizabeth Frekko (Bates) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,1,5,2,6,4

Match Reports:
Tufts 13-2; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #4
Bates 5-9; Regional ranking #19