LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates women's tennis team fell 9-0 to No. 9 nationally ranked Amherst in NESCAC action Saturday afternoon.

For the second straight match, junior Joanna Atwater (Short Hills, N.J.) won the most games for Bates. She and sophomore Salma Alsikafi (Lake Bluff, Ill.) gave Amherst's Mia Kintiroglou and Deliala Friedman all they could handle in an 8-5 loss at No. 1 doubles. Atwater also squared off against Friedman in singles at No. 2, falling 7-5, 6-3. 

Bates (5-10, 2-7 NESCAC) returns to action Sunday afternoon when the Bobcats welcome Hamilton to the Wallach Tennis Center at 2pm. It's the final match at Wallach for senior captains Anna Rozin (Toronto, Ontario) and Sydney Byrnes (Aix-en-Provence, France).

No. 9 Amherst 9, Bates 0
April 30, 2022 at Lewiston, Maine (Wallach Tennis Center)

Doubles
1. Mia Kintiroglou/Deliala Friedman (AMHERST) def. Joanna Atwater/Salma Alsikafi (BATES) 8-5
2. Julia Lendel/Calista Sha (AMHERST) def. Anna Rozin/Sydney Byrnes (BATES) 8-3
3. Katelyn Hart/Amy Cui (AMHERST) def. Olivia Gidlow/Drew Williams (BATES) 8-1
 
Singles
1. Cui (AMHERST) def. Rozin (BATES) 6-4, 6-1
2. Friedman (AMHERST) def. Atwater (BATES) 7-5, 6-3
3. Sha (AMHERST) def. Alexandra D'Aquino (BATES) 6-0, 6-1
4. Kintiroglou (AMHERST) def. Laura Littlefield (BATES) 6-2, 6-2
5. Katelyn Hart (AMHERST) def. Byrnes (BATES) 6-3, 6-4
6. Anya Ramras AMHERST) def. Ava Lyon (BATES) 6-0, 6-2