LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bobcat tandem of Joanna Atwater (Sr.-Short Hills, N.J.) and Ally Friedman (Jr.-East Hampton, N.Y.) provided plenty of excitement Sunday as the dynamic duo joined forces to defeat Middlebury College's Amy Delman and Claudia Miller, 8-4, in No. 1 doubles women's tennis action.

Hosting its second NESCAC contest in as many days, the victory would be the lone triumph of the day for Bates College as the #6 Panthers (3-0, 3-0 NESCAC) went on to secure the 8-1 conference win in Merrill Gymnasium. 

Friedman proceeded to put on a show at No. 1 singles, eventually falling to Delman in three thrilling sets: 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 (5-7). Teammate Laura Littlefield (Sr.-Ellicott City, Md.) also succumbed in a tie-breaker, doing so at No. 3 singles vs. Miller: 1-6, 6-4, 0-1 (3-10).

Other results include:

Doubles
(#2) Huang/Wu (Middlebury) def. Kennedy/Littlefield (Bates): 8-6
(#3) Frank/Lardner (Middlebury) def. Lyon/Saul (Bates): 8-5

Singles
(#2) Wu (Middlebury) def. Atwater (Bates): 6-1, 6-2
(#4) van der Reis (Middlebury) def. D'Aquino (Bates): 6-3, 6-2
(#5) Lardner (Middlebury) def. Kennedy (Bates): 6-2, 6-2
(#6) McCann (MIddlebury) def. Williams (Bates): 6-2, 6-2

The Bobcats (2-5, 0-3 NESCAC) now look ahead to Wednesday evening when the the garnet and white hosts Mount Holyoke College at 7:00 p.m. for a non-conference match.