LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates women's tennis snapped its three-match slide in style Wednesday night as the Bobcats rolled visiting Mount Holyoke College, 9-0, in Merrill Gymnasium.

The evening kicked off with a perfect 3-0 performance in doubles play for the garnet and white. Joanna Atwater (Sr.-Short Hills, N.J.) and Ally Friedman (Jr.-East Hampton, N.Y.) cruised to an 8-1 victory (vs. Chai/Kaur) at No. 1 while Laura Littlefield (Sr.-Ellicott City, Md.) and Grace Kennedy (Sr.-New York, N.Y.) authored an 8-3 finish (vs. Kiran/Smith) in the No. 2 position.

Ava Lyon (So.-Naples, Fla.) and Isabella Saul (Fy.-Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished tandem competition with an 8-2 win (vs. Bagley/Rha) at No. 3.

The garnet and white proceeded to coast past the Lyons in singles, dropping only nine total sets over six matches:

(#1) Friedman (Bates) def. Chai (Mount Holyoke): 6-0, 6-3
(#2) Atwater (Bates) def. Kaur (Mount Holyoke): 6-0, 6-1
(#3) Littlefield (Bates) def. Kiran (Mount Holyoke): 6-1, 6-1
(#4) D'Aquino (Bates) def. Smith (Mount Holyoke): 6-0, 6-0
(#5) Williams (Bates) def. Rha (Mount Holyoke): 6-1, 6-1
(#6) Frekko (Bates) def. Bagley (Mount Holyoke): 6-1, 6-0

With the win, Bates moves to 3-5 overall. The Lyons drop to 2-2 with the setback.

The Bobcats return to the court this Saturday with another non-conference home match, this time vs. #37 Wellesley College. Start time is set for 1:00 p.m. in Merrill Gymnasium.