LEWISTON, Maine -- Ally Friedman's impressive No. 2 singles victory proved to be the highlight of an otherwise tough day for Bates College women's tennis as the #38 Bobcats dropped an 8-1 decision to #4 Wesleyan University Saturday in NESCAC action.

Friedman, taking on the Cardinals' Caitlyn Ferrante, took the first set by a 6-2 score before falling in set two, 4-6. With the match tied at 1-1, the Bobcat junior escaped with the win, outlasting the Wesleyan senior, 11-9, in the tie-breaker and earning the lone point of the day for the garnet and white.

Other results include:

Doubles
(#1) Sasha Gaeth/Kristina Yu (W) def. Joanna Atwater/Friedman (B): 8-7 (7-4)
(#2) Ferrante/Nika Vesely (W) def. Alexandra D'Aquino/Grace Kennedy (Bates): 8-3
(#3) Renna Moshen-Breen/Sarah Youngberg (W) def. Ava Lyon/Isabella Saul (Bates): 8-1

Singles
(#1) Leila Epstein (W) def. Atwater (B): 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 10-8
(#3) Yu (W) def. Laura Littlefield (B): 6-0, 6-3
(#4) Youngberg (W) def. D'Aquino (B): 6-1, 6-2
(#5) Moshen-Breen (W) def. Lyon (B): 6-2, 6-2
(#6) Serim Jin (W) def. Saul (B): 6-0, 6-1

Wesleyan, winners of three-straight outings, improves to 12-1 (7-1 NESCAC) on the season. Bates goes to 4-9 overall and is still in search of its first conference triumph (0-7 NESCAC).

The garnet and white returns to action Wednesday afternoon for a nearby jaunt to #17 Bowdoin College for another NESCAC showdown. Start time is set for 4:00 p.m.