MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- No. 19 Bates College, playing on the second of three consecutive days of competition, visited Middlebury College Saturday where the Bobcats dropped an 8-1 decision to the No. 16 Panthers.

Middlebury, winners of five-straight, improves to 7-1 on the year with the triumph. After winning its first outing of the season, the garnet and white has now dropped five-in-a-row (1-5).

The Bobcats' lone victory came in the No. 1 position as Andy Martagon authored a solid 3-0 triumph (11-5, 11-7, 11-8) over the Panthers' top player, Sabrina Schwarz.

Bates closes out its road trip Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m.) at No. 26 Hamilton.

No. 16 Middlebury 8, No. 19 Bates 1
Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Middlebury, Vermont

1. Andy Martagon (Bates) def. Sabrina Schwarz (MIddlebury)  11-5, 11-7, 11-8
2. Isabella Ronda (Middlebury) def. Navya Gupta (Bates) 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10
3.Margaux Comai (Middlebury) def. Aasya Patel (Bates) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
4. Abby Holding (Middlebury) def. Sumairaa Suleman (Bates) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5
5. Eva Finney (Middlebury) def. Tia Billimoria (Bates) 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6
6. Maya Bardorf (Middlebury) def. Grace Flaherty (Bates) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
7. Mariana Reedich (Middlebury) def. Angelina Amastal (Bates) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
8. Madeline Schwarz (Middlebury) def. Daina Velez (Bates) 11-1, 11-9, 11-6
9. Clementine Campbell (Middlebury) def. Hollis Hale (Bates) 11-6, 11-2, 11-7

Middlebury (7-2), Bates (1-5)