LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College women's tennis enjoyed a 9-0 shutout over visiting Endicott College Tuesday afternoon as the Bobcats collect their first victory on home turf this spring season.
Playing on campus in the Wallach Tennis Center, Bates (4-11) opened the afternoon with a clean sweep in doubles competition:
- Ally Friedman and Iris Westmoreland cruised to an 8-3 win over Endicott's Lejla Guster and Ripley Uyeda in the #1 slot.
- Julia Anderson and Liv Gidlow provided the Bobcats a 2-0 lead by edging Ashley Keaveney and Olivia Martinelli at #2, 8-7.
- The garnet and white tandem of Ava Lyon and Grace LaFountain locked down an 8-5 victory vs. Kaitlin Fitzgibbons and Ana Mar Molina at the #3 position.
It would be more of the same in singles action as the Bobcats won 12 of the 13 total sets played:
#1- Anderson (Bates) def. Guster (Endicott): 6-2, 6-1
#2-Westmoreland (Bates) def. Uyeda (Endicott): 7-5, 6-0
#3-
Isabella Saul (Bates) def. Martinelli (Endicott): 4-6, 6-0, 1-0
#4-
Lizzie Frekko (Bates) def. Keaveney (Endicott): 6-3, 6-0
#5-Lyon (Bates) def. Samantha Hartmann (Endicott): 6-1, 6-2
#6
Ava Steinberger (Bates) def. Fitzgibbons (Endicott): 6-3, 6-2
The Bobcats will return to NESCAC play this Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. home match vs. nationally-ranked Amherst (T13).
