Box Score TROY, N.Y. -- Bates College women's tennis, having kicked off Friday action with a visit to No. 33 Skidmore, traveled to No. 34 RPI for an evening nightcap as the Bobcats dropped a 6-1 decision to the host Engineers in a non-conference tilt.

The match opened with RPI securing two of the three contests in doubles play to earn the initial point:

1) Anushka Jaiswal/Nicole Ridenour (RPI) def. Isabella Saul/Iris Westmoreland (Bates): 6-1
2) Kaaviya Kannan/Victoria Sarabosing (RPI) def. Olivia Gidlow/Elise Hepburn (Bates): 6-3

The Bobcats' duo of Lizzie Frekko and Ava Lyon coasted to a 6-1 win over RPI's Brooke Bauer and Gauri Muliyil in the No. 3 match.

The Bobcats' lone point of the afternoon came at No. 6 singles as Lyon continued her winning ways with the senior capturing a hard-fought 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0 (12-10) comeback win over RPI's Neha Saraswatula.

Other singles scores include:

1) Nicole Ridenour (RPI) def. Iris Westmoreland (Bates): 6-4, 6-1
2) Gauri Muliyil (RPI) def. Isabella Saul (Bates): 6-2, 6-1
3) Victoria Sarabosing (RPI) def. Elise Hepburn (Bates): 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
4) Anushka Jaiswal (RPI) def. Olivia Gidlow (Bates): 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
5) Kaaviya Kannan (RPI) def. Lizzie Frekko (Bates): 6-0, 6-0

The Engineers move to 4-2 on the year while the garnet and white ends the evening at 4-7.

Bates closes out its three-match trip on Sunday with a noontime match at No. 30 Vassar.