BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Bates women's tennis team collected victories in singles and doubles competition during the ITA New England Regional Championships, hosted by Bowdoin College Friday and Saturday.
Four Bobcats advanced out of the opening round of the B singles draw, while
June Kim (Fy.) picked up a victory in the A singles bracket and teamed with
Emma Schillinger (Fy.) for another win in doubles.
In B singles,
Ava Steinberger (Sr.) opened with an 8-3 victory over Laura Tasias Sard of Brandeis before falling to ninth-seeded Sam Talwar of Amherst, 8-1, in the Round of 32.
Jasleen Chohan (Fy.) defeated Emalee Chiasson of Springfield, 8-2, before dropping an 8-3 decision to ninth-seeded Lily Back of Tufts.
Francesca Rodriguez (Fy.) also advanced with an 8-5 victory over Nandini Patel of Wellesley. Rodriguez then battled Maya Muhunthan of Amherst before falling in a tiebreaker, 8-7 (7-5), in the Round of 32.
Avni Bakre (So.) advanced through the opening round via withdrawal and then earned an 8-5 victory over third-seeded Michelle Ge of MIT in the Round of 32. Bakre's tournament ended in the Round of 16 with an 8-4 loss to Gaby Shiao of Amherst.
In the A singles draw, Kim rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 opening-round victory over Elora Hooge of Emerson. She then pushed Gabriela Finchelstein of Williams to a match tiebreaker in the Round of 32 before falling 7-6, 3-6, 10-6.
Kim and Schillinger defeated Skylar Jara and Justine Porowski of Colby-Sawyer, 8-5, in the opening round of doubles play. The Bates tandem then faced fifth-seeded Katie Driscoll and Anastasia Samets of MIT in the Round of 32, falling 8-4.
