BRUNSWICK, ME. – Women’s tennis is just one win away from completing an undefeated conference schedule in the spring season.
Upon beating Bowdoin this afternoon, 6-3, the Ephs up their conference record to 5-0 and their overall record to an impressive 14-2.
After breezing through NESCAC competition last weekend, the Ephs faced a slightly more challenging Polar Bear squad. Williams finished doubles play with a 2-1 advantage, but encountered some tough matches in singles play.
The middle of the Williams lineup proved to be the key to victory today. The Ephs’ number-one player, Cary Gibson, fell to Bowdoin’s Kristen Raymond in straight sets while Annie Hancock fell in three sets at court six. Hancock rallied from a first set defecit to deliver a 6-0 second set, but couldn’t muster that same intensity into the third.
“Bowdoin is a competitive team,” said Williams head coach Alison Swain. “They pushed us hard in both single sand doubles, and I was really pleased with the team’s competitive spirit that they needed to pull it out.”
Williams will close out their regular season schedule tomorrow at Bates at 10:00 a.m.
Williams 6, Bowdoin 3
Doubles:
1) Cary Gibson/Annie Schneidman (W) def. Sarah D’Elia/Kristen Raymond (B) --- 8-5
2) Rachel Waldman/Brett Davis (B) def. Allie Rottkamp/Grace Baljon (W) --- 8-6
3) Nikki Reich/Annie Hancock (W) def. Kaitlin Raymond/Elizabeth Pedowitz (B) --- 8-4
Singles:
1) Kristen Raymond (B) def. Gibson (W) --- 6-3, 6-4
2) Baljon (W) def. D’Elia (B) --- 6-4, 7-5
3) Ashley Parsons (W) def. Kaitlin Raymond (B) --- 7-6(3), 6-4
4) Reich (W) def. Brett Davis (B) --- 6-1, 6-2
5) Rottkamp (W) def. Waldman (B) --- 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
6) Pedowitz (B) def. Hancock (W) --- 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
