BRUNSWICK, Maine – Strong singles play propelled the sixth-ranked Amherst College women's tennis team to victory as they downed NESCAC rival and No. 4 Bowdoin College, 6-3 Sunday afternoon at the Maine Pines Tennis Courts.

RECORDS 
Bowdoin (10-2, 4-1 NESCAC)
Amherst (8-4, 2-0 NESCAC) 

DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst secured one point in doubles play, with Vicki Ip '18 and Kelsey Chen '19 defeating Kyra Silitch and Tess Trinka, 8-2, on court two.

SINGLES HIGHLIGHTS

• Down 3-1, the Purple & White swept the final five singles matches to claim the 6-3 victory.
• Ip began Amherst's comeback on court two, defeating Tiffany Cheng in two-sets, 6-0, 7-6.
• On court three, Jackie Calla '17 made it a 3-3 contest, toppling Tess Trinka 6-3, 6-2, before Sarah Monteagudo '16 gave Amherst a 4-3 lead with a win over Silitch, 6-3, 6-4, in number four singles.
• Kelsey Chen '19 and Avery Wagman '18 earned the Purple & White's final two victories playing on courts five and six, respectively, downing Maddie Rolph 6-1, 6-4 and Sarah Shadowens 6-4, 7-5. 

UP NEXT

• Amherst travels to Hartford, Conn. to take on Trinity College on Tuesday, April 12 beginning at 3:30 p.m.