MALIBU, CA -- After nearly five months of break, the Amherst College women's tennis team made its return to the courts Sunday as they battled Sewanee: The University of the South in their Spring season opener. The Mammoths lost to the Tigers, 5-4, at a neutral venue at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA..
Despite losing 2 out of the 3 doubles matches, Amherst won 3 out of the 6 singles to pull the score back to 4 matches all between the two top-10 nationally-ranked teams. However, in a match lasting over 5 hours, the Mammoths fell just short.
Doubles results:
- Brooke Despriet/Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. #21 Jackie Bukzin '22/Mia Kintiroglou '25 (AMHERST) 8-4
- Natalia Nassar/Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) def. Julia Lendel '24/Deliala Friedman '25 (AMHERST) 8-3
- Amy Cui '25/Anya Ramras '22 (AMHERST) def. Emma Smith/Caroline Adams (SEWANEE) 8-3
Singles results:
- #33 Jackie Bukzin '22(AMHERST) def. #46 Brooke Despriet (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-3
- Alice Hall (SEWANEE) def. Amy Cui '25 (AMHERST) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Emma Smith (SEWANEE) def. Julia Lendel '24 (AMHERST) 6-0, 6-0
- Deliala Friedman '25 (AMHERST) def. Ansley Carpenter (SEWANEE) 6-1, 6-2
- Calista Sha '23 (AMHERST) def. Sarah Livingston (SEWANEE) 6-1, 7-5
- Natalia Nassar (SEWANEE) def. Anya Ramras '22 (AMHERST) 6-1, 6-2
After beating Williams in their only dual match during the Fall season, the Amherst women's tennis team now carry a record of 1-1. 'Herst will next take on #3 Pomona-Pitzer at the Pauley Tennis Complex in Claremont, CA, at 1 PM ET on Tuesday March 15th. The Mammoths are looking forward to a busy Spring break schedule with 3 more upcoming dual matches in California before returning to Western Massachusetts.
