LUDLOW, MASS – The Amherst College women's tennis team fought their all against the #8 Middlebury College Panthers on Saturday, but fell just short in a nail-bitingly-close encounter. Middlebury emerged as victors with a win of 5-4 in a match played at the Ludlow Tennis Club.
Amherst were off to a winning start, with a 2-1 lead after the three doubles matches were completed, with wins at the #1 and #2 spots. However, strong performances from the Panthers in the singles matches turned out to be the difference, with Middlebury winning 4 of the 6 singles matches to provide them with the 5 match wins they needed to win the overall dual match.
Up Next:
Amherst now hold a 5-5 record (3-2 in the NESCAC). This weekend is another NESCAC doubleheader for the Mammoths, with a dual match on both Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, Amherst will face rivals, the #17 Williams College Ephs, at the Hunt Tennis Courts in Williamstown, MA. The Mammoths thrashed the Ephs 8-1 when the two teams played their only dual matches of the fall against each other on October 16
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Doubles results:
- Jackie Bukzin '22/Julia Lendel '24 [AMHERST] def. Amy Delman/Nora Dahl [MIDD] 8-5
- Mia Kintiroglou '25/Deliala Friedman [AMHERST] '25 def. Sami Remis/Brinlea La Barge [MIDD] 8-2
- Claudia Miller/Sahana Raman [MIDD] def. Amy Cui '25/Anya Ramras '22 [AMHERST] 8-5
Singles results:
- Jackie Bukzin '22 [AMHERST] def. Sahana Raman [MIDD] 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Brinlea La Barge [MIDD] def. Amy Cui '25 [AMHERST] 6-2 6-4
- Claudia Miller [MIDD] def. Julia Lendel '24 [AMHERST] 6-4 6-1
- Amy Delman [MIDD] def. Calista Sha '23 [AMHERST] 7-6 4-6 6-4
- Deliala Friedman '25 [AMHERST] def. Caitlin Neal [MIDD] 6-2 6-0
- Kavina Amin [MIDD] def. Emily Sivarak '24 [AMHERST] 6-2 6-2
