WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The Amherst College Women's Tennis team fought past the #17 Williams College Ephs in an exhilarating affair on Sunday. The dual match took place indoors, in Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink, due to the weather forecast of low temperatures and fast winds.
 
The match began with three doubles matches as always. The Mammoths took 2 of these, with wins at the #2 and #3 spots. Amherst then split the six singles matches with the Ephs, with Jackie Bukzin '22, Deliala Friedman '25, and Anya Ramras '22 each winning at the #1, #5, and #6 spots respectively. The encounter comprised very close matches, with half of the singles matches being forced to three sets and lasting at least 2 hours.
 
Up Next:
Amherst improve their record for the season to 6-5 (4-2 in NESCAC). They will next take on #4 Emory, with the Eagles travelling north from Georgia to the Amherst Tennis Courts in Western Massachusetts. This will likely take place on the outside courts, but the option to play on inside courts remains, in case there is inclement weather on the day.
 
Doubles results:
 

1. Erica Ekstrand/Yuu Ishikawa [WILLIAMS] def. Jackie Bukzin '22/Julia Lendel '24 [AMHERST] 8-6
2. Mia Kintiroglou '25/Deliala Friedman [AMHERST] '25 def. Zoe Bennett/Zhenghui Tian [WILLIAMS] 8-4
3. Amy Cui '25/Anya Ramras '22 [AMHERST] def. Ananya Aggarwal/Katherine Orgielewicz [WILLIAMS] 8-5

 
Singles results:
 

1. Jackie Bukzin '22 [AMHERST] def. Erica Ekstrand [WILLIAMS] 6-1 4-6 6-3
2. Yuu Ishikawa [WILLIAMS] def. Amy Cui '25 [AMHERST] 6-1 6-4
3. Katherine Orgielewicz [WILLIAMS] def. Julia Lendel '24 [AMHERST] 7-5 2-6 6-4
4. Zhenghui Tian [WILLIAMS] def. Calista Sha '23 [AMHERST] 4-6 6-2 6-2
5. Deliala Friedman '25 [AMHERST] def. Ananya Aggarwal [WILLIAMS] 6-2 6-3
6. Anya Ramras '22 [AMHERST] def. Maxime Ng [WILLIAMS] 7-6 6-3