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#9 AMHERST BEATS #13 WILLIAMS IN NESCAC QUARTERFINALS, 5-2

5/6/2022 10:48:00 PM

AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst College women's tennis team faced the #13 Williams College Ephs Friday in the NESCAC Tournament quarterfinals and posted a 5-2 victory.

This was the Mammoths' first match of the postseason and took place on Amherst's home courts.. Amherst have now faced Williams three times this season and beat their rivals on each occasion.
 
The three doubles matches were all extremely close, with two of them being decided by tiebreaks at seven games apiece between the two doubles pairs. Amherst earned a 2-1 doubles lead before heading into the singles matches, with wins at the #2 and #3 doubles spots. The Mammoths capitalized on their momentum from the doubles to win the three singles matches they needed to win the overall contest and qualify for the next round of the NESCAC Tournament.

Calista Sha '23 eased past her opponent at the #4 singles spot, dropping just two games. Meanwhile, first-year Amy Cui dropped only three games to topple the Williams #1.. While Williams pulled one win back at the #5 singles spot, Deliala Friedman '25 clinched the match with a 6-1 6-4 at the #3 singles spot.
 
Up Next:
 
Amherst's win in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Tournament progresses them to the semifinals, where the Mammoths will take on the #3 Wesleyan University. This will take place on Saturday at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut – the tournament's main host site. The match is scheduled to take place at 1 pm.
 
Doubles results:
 
  1. Erica Ekstrand/Yuu Ishikawa (WILLIAMS) def. Mia Kintiroglou '25/Deliala Friedman '25 (AMHERST) 8-7
  2. Anya Ramras '22/Amy Cui '25 (AMHERST) def. Zhenghui Tian/Julia Pham (WILLIAMS) 8-6
  3. Julia Lendel '24/Calista Sha '23 (AMHERST) def. Ananya Aggarwal/Katherine Orgielewicz (WILLIAMS) 8-7
 
Singles results:
 
  1. Amy Cui '25 (AMHERST) def. Erica Ekstrand (WILLIAMS) 6-0 6-3
  2. Julia Lendel '24 (AMHERST) vs Yuu Ishikawa (WILLIAMS) 6-4 1-6 1-0 unfinished
  3. Deliala Friedman '25 (AMHERST) def. Katherine Orgielewicz (WILLIAMS) 6-1 6-4
  4. Calista Sha '23 (AMHERST) def. Zhenghui Tian (WILLIAMS) 6-2 6-0
  5. Ananya Aggarwal (WILLIAMS) def. Anya Ramras '22 (AMHERST) 6-2 6-1
  6. Mia Kintiroglou (AMHERST) vs Maxine Ng (WILLIAMS) 6-2 4-1 unfinished
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