CLAREMONT, CA— The #14 Amherst College women's tennis team put up a spirited fight against #1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center, but fell 5–2 to the nation's top-ranked program to move to 3–3 on the season. Back-to-back losses to #7 Pomona-Pitzer and #1 CMS make for a challenging middle stretch of the California trip, though Amherst showed it could compete at the highest level with its strong doubles showing and several tight singles matches. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst stole the early momentum by winning two of three doubles courts to claim the point heading into singles. Katja Jules Viberg and Cody Huang teamed for a 6–4 win at #2, while Greta Stechschulte and Sophie Diop were dominant at #3 with a clean 6–2 victory, a strong start against the nation's top team.
• Tina She, playing at #1 singles for the first time this spring, delivered Amherst's biggest individual result of the trip, rallying from a second-set loss to beat Lindsay Eisenman 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 in a gutsy three-set win. Cody Huang came very close to adding a second point at #3, taking the first set 7–5 and holding two match points late in the third, but Ananya Sriniketh edged out the tiebreak 11–9 to deny Huang in a heartbreaking finish.?

RESULTS (5–2, L):

DOUBLES:
1. Lindsay Eisenman / Celestina Cedillo (CMS) def. Karolina Dobiecka / Tina She (A), 6–2
2. Katja Jules Viberg / Cody Huang (A) def. Rebecca Kong / Georgia Garrett (CMS), 6–4
3. Greta Stechschulte / Sophie Diop (A) def. Bell Zhou / Ananya Sriniketh (CMS), 6–2

SINGLES:
1. Tina She (A) def. Lindsay Eisenman (CMS), 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
2. Rebecca Kong (CMS) def. Sophie Diop (A), 6–1, 6–0
3. Ananya Sriniketh (CMS) def. Cody Huang (A), 5–7, 6–2, 11–9
4. Bell Zhou (CMS) def. Greta Stechschulte (A), 6–2, 6–3
5. Leah Baroudi (CMS) def. Anwitha Duduka (A), 6–1, 6–2
6. Celestina Cedillo (CMS) def. Maddie Swire (A), 7–5, 6–0

UP NEXT
Amherst wraps up its California trip on Friday, March 20 at 4:00 PM against the University of Redlands at the Verdieck Tennis Courts. The Mammoths will look to close the trip on a high note and keep up the good form that has carried them through their strong start of the season.