MEDFORD, MA. — In the Mammoths' closest match of the season, the #14 Amherst College women's tennis team edged #16 Tufts University 4–3 on Sunday at the Voute Courts, moving to 6–3 overall and 3–1 in the NESCAC. The Mammoths absorbed a complete doubles shutout from the Jumbos, first time all season Amherst has been swept on all the doubles courts. Amherst went into the singles 0-1 down, but showed a masterclass in resilience: Amherst clawed back from the early deficit, saw the match swing to 2–3 with pressure mounting on the two remaining courts, and ultimately secured the decisive points, both in three sets to take the road victory in a NESCAC showdown between two evenly matched programs.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rachel Roth stepped up, fighting back from a first-set loss to defeat Kyra McCandless 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 at #6 singles, leveling the match at 3–3 and setting the stage for a deciding match on court #3. 
• With the match on the line, Cody Huang delivered the clincher at #3, rallying from a first-set defeat to win 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 against Melanie Woodbury 
• Tina She continued her stellar spring at #1, winning in straight sets against Lucy Mitchell 7–6, 6–4 in a controlled and confident performance that gave Amherst an early toe-hold after the doubles sweep.
• Greta Stechschulte added a timely straight-set win at #4, taking down Ellie Gershaw 7–6, 6–3 

RESULTS (4–3, W):

DOUBLES:
1. Lucy Mitchell / Rachel Cranley (T) def. Katja Jules Viberg / Cody Huang (A), 6–4
2. Ellie Gershaw / Ryan Wuhrman (T) def. Tina She / Karolina Dobiecka (A), 7–5
3. Melanie Woodbury / Claudia Grove (T) def. Greta Stechschulte / Sophie Diop (A), 6–3

SINGLES:
1. Tina She (A) def. Lucy Mitchell (T), 7–6 (2), 6–4
2. Rachel Cranley (T) def. Sophie Diop (A), 6–2, 6–2
3. Cody Huang (A) def. Melanie Woodbury (T), 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
4. Greta Stechschulte (A) def. Ellie Gershaw (T), 7–6 (5), 6–3
5. Athena Li (T) def. Sameera Talwar (A), 7–6 (4), 7–5
6. Rachel Roth (A) def. Kyra McCandless (T), 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

UP NEXT
Amherst returns home Saturday, April 4 at 1:00 PM to host Hamilton College in what will be the Mammoths' next NESCAC test. With momentum firmly on their side after Sunday's gutsy road win, the Mammoths will look to keep rolling in conference play.