MIDDLEBURY, VT. — The #18 Amherst College women's tennis team opened NESCAC tournament play with a 4–1 win over No. 17 Tufts on Friday morning at Middlebury College, advancing to the semifinals with another strong postseason performance. Amherst took the doubles point by winning at Nos. 2 and 3 after dropping No. 1 doubles, then got singles wins from Tina She, Greta Stechschulte, and sophomore Cody Huang, who clinched the match at No. 3.

• After Tufts earned a 6–1 win at No. 1 doubles, Amherst answered immediately with wins on the other two courts to take the doubles point. Karolina Dobiecka and Tina She handled No. 2 doubles 6–1, while Sophie Diop and Greta Stechschulte won 6–2 at No. 3 to flip the early momentum in Amherst's favor.
• Amherst then got a dominant start in singles from Tina She, who rolled to a 6–0, 6–3 win at No. 1. Greta Stechschulte added another straight-set victory at No. 4, and Cody Huang sealed the team win with a 6–4, 6–3 result at No. 3 singles. That clincher was especially significant because Amherst had already beaten Tufts 4–3 in the regular season, and the Mammoths backed it up with another postseason win.
• Amherst also stayed competitive on the unfinished courts. Sophie Diop was down 6–2, 4–5 at No. 2 when play stopped, and Rachel Roth had split sets at No. 5 after taking the first 6–4 before the match was abandoned. At No. 6, Sameera Talwar was Amherst's lone singles loss, falling to Natalie Hu in straight sets.

DOUBLES:

1. Brooklyn Bindas / Natalie Hu (T) def. Lily Dounchis / Cody Huang (A), 6–1.
2. Karolina Dobiecka / Tina She (A) def. Ellie Gershaw / Ryan Wuhrman (T), 6–1.
3. Sophie Diop / Greta Stechschulte (A) def. Kyra McCandless / Alyssa Khou (T), 6–2.

SINGLES:

1. Tina She (A) def. Lucy Mitchell (T), 6–0, 6–3.
2. Melanie Woodbury (T) vs. Sophie Diop (A), unfinished, 6–2, 4–5.
3. Cody Huang (A) def. Ellie Gershaw (T), 6–4, 6–3.
4. Greta Stechschulte (A) def. Athena Li (T), 6–4, 6–2.
5. Rachel Roth (A) vs. Kyra McCandless (T), unfinished, 6–4, 1–6.
6. Natalie Hu (T) def. Sameera Talwar (A), 6–4, 6–2.

Amherst now moves on to face top-seeded Wesleyan University in the NESCAC semifinals at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at Middlebury College. The Mammoths will try to carry their doubles momentum and another composed postseason performance into a tougher challenge against the top seed.