BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Trinity College women's tennis team fell to Bowdoin, 5-0, in the opening round of the 2014 NESCAC Tournament Friday morning at Maine Pines Tennis Club.
With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 14-5 and advance to play Williams in the NESCAC semifinals Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. The Bantams move to 9-7 this season with the loss.
Bowdoin took a 3-0 lead with a trio of doubles wins, as Emma Lewis and Joulia Likhanskaia put the Polar Bears on the board with a 8-1 win over
Melita Ferjanic (Samobor, Croatia)/
Morgan Feldman (Upper Bookville, N.Y.) at No. 1. The matches at No. 2 and No. 3 were much closer as Bowdoin took each, 8-5.
Caroline Gagne (Excelsior, Minn.) and
Elizabeth Gerber (Bethesda, Md.) lost at No. 2, while the duo of
Senzo Mavune-Maphisa (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and
Regan Cherna (Bronxville, N.Y.) fell at No. 3.
The Polar Bears sealed the win with victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
Bowdoin 5, Trinity 0
Singles competition
1. Joulia Likhanskaia (B) vs. Melita Ferjanic (T) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
2. Tiffany Cheng (B) vs. Morgan Feldman (T) 6-0, 6-6, unfinished
3. Kate Winingham (B) vs. Senzo Mavune-Maphisa (T) 6-4, 5-0, unfinished
4. Samantha Stalder (B) vs. Regan Churna (T) 6-1, 5-3, unfinished|
5. Emma Lewis (B) def. Elizabeth Gerber (T) 6-0, 6-1
6. Kyra Silitch (B) def. Caroline Gagne (T) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Emma Lewis/Joulia Likhanskaia (B) def. Melita Ferjanic/Morgan Feldman (T) 8-1
2. Samantha Stalder/Kate Winingham (B) def. Senzo Mavune-Maphisa/Regan Churna (T) 8-5
3. Pilar Giffenig/Tiffany Cheng (B) def. Caroline Gagne/Elizabeth Gerber (T) 8-5
