Hartford, Conn. - In a match that came down to the final singles spot, it was the Bates College Bobcats that found themselves on the winning side of a 5-4 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's tennis matchup, versus the Trinity College Bantams on Thursday afternoon in Hartford. Trinity falls to 3-8 on the year while the Bobcats improve to 6-7.

Bates opened a 2-1 overall match lead thanks to wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Trinity picked up a point at the top doubles position thanks to an 8-2 win by junior Elena Pellegrini (Leghorn, Italy) and classmate Julia Brogan (Falmouth, Maine). 

Trinity came back to take a 3-2 lead after first-year Marta Drausnik (Zagreb, Croatia) won at the No. 2 singles spot, just before Brogan earned a hard-fought victory at the No. 3 position. The Bobcats came away with the No. 3 and No. 1 singles spot however, to make it a 4-4 match with the No. 5 singles deciding the winner. There, Lauren Hernandez of Bates came away with a 7-6 (4), 6-0 triumph to clinch the overall match for the visitors. 

MATCH RESULTS
Doubles
1. T - Elena Pellegrini/Julia Brogan d. Bella Stone/Anna Rozin, 8-2
2. B - Hannah Sweeney/Lauren Hernandez d. Marta Drausnik/Jillian Winer, 8-4
3. B - Suzanne Elfman/Isabelle Rovinski d. Morgan Wilkins/Lily Everett, 8-1
Singles
1. B - Hannah Sweeney d. Elena Pellegrini, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
2. T - Marta Drausnik d. Bella Stone, 6-1, 6-2
3. T - Julia Brogan d. Anna Rozin, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3
4. B - Suzanne Elfman d. Krista Jiranek, 6-1, 6-3
5. T - Jillian Winer d. Isabelle Rovinski, 6-2, 7-5
6. B - Lauren Hernandez d. Ashley Walker, 7-6 (4), 6-0
Bates 5, Trinity (Conn.) 4