HARTFORD, Conn. - The Trinity Women's Tennis team embarked on a journey up north to compete against #32 Colby College on Saturday, followed by a match against Bowdoin on Sunday. Despite a valiant effort, the Bantams succumbed to the Mules with a score of 8-1. They continued their determined play against the Polar Bears but ultimately fell short with a score of 9-0.

The duo of #16 Josephine Kimball and Ella Baker took their Colby opponents to a tiebreaker, where they narrowly fell short with a score of 8-7(7)-7(2). Madison Bolig, in the singles 6 spot for the Bantams, secured a victory over Mules' Isabella Suk after a closely contested opening set, which ended 7-5, ultimately solidifying the match win at 6-1.

#32 Colby College Def. Trinity
DOUBLES

No. 1: Landau/Riordan (CC) def. Baker/Kimball (TRIN): 8(7)-7(2)

No. 2: Landry/Suk (CC) def. Brennan/Shyltsyna (TRIN): 8-2

No. 3: Gal/Gershaw (CC) def. Rathi/White (TRIN), 8-1

SINGLES

No. 1: #18 Riordan (CC), def. #16 Kimball (T) 6-1,6-0

No. 2: Landau (CC), def Shyltsyna (TRIN) 6-2, 6-4

No. 3: Gershaw (CC), def Baker (TRIN) 6-3,6-0

No. 4: Finestone (CC), def Brennan (TRIN) 6-1,6-2

No. 5: Landry (CC), def Rathi (TRIN) 6-2,6-1

No. 6: Bolig (TRIN), def Suk (CC) 7-5,6-1
 

Baker and Kimball extended their doubles match against Polar Bears' Elizabeth Yu and Jamilah Karah, ultimately falling in a tiebreaker set with a score of 8(7)-7(1).

In singles, in the 3 spot, Baker engaged in a grueling three-set battle, which concluded with a tiebreaker round that saw the Bantams' junior narrowly edged out (6-4, 2-6, 0(3)-1(10)).

First-year Naisha Rathi also competed fiercely in a closely contested match that extended into a tiebreaker first set, ultimately won by Bowdoin's Zoe-Sun with a score of 7(7)-6(3). Bowdoin emerged victorious, securing all 9 match points in the conference meeting.

Bowdoin College Def. Trinity

DOUBLES

No. 1: #4 Yu/Karah (B) def. Baker/Kimball (TRIN): 8(7)-7(1)

No. 2: Sun/Hung (B) def. Brennan/Shyltsyna (TRIN): 8-2

No. 3: Buckhout/Stuhlfaut (B) def. Rathi/White (TRIN), 8-5

SINGLES

No. 1: Hung (B), def. #16 Kimball (TRIN) 6-2,6-1

No. 2: Karah (B), def Shyltsyna (TRIN) 6-1,6-4

No. 3: Yu (B), def Baker (TRIN) 4-6, 6-2, 1(10)-0(3)

No. 4: Ross (B), def Brennan (TRIN) 6-1, 6-2

No. 5: Sun (B), def Rathi (TRIN) 7(7)-6(3), 6-2

No. 6: Buckhout), def Bolig (TRIN) 6-1, 6-1