MEDFORD - The Tufts women's tennis team rolled to a 9-0 victory over Brandeis University in a dual match on Saturday morning at Voute Courts. The Jumbos were ranked #14 and the Judges were #22 in the final national poll last season.
In doubles play to start the day, the Jumbo pair of junior Samantha Gann (Massapequa, NY) and sophomore Sophie Schonfeld (Washington, DC) made quick work of their opponents, 8-1. Senior co-captain Janice Lam (San Francisco, CA) and classmate Lauren Hollender (Newton, MA) also contributed to the doubles sweep with an 8-3 win at #3.
Leading 3-0, the Jumbos quickly clinched the match with two singles wins. Hollender won the #5 match 6-2, 6-1 and junior Shelci Bowman (Dallas, TX) was a 6-0, 6-2 winner on the second singles court.
After the match was clinched, Jumbo #1 Lindsay Katz (Baltimore, MD) finished off a 4-6, 6-3, (10-4) win over Brandeis' Carley Cooke, a national qualifier last season and the #17 ranked player in the country. Katz and Bowman, ranked 25th in doubles, also took the #1 match in doubles against #19 Cooke and Faith Broderick from Brandeis 8-5.
Tufts (2-0) is finished with its dual match schedule for the fall. They play at the ITA Regionals hosted by MIT next weekend (September 28-30). That's also the next action for Brandeis.
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