CLINTON, NY (April 2, 2023) -- Junior
Rebecca Lim came up with a clutch win at No. 5 singles to clinch the match, as the No. 8 Tufts University women's tennis team knocked off host Hamilton College 6-3 in action from the Tietje Family Tennis Center Sunday.
Hamilton (6-5) took an early match lead as Lauren Holtzman and Hannah Apsey captured an 8-4 win over
Caroline Garrido and
Madeline Suk at the top doubles spot. The Jumbos responded with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take the lead into singles.
Sophie Wax and
Zoe Kava continued their domination of opposition of late, as the pair moved to 8-2 on the season with an 8-1 win at the No. 2 spot.
Stephanie Woodbury and
Nikki Kintiroglou also were able to pick up their first win together, knocking off Stephanie Pratt and Samatha Rainero 8-7 (2).
In singles, Kava won her eighth straight match at No. 4 singles, as the senior had no problems in a 6-0, 6-1 straight set victory over Shannon Cicero. With the score 3-1 in favor of the Jumbos, Hamilton closed the gap with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 to make the score 3-3 with three matches to go. Woodbury would pick up a huge win at No. 6, rallying for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win to push the Jumbos to within a win of clinching the match. For Woodbury, that was her first singles win in a dual match of her career.
The fifth win for the Jumbos would come at the No. 5 spot, as Lim cruised pass Hannah Walpole 6-2, 6-1 for her fourth win of the season to put the Continentals away.
Lucy Mitchell picked up her sixth win of the season and second in as many days to finish off proceedings Sunday, as the first-year defeated Pratt in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Tufts is now tied for fourth place in the highly competitive New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) standings, pulling even with Williams College at 3-2.
The Jumbos will get a few days off before traveling to Bowdoin College Friday at 11 a.m. for more NESCAC action.
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