Amherst College hosted the only home meet of the year this past Saturday, endearingly and perhaps ironically dubbed the “Spring Fling” as the weather was anything but springy — rain drizzled down in the early morning, and the wind maintained a pervasive chill for the duration of the meet. This was only the second time a meet has been hosted on Pratt Field since the newly renovated track was finished.
Winning both matches on the road this weekend, the Amherst women’s tennis team has started off April with a bang. This past Friday, the team swept No. 21-ranked Babson 9-0 marking their first sweep of the season. The following day, the Jeffs dominated No. 28 Brandeis 7-2, moving to 7-1 overall on the season and maintaining their No. 4 national ranking.
The men’s lacrosse team advanced its record to 10-1, starting with a win over Springfield College on March 24. Though their winning streak ended with a loss to Middlebury on March 28, the Jeffs didn’t lose stride, following that game with big wins over Wesleyan and Williams to be crowned the Little Three champs.
The No. 5-ranked Amherst men’s tennis team returned to action this weekend with impressive matching 7-2 victories over No. 23 Tufts on Saturday and No. 3 Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday. These dominant performances followed a 7-2 victory over Colby on Sunday, March 29 after a tough loss to Division I Harvard on Saturday, March 28. Both matches this weekend were scheduled to take place on campus, but were moved to alternate sites due to rain.
With winds reaching 25 mph and gusts even stronger than that, the Amherst women’s track team competed on Saturday in conditions far from ideal, yet still managed to set some personal bests. The excitement of racing at home, often only a once-per-season event at most for the team, carried them to some very promising results in their outdoor season opener.
Returning from their trip to Florida with a .500 record, the Amherst College baseball team claimed a close victory over non-conference opponents Bates on Wednesday night before starting their league schedule with a comfortable three-game sweep of Middlebury on Friday and Saturday. With the wins, the Jeffs improve to 10-6 on the year (3-0 conference).
The Amherst College men’s baseball team kicked off their season with their annual spring break trip to Florida. In 12 games against some of the top Division III teams in the country, the Jeffs recorded a .500 record at 6-6.