The Amherst women’s tennis team has come out blazing this season with four consecutive wins during their spring break trip to Southern California. The Jeffs overcame Pomona-Pitzer on the first match of their trip, followed by a tightly contested win over UConn the next day. Coming back after a day off from competition, the women dominated their two most recent matches against Chapman University and Vassar College on the final days of their California tour, crushing each team 8-1.
The Jeffs easily handled their first match this spring season against eighth-ranked Pomona-Pitzer, winning 6-3. Amherst swept all three doubles matches. Amherst’s leading first-year Vickie Ip and teammate Sue Ghosh ’16 took the first and second courts respectively, both in two sets. Sarah Monteagudo ’16 notched another win for the Jeffs on the fifth court.
The following day the Jeffs bested UConn 4-3. Though falling in close doubles competition, the Jeffs made up for it with stellar singles play. Ghosh, Monteagudo, Megan Adamo ’17 and Claire Carpenter ’17 all added wins.
During competition against the Panthers of Chapman last Thursday featured impressive singles action as Ip defeated Sophia Duong 6-3, 6-0. Amherst’s Simone Aisiks ’17 on the No. 2 court, Monteagudo on No. 3 and Megan Adamo ’17 on No. 4, all had similarly dominant wins. Court two featured more of a battle as Sue Gosh ’16 of Amherst bested Chapman’s Rachel Fox in a three set match (4-6, 6-3, 10-6). The ladies in purple went 2-1 in doubles action.
The following day, the team traveled to Irvine, California to face the Brewers of Vassar College on the final day of their West Coast tour. Again, the Jeffs swept the board in singles action. In doubles, it was court No. 2 and No. 3 that picked up for Amherst with identical 8-2 wins from the dynamic duos of Maddy Sung ’16 and Jacqueline Calla ’17 on court No. 2 and Rebecca L. Pol ’16 and Sarah Monteagudo ’16 on court No. 3.
Amherst is now 4-1 overall and ranked fourth in the nation. The team faces its first NESCAC competition this coming Sunday against Colby in Waterville, Maine.
