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.

In doubles action against Babson, both court one featuring freshman Vickie Ip and junior Sue Gosh and court two featuring sophomore Jacqueline Calla and junior Maddy Sung defeated their opponents 8-1. Safi Aly ’15 and Sarah Monteagudo ’16 on court 3 faced a little more trouble against the Beavers’ Claire Foster and Dina Welck, but ultimately came out on top 8-4. Amherst also swept on the singles courts with sophomore Megan Adamo and junior Claire Carpenter picking up major wins on courts five and six respectively.

Building off the explosive win on Friday, the Jeffs went in to their Saturday match against Brandeis confident and inspired. Again, Amherst swept on all three doubles courts starring the same dynamic duos that swept doubles action on Friday. In singles, however, Brandeis was victorious on courts one and three as Carly Cooke and Simone Vandroff came up victorious. However, Amherst was carried by wins from Gosh ’16 on court two and Monteagudo, Adamo, and Carpenter on courts four through six.

With the win, Amherst sets No. 28 Brandeis to 4-8 on the season and surges forward to a seven-straight win streak. The Jeffs look to continue this streak this week against Trinity on Tuesday in the team’s home opener and eighth-ranked Bowdoin on Saturday.