Women's tennis continued to dominate NESCAC play in its victory over Connecticut College last Sunday. The Bears won 7-2, proving sensational in their first home match.
Bowdoin's top two doubles teams cruised passed the Camels, with Sarah D'Elia '09 and Emily Lombardi '12 defeating Conn 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Charlotte Hitch '09 and Rachel Waldman '09 dominating 8-2 in the No. 2 spot.
First year Hannah Hoerner '12 played a great match, defeating her opponent 6-3, 6-1 in straight sets.
"Freshman Hannah Hoerner continues to grow and it is exciting to see her confidence increase with each match," Hitch said.
In addition, the Polar Bears used the match against the Camels as a learning tool.
"Against Conn this weekend I thought that everybody was able to work on using new shots in a match situation," Lombardi said. "The Conn match gave us a great opportunity to continue to improve and develop strategies that will help us win bigger matches in the future."
The Bears are now 2-0 in NESCAC play, having defeated both Connecticut College and Bates.
"Winning our first NESCAC match of the season against Bates gave us confidence going into our match versus Conn that enabled us to stay focused and pull out a great win," Hitch said.
Rachel Waldman '09 also noted the energy that these NESCAC victories have given the team.
"Our match versus Connecticut College was another good NESCAC win for the team," she said. "Coming off of Bates, it gives us momentum as we look toward our next matches."
The team will play sixth-ranked Amherst away this weekend.
"The last time we played Amherst was when we knocked them out of the NCAA tournament last spring in the Sweet Sixteen," Waldman said. "So, they will be looking for revenge this weekend."
The Bears have been working hard in practice this week, tweaking their doubles play and practicing their "big shots."
"This week, we have been working on doubles strategies in order to prepare to play against Amherst this weekend," Lombardi said.
"We have been focusing on stepping up and having confidence in our shots during the "big points," Waldman added.
The team is looking forward to the challenge and is confident going into the weekend.
"Amherst is our biggest rival in the NESCAC division and although they may stand higher than us in the rankings, the fighting spirit of our team places us just as high," Hitch said.