The women's tennis team fell to Williams College on Sunday, losing all nine matches to the top-ranked team. The loss represented the Bears' worst of the season, as all but two matches were lost in straight sets.
Sarah D'Elia suffered her first loss of the season to Williams' Grace Bajon.
At No. 2 singles, Emily Lombardi '12 battled, losing a tight match in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-1). Liz Pedowitz '10 also had a strong showing, taking a set away from Williams' Ashley Parsons (6-1, 4-6, 6-2).
"Our loss was unfortunate, but I also don't think the score is very telling of how the overall match went," Pedowitz said. "We had a lot of close individual matches that could have gone either way."
Lombardi explained that the team is prepared to take what they have learned from the Williams match in order to focus and improve.
"The most important thing is that everyone learned exactly what they need to work on to beat the best," Lombardi said. "Now that we each know the adjustments we need to make to our games, we can work hard these next couple weeks so we reach our peaks at the right time."
Stephanie Langer '11 also reflected on the positive aspects of the brutal match.
"Obviously our team is disappointed that the match wasn't closer against Williams," Langer said. "However, each of us learned what we need to do to advance to the next level."
After a week of hard work at practice, the Bears are looking to bounce back this weekend when they take on MIT and Tufts at home.
"We're pumped up for both of our home matches this weekend against MIT and Tufts," Pedowitz said.
In addition, with Ivies weekend in full swing, the Bears are hoping to have a good crowd at the match. "We're excited to see what kind of rowdy fans an Ivies weekend home match brings," Pedowitz added.
"This weekend, we hope to go out playing with confidence," Lombardi said. "We are looking forward to playing at home and showing what we can do."