Ephs overcome record heat (upper 90s) to down 10th-ranked Redlands, 8-1

REDLANDS, CA – Despite playing in record heat (upper 90s) against the University of Redlands, the 10th-ranked team in the nation, the Purple Cows of Williams prevailed 8-1 boosting the Eph record to 6-1.

With the loss Redlands drops to 8-4. "Redlands pushed us hard," commented Eph head coach Alison Swain. "They're a smart team, but we stuck to our game plan and pulled out the win. It was a good day for Williams tennis."

The Ephs, ranked third nationally, will travel to Pomona-Pitzer (ranked 8th) for a 4:00 pm PST match tomorrow that will conclude the California portion of their spring break trip.

Williams 8, Redlands 1

Doubles:
1.    Paige Sumida/Whitney Waters (UR) def. Cary Gibson/Annie Schneidman (W) – 8-6
2.    Allie Rottkamp/Grace Baljon (W) def. Rachael Miller/Sara Yoshinaga (UR) – 9-8 (7-5)
3.    Nikki Reich/Lucy Marchese (W) def. Kaleena Wakamatsu/Natalie Krzmarzick (UR) – 8-2

Exhibition:
4.    Katie Bell/Tori Damiani (UR) def. Annie Hancock/Ashley Parsons (W) -- 8-6
5.    Geni Loomis/Katie Friedman (W) def. Sutton Anderson/Kelly Lesoing (UR) – 8-4

Singles:
1.    Gibson (W) def. Miller (UR) – 6-3, 6-2
2.    Baljon (W) def. Sumida (UR) – 6-3, 7-5
3.    Marchese (W) def. Katie Bell (UR) – 6-0, 6-1
4.    Ashley Parsons (W) def. Waters (UR) – 6-3, 6-2
5.    Reich (W) def. Wakamatsu (UR) – 6-4, 6-4
6.    Rottkamp (W) def. Tori Damiani (UR) – 6-1, 6-3

Exhibition:
7.    Annie Hancock (W) def. Yoshinaga (UR) – 7-5, 6-3
8.    Annie Schneidman (W) def. Krzmarzick (UR) – 7-5, 6-2
9.    Geni Loomis (W) def. def. Anderson (UR) – 8-2
10.  Katrina Ferrara (W) def. lesoing (UR) – 8-0
11.  Katie Friedman (W) def. Lauren Kelley (UR) – 8-1