MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury College women’s tennis team on this past Saturday improved to 2-0 with a 9-0 victory over visiting Brandeis. The Panthers, ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division III, will next play five matches in California starting on this coming Sunday.
On this past Saturday vs. No. 20 Brandeis the Panther No. 1 doubles team of Katherine Hughes and Skylar Schossberger earned an 8-2 win against Olivia Leavitt and Lauren Bertsch. At No. 2 Heather Boehm and Ann Martin Skelly defeated Diana Dehterevich and Keren Khromchenko, and at No. 3 Maddi Stow and Nora Dahl posted an 8-1 victory over Sophia He and Ana Hatfield.
At No. 1 singles Hughes earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over Dehterevich. Boehm picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 vs. Leavitt, and Christina Puccinelli defeated Khromchenko, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3.
At No. 4 Schossberger defeated Bertsch, 6-1, 6-2; at No. 5 Stow topped He, 6-1, 6-3; and at No. 6 Emily Bian bested Hatfield, 7-6 (2), 6-2.