The Hamilton College women's tennis team traveled to Massachusetts for a pair of weekend NESCAC matches against nationally ranked opponents. The Continentals lost 9-0 at Tufts University Saturday and dropped a 9-0 decision at Amherst College Sunday. The Jumbos are eighth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III rankings and the Mammoths are 12th.

The Continentals, who are 16th in the current ITA Northeast Regional ranking, close out their regular season Saturday with a 1 p.m. NESCAC match at Connecticut College.


#8 Tufts 9, HAMILTON 0

April 22, 2017 
Medford, Mass. (Voute Tennis Courts)

SINGLES

1. Mina Karamercan (T) def. Winnie Tang (H) 6-1, 7-0
2. Lauren Louks (T) def. Claire Keyte (H) 6-0, 6-2
3. Alexa Melzer (T) def. Jane Haffer (H) 6-2, 6-3
4. Conner Calabro (T) def. Samantha Weeks (H) 6-1, 6-0
5. Chelsea Hayashi (T) def. Claudia Morse (H) 6-0, 6-0
6. Zoe Miller (T) def. Iona Forrester (H) default 

DOUBLES
1. Mina Karamercan / Lauren Louks  (T) def. Jane Haffer/Winnie Tang (H) 8-1
2. Otilia Popa/Katherine Wiley (T) def. Claire Keyte/Samantha Weeks (H) 8-5
3. Jacqueline Baum/Julia Keller (T) def. Iona Forrester/Claudia Morse (H) 8-0 

Records: Hamilton 10-6, 1-4 NESCAC; Tufts 12-4, 5-2; National ranking #8

#12 Amherst 9, HAMILTON 0

April 23, 2017
Amherst, Mass. (Amherst Tennis Courts) 

SINGLES
1. Anya Ivenitsky (A) def. Claire Keyte (H) 7-5, 6-2
2. Camilla Trapness (A) def. Winnie Tang (H) 6-2, 7-5
3. Megan Adamo (A) def. Jane Haffer (H) 6-2, 6-0
4. Avery Wagman (A) def. Samantha Weeks (H) 6-0, 6-0
5. Claire Carpenter (A) def. Claudia Morse (H) 6-0, 6-0
6. Jen Chen (A) def. Iona Forrester (H) 6-1, 6-0


DOUBLES
1. Kelsey Chen/ Camille Smukler (A) def. Jane Haffer/Winnie Tang (H) 9-7
2. Anya Ivenitsky/Avery Wagman (A) def. Claire Keyte/Samantha Weeks (H) 8-1
3. Megan Adamo/Claire Carpenter (A) def. Iona Forrester Claudia Morse (H) 8-0

Records: Hamilton 10-7, 1-5 NESCAC; Amherst 6-7, 4-3; National ranking #12