CLINTON, N.Y. – Four Hamilton College players were victorious in singles and doubles play and the Continentals cruised to a 9-0 non-conference win against Ithaca College at Hamilton's Tietje Family Tennis Center on Tuesday, April 16.
 
The Continentals (6-5 overall) played at home for the last time this spring, but competed outside at home for the first time. Hamilton went 5-3 in home matches. The Continentals get back to NESCAC competition on Saturday, April 20 when they play at Middlebury College at 3 p.m.
 
Hannah Apsey '25 and Stephanie Pratt '25, who are ranked sixth in the Northeast Region as a doubles team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, were winners in their first flight match. They are 8-2 as a pairing this season and 14-5 in their collegiate careers. Apsey's career doubles record improved to 38-19.
 
Apsey and Pratt prevailed at first and second flight singles, respectively. Apsey, who is ranked 13^th in the region, won her showdown with 17^th-ranked Taylor Crain in straight sets. Pratt dropped just one game in her match.
 
Shannon Cicero '25 and Hannah Walpole '26 pulled out a close victory in second flight doubles. Walpole is tied with Apsey for most doubles wins this season with nine. Cicero triumphed in straight sets at fourth flight singles and has a 6-4 record this spring.
 
Grace Qian '27 and Ally Turtledove '25 made it a clean sweep of the doubles matches with their win at third flight. Qian had little trouble with her opponent in fifth flight singles and leads the team with 11 singles victories. She posted the decisive fifth team point with her singles win.
 
Priyanka Challapalli '27 won in straight sets at third flight singles. Kate Solowey '25 prevailed in a third set super-tiebreaker at sixth flight in her first singles match this spring.