Emory University continued its winning ways on the West Coast on Thursday, as the second-ranked Eagles defeated sixth-ranked Bowdoin College 6-3 at the Indian Ridge Club in Palm Desert, California.
The win was the third straight for the Eagles, as the squad improved to 8-2 on the season. It also marked Emory's 18th-consecutive win against Division III opposition, including a 5-0 mark in 2015. Bowdoin dropped to 3-1 on the year with the loss.
Emory swept all three doubles matches, with sophomore Katarina Su and freshman Anna Fuhr winning 9-7 over Joulia Likhanskaia and Tess Trinka at first doubles, sophomore Melissa Goodman and junior Beatrice Rosen claiming an 8-3 win over Emma Chow and Kyra Silitch at second doubles, and sophomore Michelle Satterfield and freshman Bridget Harding earning another 8-3 win at third doubles over Pilar Giffenig and Tiffany Cheng.
Emory would go on to get singles wins from Satterfield at second singles 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-6 over Cheng, Goodman at fourth singles, 6-3, 6-0 over Giffenig, and Harding at fifth singles, 6-0, 6-1 over Samantha Stalder.
Emory will play one more game before returning home, taking on fifth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Friday, March 13th at 4:00 pm PT at Pomona-Pitzer.
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Bowdoin College vs Emory University
Mar 12, 2015 at Palm Desert, CA
#2 Emory University 6, #6 Bowdoin College 3
Singles competition
1. Likhanskaia, Joulia (BOWDOIN) def. Rosen, Beatrice (EUW) 6-4, 6-4
2. Satterfield,Michelle (EUW) def. Cheng, Tiffany (BOWDOIN) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 10-6
3. Trinka, Tess (BOWDOIN) def. Su, Katarina (EUW) 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
4. Goodman, Melissa (EUW) def. Giffenig, Pilar (BOWDOIN) 6-3, 6-0
5. Harding, Bridget (EUW) def. Stalder, Samantha (BOWDOIN) 6-0, 6-1
6. Silitch, Kyra (BOWDOIN) def. Fowler, Julie (EUW) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Su, Katarina/Fuhr, Anna (EUW) def. Likhanskaia, Joulia/Trinka, Tess (BOWDOIN) 9-7
2. Goodman, Melissa/Rosen, Beatrice (EUW) def. Chow, Emma/Silitch, Kyra (BOWDOIN) 8-3
3. Satterfield,Michelle/Harding, Bridget (EUW) def. Giffenig, Pilar/Cheng, Tiffany (BOWDOIN) 8-3
Match Notes:
Bowdoin College 3-1; National ranking #6
Emory University 8-2; National ranking #2
