The No. 14 University of Redlands women's tennis team took
down No. 11 Bowdoin College (ME) on Tuesday afternoon, earning a
6-3 victory over the visiting Polar Bears.
The Bulldogs cruised to an 8-1 showing at No. 3 doubles as
senior Tori Damiani (Sacramento, CA) and junior Rachael Miller
(Newport Beach, CA) quickly defeated their opponents.
After losing at the top spot, the Bulldogs looked to the
No. 2 duo of sophomore Sara Yoshinaga (Honolulu, HI) and junior
Sutton Anderson (Breckenridge, CO) to give them a 2-1 advantage by
battling back for an exciting 9-8 (3) victory.
In singles, the Bulldogs continued to maintain control as they
captured the first four matches to earn the victory. Yoshinaga
initiated the scoring with a 6-0, 6-4 performance at No. 4, which
was followed by senior Kaleena Wakamatsu's (Maui, HI) 6-4,
6-1 showing at No. 5. Redlands then clinched the team victory with
a 6-0, 7-5 win at No. 6 by junior Whitney Waters (Austin, TX).
Damiani provided the insurance point by defeating her opponent at
No. 3 by scores of 6-4, 6-2.
Redlands (8-2) continues its run of non-conference matches
against some of the nation's best by hosting No. 6 Amherst
College (MA) on Thursday at 3 p.m.
