NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College women's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to No. 27 Colby College on Saturday morning at the Conn Tennis Courts.

Colby began the day by taking all three doubles matches, but not without a fight from the Camels. Caitlin Cass (Newcastle, Maine) and Sana Bhat (New Delhi) gave the northeast's top-ranked doubles squad some trouble, but in the end it was Sam Riordan and Sydney Landau who pulled out the 8-5 win.

Things were even closer at the No. 2 doubles spot, where the battle between Conn's Lily Kerachsky (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Courtney Banks (North Haven, Conn.) and Colby's Isabella Suk and Caleigh McClain went to a tiebreaker. The Mules prevailed 8-6 in the tiebreaker to win by an 8-7 final.

Cass and Riordan also slugged it out in a highly-competitive singles match at the top spot. Riordan, who entered the match as the fourth-ranked singles player in the region, took the opening set by a 7-5 final. Cass then pushed Riordan to a tiebreaker in the second set, which the Colby junior ultimately won by a 7-6 (7-4) final. 

Conn College (7-9 overall, 0-9 NESCAC) will wrap up the regular season against Bowdoin College on Sunday, April 23 at 9:00 a.m. 

#27 Colby College 9, Connecticut College 0
04/22/2023 at New London, CT (Conn Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Sam Riordan (COLBY) def. Caitlin Cass (CCWT) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Sydney Landau (COLBY) def. Sana Bhat (CCWT) 6-0, 6-1
3. Ellie Gershaw (COLBY) def. Lily Kerachsky (CCWT) 6-3, 6-2
4. Isabella Suk (COLBY) def. Courtney Banks (CCWT) 6-1, 6-2
5. Caleigh McClain (COLBY) def. Ella Griffiths (CCWT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Amelie Gal (COLBY) def. Caroline Champa (CCWT) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Sam Riordan/Sydney Landau (COLBY) def. Caitlin Cass/Sana Bhat (CCWT) 8-5
2. Isabella Suk/Caleigh McClain (COLBY) def. Lily Kerachsky/Courtney Banks (CCWT) 8-7 (8-6)
3. Amelie Gal/Ellie Gershaw (COLBY) def. Kinley Yangden/Anna Slopak (CCWT) 8-3