WALTHAM, Mass. – In a matchup of Waltham rivals Bentley and Brandeis, the 25th-ranked Judges defeated the Falcons 8-1 on Thursday afternoon in non-conference women's tennis.
Brandeis (8-1) won all three doubles matches by scores of 8-1. Bentley (3-7) got its point when junior Katie Van Gilst (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis S. Mills) defeated freshman Dylan Sclesinger 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in No. 5 singles. The Judges clinched the match when sophomore Alexa Katz won in No. 4 singles in straight sets.
The Falcons' next match is on Monday when they host AIC for their first Northeast-10 match of the spring.
Box Score
At Waltham, Mass.
No. 25 Brandeis 8, Bentley 1
Doubles
No. 1 Carley Cooke/Faith Broderick (BR) def. Paulina Sotomayor/Rachael Litton (B) 8-1
No. 2 Alexa Katz/Dylan Schlesinger (BR) def. Brittany Harbert/Alyssa Hayes (B) 8-1
No. 3 Allyson Bernstein/Marissa Lazar (BR) def. Melanie Scott/Stephania Adonakis (B) 8-1
Singles
1. Carley Cooke (BR) def. Paulina Sotomayor (B) 6-3, 6-1
2. Faith Broderick (BR) def. Rachael Litton (B) 6-2, 6-0
3. Allyson Bernstein (BR) def. Brittany Harbert (B) 6-2, 6-3
4. Alexa Katz (BR) def. Melanie Scott (B) 6-0, 6-2
5. Katie Van Gilst (B) def. Dylan Schlesinger (BR) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
6. Jill Martin (BR) def. Stephania Adonakis (B) 6-3, 7-5
