Bill Nahill

The Jeffs were very optimistic heading into Saturday’s match against visiting Williams, last year’s NCAA runners-up. This contest was to be Amherst’s best chance to beat the Ephs in years, since the Jeffs graduated only one of their top six singles players from last year and have

Despite having not played a match in two full weeks, the Jeffs had no difficulty shaking the rust off their games at Conn. on April 1, winning 7-0 and making fools out of the Camels, who won just 10 games in nine matches. Josh Rilla ’06 along with first-years Jeffrey

The team’s first spring tilt came against Cal-Lutheran. The Jeffs were looking to pick up where they had left off in the fall, bringing a flawless 4-0 record into the spring session. They came up just a bit short against the Kingsmen, however, despite victories by sophomore transfer Lenny

In the first match of the tournament the Jeffs faced a dangerous opponent in the 12th-ranked Colby White Mules, a team the Jeffs had narrowly beaten, 6-3, earlier in the season. Amherst got off to a hot start as co-captain Ashley Harmeling ’05 won her first match in straight sets.