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Marie Fritzsche

Staff Writer

Men's tennis boasts a strong, youthful group of returnees

The men began the fall season by defeating Salve Regina University, 6-1. The highlight of the fall season came early on, as the Jeffs won the ECAC North Championship, Sept. 19-21, at Vassar College, edging Div. I opponent Lehigh University. Josh Rilla ’06, Danny Babkes ’06, co-captain Max Rettig ’05

Women swim undefeated for first time in history

This year’s seniors are distance freestyler Sarah Dobbs, co-captain butterflier Jaime Fisher, who returned to the pool mid-season after an eye injury, co-captain butterflier Ashley Simonsen and breaststroker Bea Wallace. The seniors reflected on their final season. “10-0 is pretty hard to believe,” said Fisher. “What makes it better

Women's swim team finds strength in numbers

Last year, the team finished the regular season 8-2, placing third at NESCACs and eighth at Nationals, their best NCAA finish since 1999. The team’s biggest loss will be that of senior co-captain and two-time 200-yard butterfly national champion Morgan Bayer ’03. Amherst is eager to build upon last

Women's tennis drops heartbreaker

Amherst began the fall by posting 8-1 wins over Trinity and Skidmore Colleges the weekend of Sept. 13. One of the top players, Tristan Hedrick ’05, was injured, requiring some temporary lineup changes. The team had no problem with the rearrangements, showing great depth while beating Wesleyan University 9-0 on

Women's tennis shuts out Bowdoin, Colby

During Saturday’s match against Colby (0-4), the players moved inside and outside as the rain came and went. “The change of venues was tough because it’s hard to get a rhythm going,” explained Erin Murphy ’05. “But we were flexible and able to adapt to the conditions.” Rachel

Holt leads tennis team to solid showing at ITA

The star performer for Amherst this weekend was junior Rachel Holt. Holt, who was the event’s defending champion, made her way through a very challenging draw before finally succumbing to top-seed Diana Goldman of Trinity College, 3-6, 6-1 (10-3). Holt’s match against Goldman came a mere 45 minutes

Women's tennis enjoys opening weekend

On Saturday, Sept. 13, they traveled to Trinity College (0-2) where they swept the three doubles matches. “I think being up 3-0 [Saturday] after the doubles gave us the edge in confidence and settled any nerves,” said captain Wallis Molchen ’04. Rachel Holt ’05 and Tristan Hedrick ’05 are an