Claremont, Calif. - Freshmen Mae Coyuito (Makati City, Philippines) and Lea Lynn Yen (Fullerton, Calif. - pictured) earned singles wins, but No. 9 Middlebury swept doubles and the first two singles lines to get off to a 5-0 lead and earn a 7-2 win over No. 12 Pomona-Pitzer on Friday.

With the win, Middlebury improves to 5-2 on the season, while the Sagehens slip to 7-4 with the loss.

Coyuito broke a personal two-match mini-slump after starting out her career 8-0, earning a 6-2, 7-5 at No. 3 singles, capturing the final four games of the second set after being down a break to defeat Leah Kepping.

Yen had a strong comeback win at No. 5 singles, dropping the first set 6-4, but rallying from behind to take the second set 7-5 and then earning a 10-8 win in the pro-set tiebreaker for the third set. Junior Arthi Padmanabhan (Saratoga, Calif.) went to a third set tiebreaker as well at No. 4, but fell 10-5.

Senior Jamie Solomon (Saratoga, Calif.) and freshman Marie Fleming (Boston, Mass.) had the closest match in doubles at No. 2, but fell 8-6.

Pomona-Pitzer will be back in action tomorrow when it travels to CMS for a 2 p.m. match against the second-ranked Athenas.


No. 9 Middlebury 7, No. 12 Pomona-Pitzer 2

Doubles:
1) Brittney Faber/Leah Kepping (Mid) def. Kara Wang/Chao 8-5
2) Ria Gerger/Lok-Sze Leung (Mid) def. Jamie Solomon/Marie Fleming 8-6
3) Lauren Amos/Margot Marchese (Mid) def. Lea Lynn Yen/Arthi Padmanabhan 8-4

Singles
1) Lok-Sze Leung (Mid) def. Sammy Chao 6-1, 6-1
2) Ria Gerger (Mid) def. Jamie Solomon 6-4, 6-4
3) Mae Coyuito (PP) def. Leah Kepping 6-2, 7-5
4) Margot Marchese (Mid) def. Arthi Padmanabhan 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
5) Lea Lynn Yen (PP) def. Dorrie Paradies 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
6) Katie Paradies (Mid) def. Priya Amritraj 6-1, 7-6 (5)

Order of finish
Doubles: 3,1,2
Singles: 1,2,3,6,4,5