After taking a 3-0 lead in doubles, Amherst won at five and six singles, securing the NCAA quarterfinal win.
The loss was just a day after Skidmore overcame a 2-1 deficit after doubles play to beat The College of New Jersey, 5-2, at Magic Lincer Tennis Academy in Windsor, Connecticut.
The Liberty League Champion Thoroughbreds’ Nataly Mendoza, however, will compete in the NCAA Division III championships next week in singles, making her one of 32 athletes selected back on May 8. The draw for the individual championship is made by the women’s tennis committee and will be released on the last day of the team championship, which is May 22 in Kalamazzo, Michigan.
Mendoza, the team captain, was a New York State Champion at No. 1 doubles this season and was a four-time Liberty League Performer of the Week. She won 6-2, 6-4 against the TCNJ Lions’ Karisse Bendijo in Skidmore’s win to get to the round of 16.
With the loss to end the season, Skidmore finished 13-9.
