WELLESLEY, Mass.—Nataly Mendoza beat Lindsay Raulston, 7-5, 6-4 at number one singles to lead the Skidmore College women's tennis team to a 6-3 win over Mary Washington in the first round of the Nor'easter Bowl.

Skidmore,ranked 20^th nationally, is the second seed in the eight-team event. The Thoroughbreds will face #21 MIT in the semifinals at 12 p.m. Saturday at Brandeis University.  MIT beat #27 Wellesley 8-1.

Mendoza and Lee Ford won 8-2 at number one doubles.  The Thoroughbreds swept the doubles, before splitting singles.  Ford beat Shelby Harris 6-4, 6-2 at number two singles. Caroline Hobbs had an exciting 7-5, 7-5 win at number six singles over Paige  Weinberg.

Skidmore 6, Mary Washington 3
(at Wellesley)
 
Doubles
1. Nataly Mendoza/Lee Ford (SKID) def. Lindsay Raulston/Shelby Harris (UMW), 8-2
2. Alex Smith/Rachel Plevinsky (SKID) def. Cassie Bowman/Alex Ritter (UMW), 8-0
3. Yumi Karlshoej/Melissa Hirsch (SKID) def. Mackenzie Smith/Paige Weinberg (UMW), 8-1
 
Singles
1. Nataly Mendoza (SKID) def. Lindsay Raulston (UMW), 7-5, 6-4
2. Lee Ford (SKID) def. Shelby Harris (UMW), 6-4, 6-2
3. Cassie Bowman (UMW) def. Melissa Hirsch (SKID), 7-5, 6-4
4. Alex Ritter (UMW) def. Alex Smith (SKID), 6-4, 6-2
5. Chrissy Gaul (UMW) def. Robyn Baird (SKID), 6-1, 6-4
6. Caroline Hobbs (SKID) def. Paige Weinberg (UMW), 7-5, 7-5
 
Friday, April 5, 2013 (with seeds)
#1 Amherst def. #8 Bates, 9-0
#2 Skidmore def. #7 Mary Washington, 6-3
#3 MIT def. #6 Wellesley, 8-1
#4 Trinity def. #5 Brandeis, 7-2
 
Saturday, April 6, 2013  
#1 Amherst vs. #4 Trinity, 2:00pm (at Wellesley)
#2 Skidmore vs. #3 MIT, 12:00pm (at Brandeis)
#6 Wellesley vs. #7 Mary Washington, 2:00pm (at Wellesley)
#5 Brandeis vs. #8 Bates, 12:00pm (at Brandeis)