TROY, N.Y. – Hamilton College defeated the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women’s tennis team, 7-2, at Sharp Courts this afternoon. The Continentals won all six singles matches and won one of three doubles matches to improve to 2-0 overall, while the Red Hawks fall to 4-1 on the season.

Below are the results of the individual matches by seed:

1. Kara Powers (HAM) def. Progga Das: 4-6, 7-5, 11-9

2. Deborah Barany (HAM) def. Christine Roe: 6-1, 6-2

3. Laura Barany (HAM) def. Erica Sherman: 6-0, 4-6, 6-4

4. Marni Powers (HAM) def. Kristen Weiss: 6-4, 6-1

5. Ashley Pardoe (HAM) def. Andrea Dalton: 6-2, 6-2

6. Beth McDonald (HAM) def. Jess Sitzer: 6-3, 6-3


1. Das & Sherman (RPI) def. K. Powers & M. Powers: 8-1

2. Pardoe & Laura Brantley (HAM) def. Roe & Michelle Pelersi: 8-4

3. Weiss & Sitzer (RPI) def. McDonald & Mary Wilder: 9-7