The Panther women's tennis team opened up its spring season with a 9-0 win over Brandeis at home. Middlebury will head to California at the end of the week for its annual spring break trip.

Winning singles matches were sophomore Claire Smyser (Houston, Texas) 6-4, 6-3, sophomore Amy Roche (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) 6-3, 6-1 and sophomore Emily Holick (Sudbury, Mass.) 6-2, 6-1. Other singles winners were first-year player Amy Berkman (Shelburne, Vt.) 6-0, 6-1, junior Maren Messing (New York, N.Y.) 7-5, 6-1 and sophomore Jackie Ross (Houston, Texas) 6-4, 6-1.

In doubles action, Ross/Smyser were 8-4 winners, Holick/Messing earned an 8-5 win, while Roche/Berkman were 8-1 winners.

Date: March 12, 2005

Middlebury 9, Brandeis 0

Singles:

1.  Claire Smyser defeats Abby Lerner, 6-4, 6-3

2.  Amy Roche defeats Colleen Donnelly, 6-3, 6-1

3.  Emily Holick defeats Ana Katz, 6-2, 6-1

4.  Amy Berkman defeats Jenicka Hornung, 6-0, 6-1

5.  Maren Messing defeats Sarah Zonenshine, 7-5, 6-1

6.  Jackie Ross defeats Yuiko Tampi, 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:

1.  Ross/Smyser defeat Lerner/Katz, 8-4

2.  Holick/Messing defeat Donnelly, Hornung, 8-5

3.  Roche/Berkman defeat Liz Adamov/Tampi, 8-1