Fifth-ranked Middlebury ended its spring trip to California with a 7-2 victory at No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at the Pauley Tennis Complex in Claremont. The Panthers concluded their spring trip with matches against three top-25 Division III teams and a 7-1 record, including a 7-2 victory against Division II Azusa Pacific. Middlebury returns to action next Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. NESCAC road match at No. 2 Williams.

Middlebury started things off notching two of the three points during doubles play. The Sagehens (7-5) grabbed the first point with an 8-5 win at No. 2. Middlebury responded by taking the next two matches, as the top tandem of Katherine Hughes and Skylar Schossberger evened the score with an 8-6 triumph over Arianna Chen and Maryann Zhao. The Panther team of Christina Puccinelli and Heather Boehm gave the visitors a 2-1 lead with an 8-4 win against Caroline Jasper and Jacinta Chen at No. 3.

In singles, the Panthers were victorious in the first five matches to finish. Boehm eased past Summer Garrison at No. 3 (6-0, 6-3), while Hughes gave the visitors a 4-1 edge with a 7-5, 6-1 win atop the lineup over Casper. Catherine Blazye clinched the match via a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Shivani Doraiswami, while Maddi Stow tallied a win by identical scores (6-4, 6-0) over Arianna Chen in the sixth position.

Schossberger made it 7-1 in favor of Middlebury with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 5 against Emily Chen. Pomona-Pitzer recorded its second point with a straight-set win in the second slot for the final 7-2 score.