Winners of four of the six singles matches, the fourth-ranked Middlebury women's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory at Division I foe Quinnipiac on Friday at the Outdoor Tennis Courts in Connecticut. The contest utilized Division I rules where a doubles pro-set is played to six games and a team must win two of the three doubles flights to earn the point. The Panthers (10-2) continue their weekend in Connecticut with a 12:00 p.m. NESCAC match on Saturday at Trinity.

The Bobcats grabbed two of the three matches during doubles play to gain the point. The hosts claimed wins at No. 3 (6-1) and in the top spot (6-3). Middlebury's No. 2 tandem of Heather Boehm and Ann Martin Skelly posted a 6-3 victory over Dominique Vasile and Proyfon Lohaphaisan after the doubles decision had already been tallied by the hosts.

In singles action, the Panthers leveled the match at 1-1 when Catherine Blazye claimed a 7-5, 6-0 triumph at No. 3 against Payton Bradley. The visitors grabbed their first lead at 2-1 behind a 7-5, 6-4 win from Katherine Hughes over Jennifer Lu in the second position.

Following a three-set win by Quinnipiac atop the lineup, Molly Paradies regained the lead for Middlebury with a 6-7, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Lohaphaisan at No. 5.

In the back-and-forth match, the Bobcats evened the match at 3-3 with a three-set win at the bottom of the lineup.

Skylar Schossberger claimed the decisive point for the Panthers, clinching via a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Laura Rodriguez in the fourth flight.