The 12th-ranked Middlebury women's tennis team produced strong showings during the three-day New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament (NEWITT) hosted by Smith and Amherst. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• In the 'A' draw, Diya Pachamuthu and Caitlin Chan made up a team that won its opening matches. Pachamuthu won her singles match against Ayla Hauser from Smith (6-4, 7-6) and the tandem defeated Hauser and teammate Heidi Cambron (6-2) during doubles to advance to the quarterfinals. 
• Pachamuthu continued her momentum individually, slipping past Amherst's Greta Stechsculte in straight sets (7-6 (7-5), 6-2) during the quarterfinals. The Mammoth team secured triumphs in the other singles match and doubles to move on.
• During the fifth through eighth place showdown, the Williams pair of Ayanna Varma and Kate Kendall won both singles matches before Pachamuthu and Chen posted a 6-3 win in doubles. 
• Ren Barton and Ananya Annapantula also teamed up in the top flight. Barton was narrowly defeated in a superbreaker in a match with Skidmore's Ginevra Muratori, but Annapantula leveled the score with a 6-3, 4-6, 11-9 victory over Ellie Lake. The Panther pair catapulted to the quarters behind a 7-6 (6) win in doubles play. During quarterfinal action against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Engineers won all three points. The Middlebury duo also appeared in the fifth through eighth bracket, falling to a tandem from MIT.
• Lauren Oliver competed in the 'B' bracket as part of a mixed team with Amherst's Canya Ghaly, earning a 6-0 victory in their opening match during doubles play.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• The NEWITT format features teams of two or three from the competing schools. Each round includes two singles and one doubles match. The team that wins two of the three advances in each round.

NOTES

• Annapantula and Pachamuthu surpassed 15 career singles victories.

The Panthers are idle until the spring portion of their schedule begins in March.