From Washington University Athletics

The No. 13-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's tennis team picked up its second top-five win in program history with a 5-4 victory over No. 5 Bowdoin College Wednesday in Palm Springs, Calif.

WashU improved to 6-3 with the win, while Bowdoin fell to 3-3. The Bears won three of four matches on Spring Break, with two top-20 victories.

Sophomore Sanjna Tripathy posted a pair of victories for the Bears, and clinched the match with a three-set win at No. 5 singles.

Match-by-Match Results
Doubles:
1. Tess Trinka/Izzy Essi (BOW-W) def. #6 Grace Deering/Ally Persky (WASHUW) 8-2
2. Lisa Chionis/Sanjna Tripathy (WASHUW) def. Tasha Christ/Rachel Bercovitch (BOW-W) 9-8 (7-3)
3. Ashley Lessen/Libby Jubas (WASHUW) def. Maddie Rolph/Viv Daniel (BOW-W) 8-1

Singles:
1. #16 Tess Trinka (BOW-W) def. #18 Grace Deering (WASHUW) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
2. #17 Ashley Lessen (WASHUW) def. Tasha Christ (BOW-W) 6-4, 6-1
3. Ally Persky (WASHUW) def. Rachel Bercovitch (BOW-W) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
4. Izzy Essi (BOW-W) def. Brigitte Hodge (WASHUW) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
5. Sanjna Tripathy (WASHUW) def. Viv Daniel (BOW-W) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Sasa Jovanovic (BOW-W) def. Lisa Chionis (WASHUW) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Notes:
• WashU is 4-3 against nationally-ranked team this season
• Head coach Kelly Stahlhuth is eight wins shy of 200 for her career
• The Bears other top-five win in program history came vs. No. 4 Carnegie Mellon in 2012