SARTELL, Minn. -- Amelia Asfaw (Fy./Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep), Mary Frances Hose (So./Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge), Mariam Nechiporuk (Fy./Portland, Ore./Lake Oswego), and Ingrid Smith (Fy./Edina, Minn./Edina) each won in both singles and doubles as the regionally-ranked Carleton College women's tennis team remained undefeated this season with a 6-3 victory over College of Saint Benedict.
 
This marked the team's first competition since the Knights (7-0, 3-0 MIAC)—ranked No. 11 in the Central Region—returned from their spring break training trip to Panama.
 
Hose and Asfaw swept the No. 1 doubles match, 8-0. The 11th-ranked tandem in the central region, this duo improved to 3-0 in dual matches this season.
 
Nechiporuk and Smith bested their opponents 8-2 at the second slot, while the Bennies notched their first point at No. 3 doubles.
 
Hose, the No. 3-ranked player in the region, cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory as she stayed undefeated at No. 1 singles in dual matches. Meanwhile, Asfaw improved to 7-0 in singles with her 6-3, 6-0 victory at the second spot; Nechiporuk is 6-0 in singles after notching a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 3 singles; and Smith picked up her fourth consecutive victory 6-1, 7-5.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton is slated to host cross-town foe St. Olaf College on Wednesday, April 6 at 4:15 p.m.
 
#11 Carleton College 6, College of Saint Benedict 3
Singles competition
1. #3 Mary Frances Hose (CAR) def. Lily Fredericks (CSB) 6-1, 6-0
2. Amelia Asfaw (CAR) def. Peyton Kopel (CSB) 6-3, 6-0
3. Mariam Nechiporuk (CAR) def. Greta Nesbit (CSB) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ingrid Smith (CAR) def. Jane Bodensteiner (CSB) 6-1, 7-5
5. Sophia Jonas (CSB) def. Lingyu Wei (CAR) 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
6. Grace Lee (CSB) def. Taylor Thulson (CAR) 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. #11 Mary Frances Hose/Amelia Asfaw (CAR) def. Lily Fredericks/Peyton Kopel (CSB) 8-0
2. Mariam Nechiporuk/Ingrid Smith (CAR) def. Jane Bodensteiner/Sophia Jonas (CSB) 8-2
3. Maria Bedford/Greta Nesbit (CSB) def. Kathryn Burton/Alisa Makatsaria (CAR) 8-3