Box Score PASADENA, Calif.—Junior Olivia Soffer (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) matched the program's all-time record for singles wins and was one of three players to record points in both singles and doubles as No. 13 Babson College defeated No. 27 Caltech, 7-2, in non-conference women's tennis action on Monday afternoon. 

With the win, Babson improves to 2-0 on the year and helped first-year head coach Emma Davis earn the first victory of her career. Caltech dropped to 1-2 overall with the loss. 

Olivia Soffer and sophomore Matia Cristiani (San Salvador, El Salvador) breezed to an 8-0 win at number one doubles, while senior Adèle Fernández (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) and first-year Chaniel Soffer (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) were 8-5 winners at number two. Caltech earned its first point of the match at number three where Payal Patel (Cumming, Ga.) and senior Emily Zhang (Sharon, Mas.) defeated senior Juliette Moschella (Little Silver, N.J.) and junior Laetitia Rizk (Beirut, Lebanon) in a tiebreaker, 8-7 (7-4). 

The Beavers dominated in singles with four of their five victories coming in straight sets. Olivia Soffer downed Zhang 6-2, 6-0, Cristiani beat junior Yoyo Benchetrit (Toronto, Ontario) 6-2, 6-1 at number two and Rizk was a 7-5, 7-5 winner at number three. 

Chaniel Soffer cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at number four and Moschella dropped the first set at number six against first-year Anna Tanaka (Honolulu, Hawaai) before rallying for a 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 11-9 victory. Caltech picked up its lone point in singles at number five where Patel defeated Babson sophomore Mariana Campos (Houston, Texas), 6-4, 6-3. 

Both teams return to action on Tuesday at 5 p.m. EDT as Babson travels to No. 10 Redlands, while Caltech hosts No. 17 Washington (Mo.).