COLLEGE
WOMEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORES
William Smith 5, Tufts 4
Saint Lawrence 5, Tufts 4
At Amherst, MA
Sunday, January 24, 2010
William Smith 5, Tufts 4
1. Valerie Koo (T) def. Julia Steck (W) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
2. Alix Michael (T) def. Margaret Hartz (W) 16-14, 11-1, 11-3
3. Mercedes Barba (T) def. Kathryn Mullen (W) 5-11, 11-7, 12-10,
11-9
4. Sarah Hallberg (W) def. Alyse Vinoski (T) 5-11, 11-9, 5-11,
11-8, 11-4
5. Jessica Rubine (T) def. Emily Hazenberg (W) 10-12, 7-11, 11-3,
11-4, 13-11
6. Courtney Leous (W) def. Madison Newbound (T) 11-8, 11-9,
11-9
7. Olivia Beckwith (W) def. Ushashi Basu (T) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
8. Anne Habecker (W) def. Erin Bruynell (T) 8-11, 11-5, 11-3,
11-1
9. Lucia Rowe (W) def. Sairah Mahmud (T) 11-4, 11-3, 11-0
Saint Lawrence 5, Tufts 4
1. Valerie Koo (T) def. Sofia Garnett (S) 12-10, 11-9, 14-12
2. Alix Michael (T) def. Jennifer Hearn (S) 11-5, 11-4, 12-10
3. Margaret North (S) def. Mercedes Barba (T) 11-9, 10-12, 11-6,
7-11, 11-4
4. Jacqueline Barrett (S) def. Alyse Vinoski (T) 11-4, 11-8,
11-4
5. Jessica Rubine (T) def. Frances Robinson (S) 11-9, 11-8,
12-10
6. Jessica Ziegler (S) def. Madison Newbound (T) 11-9, 11-6, 7-11,
11-6
7. Ushashi Basu (T) def. Molly Caplan (S) 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9,
11-8
8. Alyssa Smith (S) def. Erin Bruynell (T) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4
9. Katherine Demakos (S) def. Sairah Mahmud (T) 11-5, 11-3,
11-3
AMHERST -- The 17th ranked Tufts University women's squash match
came up just short in two very competitive matches played at
Amherst College on Sunday. The Jumbos lost 5-4 to both #26 William
Smith and to #23 Saint Lawrence, falling to 1-8 overall for the
2009-10 season.
At the top of the Tufts order, both junior Val Koo (Hong
Kong, China) and sophomore Alix Michael (Mercer
Island, WA) won their two matches in three games. Michael
earned a 16-14 win in her first game against William Smith's
Margaret Hartz, while Koo persevered to a 12-10, 11-9, 14-12
victory against Saint Lawrence's Sofia Garnett.
First-year Jessica Rubine (Cranston, RI) also
won both of her matches for the Jumbos. She was down 2-0 before
storming back to win in five against William Smith. Her Saint
Lawrence win was in three, but by hard-fought 11-9, 11-8, and 12-10
scores. Sophomore Mercedes Barba (New York, NY)
won three straight to take her #3 match against William Smith in
four games, and then followed that with competitive play in a
five-game loss against Saint Lawrence.
The Jumbos next play at #2 Trinity on Friday night.
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