COLLEGE
WOMEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORE
Howe Cup Team Championships - Epps
Division
Tufts 9, Boston College 0
At New Haven, CT
Friday, February 26, 2010
1. Valerie Koo (T) def. Jen Noesen (B) 11-1, 11-5, 11-9
2. Alix Michael (T) def. Helen Whelan (B) 12-10, 11-6, 11-2
3. Mercedes Barba (T) def. Rosemary Quick (B) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1
4. Jess Rubine (T) def. Kate Gorgi (B) 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 14-12
5. Alyse Vinoski (T) def. Julia Nary (B) 11-7, 11-7, 11-3
6. Ushashi Basu (T) def. Gina Giuggio (B) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
7. Erin Bruynell (T) def. Caroline Cannon (B) 6-11, 11-4, 11-3,
11-8
8. Sairah Mahmud (T) def. Katherine Duvnjak (B) 11-6, 13-11,
11-6
9. Lauren Lanster (T) def. Not on roster (B) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
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First year Ushashi Basu cruised to her victory
in the sixth match
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Seeded first in the Epps Cup at the Howe Cup
Team Championships hosted by Yale University this weekend, the
Tufts University women's squash team opened play with a 9-0 victory
against eighth-seed Boston College on Friday morning. The Jumbos
will now face fourth seed Northeastern in the semi-finals on
Saturday at 4:30 pm.
Tufts, ranked 25th nationally by the College Squash Association,
got seven three-game wins in the match against the #32 Eagles.
Sophomore Mercedes Barba (New York, NY) had the
most decisive victory in the third match, surrendering just five
points. First year Ushashi Basu (Darien, CT) was
also a clear-cut winner in the sixth match, losing just nine
points.
Senior tri-captain Erin Bruynell (Milton, MA)
came back from down 1-0 to win three straight games in the #7
match.
Winners of two in a row and three out of their last four, Tufts
(5-13) defeated Northeastern 8-1 earlier this season. BC will play
Smith College in a consolation bracket match on Saturday at 4:30
pm.
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