TUFTS LOSES 7-2 AGAINST COLBY IN NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

COLLEGE WOMEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORE
NESCAC Championships First Round
Colby 7, Tufts 2

At Hartford, CT
Friday, February 5, 2010

1. Samantha Smith (C) def. Valerie Koo (T) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
2. Kate Pistel (C) def. Alix Michael (T) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8
3. Mercedes Barba (T) def. Madeline Dufour (C) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9
4. Jess Rubine (T) def. Molly Parsons (C) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
5. Caroline Reaves (C) def. Alyse Vinoski (T) 11-2, 11-6, 11-8
6. Kaeley Shepard (C) def. Madison Newbound (T) 11-2, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8
7. Jae Paik (C) def. Ushashi Basu (T) 11-4, 12-10, 11-9
8. Jessica Kravetz (C) def. Erin Bruynell (T) 11-3, 11-1, 11-5
9. Alison Crevi (C) def. Sairah Mahmud (T) 11-3, 11-7, 11-1

Sophomore Mercedes Barba earned one of two Tufts victories

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The 16th ranked Colby College women's squash team won 7-2 against #25 Tufts in the first round of the NESCAC Championships on Friday night at Trinity College.

Colby, seeded seventh, advances to play #2 seed Williams College in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 1:30 pm. The #10 seed Jumbos (2-11) drop into the loser's bracket, where they will play Saturday consolation matches against Bowdoin at 12:15 pm and against Connecticut College at 2:30 pm. Those matches will be held at Wesleyan University.

First-year Jess Rubine (Cranston, RI) had the best day for Tufts, winning her #4 match impressively 11-3, 11-5, 11-5. The Jumbos also received a top-of-the-order victory from sophomore Mercedes Barba (New York, NY), who won the #3 match in three games. First-year Madison Newbound (Williamstown, MA) took the second game before falling at #6.

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