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Co-captain Valerie Koo earned a 16-14 win in game one of her Saint Lawrence match
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Tufts University women's squash team finished a busy weekend with losses in two matches played at Yale University on Sunday. The #23 Jumbos lost 9-0 to #18 George Washington University, and then were narrowly defeated 5-4 by #26 Saint Lawrence University.
Junior co-captain Mercedes Barba (New York, NY) and sophomore Jessica Rubine (Cranston, RI) played best for Tufts against GW. Both took a game from their opponents. In the #3 match, Barba won the second game 11-7 to tie the match at 1-1 before losing in four. Rubine jumped to a 1-0 lead with an 11-8 victory in the first game before falling in four.
In the close loss to Saint Lawrence, the Jumbos felt the absence of #7 player Hafsa Chaudhry (Westwood, MA). However, victories were earned in the top four spots, all in straight games. Junior Alix Michael (Mercer Island, WA) battled to 11-8 wins in the first two games at #1 before winning the match 11-5 in the third game. Senior co-captain Valerie Koo (Hong Kong, China) won the first game at #2 by a 16-14 score before winning the next two more easily. Barba allowed just eight points in her #3 victory, while Rubine surrendered 13 during a #4 win. The Jumbos lost four-game matches at #5 and #7.
The Jumbos, who have a 5-8 record overall, travel to Maine next weekend (Jan. 28-29) for matches at Colby and Bowdoin.
George Washington Results
Saint Lawrence Results
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