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Women's Squash Closes First Semester With Triple-Header Victory on Saturday

Risa Meyers won all three of her Saturday matches for Tufts

MIDDLETOWN, CT - The Tufts women's squash team earned an impressive three-match sweep against teams close to them in the national rankings during a busy day at the Wesleyan Round Robin tournament on Saturday. Tufts defeated Colby 5-4, Smith 9-0 and William Smith 9-0.

In the November 14 Dunlop Women's College Squash Team Rankings, Tufts is #21, Colby is at #23, Smith is #25 and William Smith is at #28.

Coach Belkys Velez's Jumbos had to work hardest in the Colby match. First-year Ann Bellinger (Arlington, VA) at #4 and senior co-captain Alyse Vinoski (West Hartford, CT) at #5 both won five-game matches. Vinoski was down 2-0 before winning three straight for her victory. The other three Tufts wins came in four games each, including at #9 where junior Hafsa Chaudhry (Westwood, MA) broke a 1-1 tie with 11-9 and 11-6 wins in the third and fourth games, respectively.

The 9-0 win over Smith included four matches that went more than three games. Junior Madison Newbound (Williamstown, MA) was an 11-3 winner in the fifth game of her #8 match. Down 1-0 early, first-year Paige Dahlman (Denver, CO) rallied to win three straight games at #3. Of Tufts' five three-game victories, Vinoski was most efficient with an 11-9, 11-7, 11-3 win at #5.

The Jumbos completed the three-match sweep with a relatively easy shutout of William Smith. Junior Jessica Rubine (Cranston, RI) was dominant in the #1 match, allowing just eight points in a three-game win. Bellinger had been down 1-0 before winning three in a row for the #4 match. At #7, junior Risa Meyers (New York, NY) took care of business 11-2, 11-4, 11-7.

The three wins improved Tufts' record to 5-3 heading into the semester break. They don't play again until January 21.

Colby match results

Smith match results

William Smith match results

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Players Mentioned

Ann Bellinger

Ann Bellinger

Freshman
Hafsa Chaudhry

Hafsa Chaudhry

Junior
Paige Dahlman

Paige Dahlman

Freshman
Risa Meyers

Risa Meyers

Junior
Madison Newbound

Madison Newbound

Junior
Jessica Rubine

Jessica Rubine

Junior
Alyse Vinoski

Alyse Vinoski

Senior

Players Mentioned

Ann Bellinger

Ann Bellinger

Freshman
Hafsa Chaudhry

Hafsa Chaudhry

Junior
Paige Dahlman

Paige Dahlman

Freshman
Risa Meyers

Risa Meyers

Junior
Madison Newbound

Madison Newbound

Junior
Jessica Rubine

Jessica Rubine

Junior
Alyse Vinoski

Alyse Vinoski

Senior