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Women's Squash Defeats Haverford, Loses to Connecticut College at Pioneer Valley Tournament

Desen Ozkan rallied from down two games to win her Haverford match

AMHERST/NORTHAMPTON - The Tufts women's squash team completed its weekend at the Pioneer Valley Invitational by splitting matches against Haverford and Connecticut College on Sunday. The #21 Jumbos shut out #32 Haverford 9-0, but lost 6-3 to #23 Connecticut College.

The win over Haverford was more challenging than the final score indicates. Tufts had to win four matches in five games and another in four games. Most impressively, junior Desen Ozkan (Istanbul, Turkey) was down two games in her #8 match, then rallied to win three straight and take the match. Both junior Ushashi Basu (Darien, CT) at #5 and junior Caitlin Doherty (Topsfield, MA) at #7 trailed 2-1 before winning the final two games. Jumbo junior Hafsa Chaudhry (Westwood, MA) went up 2-0, lost the next two and then won the fifth 15-13 at #6. The four-game win came from junior Jessica Rubine (Cranston, RI) at #1.

The Connecticut College match was also close. Senior #2 Mercedes Barba (New York, NY), first-year #4 Ann Bellinger (Arlington, VA) and senior #5 Alyse Vinoski (West Hartford, CT) all won three-game matches for Tufts. Barba's win was most convincing, allowing 18 points to her opponent. Basu lost in five games in the #6 match, while three other Jumbos lost in four.

The Jumbos are now 6-6 overall and play at the Maine Robin next weekend.

Haverford results

Connecticut College results

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Players Mentioned

Mercedes Barba

Mercedes Barba

Senior
Ushashi Basu

Ushashi Basu

Junior
Ann Bellinger

Ann Bellinger

Freshman
Hafsa Chaudhry

Hafsa Chaudhry

Junior
Caitlin Doherty

Caitlin Doherty

Junior
Desen Ozkan

Desen Ozkan

Junior
Jessica Rubine

Jessica Rubine

Junior
Alyse Vinoski

Alyse Vinoski

Senior

Players Mentioned

Mercedes Barba

Mercedes Barba

Senior
Ushashi Basu

Ushashi Basu

Junior
Ann Bellinger

Ann Bellinger

Freshman
Hafsa Chaudhry

Hafsa Chaudhry

Junior
Caitlin Doherty

Caitlin Doherty

Junior
Desen Ozkan

Desen Ozkan

Junior
Jessica Rubine

Jessica Rubine

Junior
Alyse Vinoski

Alyse Vinoski

Senior