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Women's Squash Loses to Amherst in Opening Round of CSA Team Nationals

Senior Paget Stanco posted the Tufts win in the #1 spot

NEW HAVEN, CT - Amherst College defeated Tufts 8-1 in the opening round of the College Squash Association Team Championships Walker Cup on Friday at Yale University.

With a strong finish to their regular-season, the Tufts women's team earned a spot in the Walker Cup which features the 17th through 24th ranked teams in the nation. Amherst (#17) is the top seed in the Walker bracket and Tufts (#24) is the eighth seed.

The lone Tufts victory on Friday came in the top spot where senior captain Paget Stanco roared back from a 2-0 deficit to win. Amherst's Rachael Ang started strong with 11-7 and 14-12 wins. However, Stanco rallied for 11-6, 11-4, and 11-3 victories that gave her the match.

Jumbo freshman Hannah Burns played well in a five-game loss at #3 to Amherst's Haley McAtee. Burns led 2-1 with 11-9 and 11-8 wins in the second and third games, respectively. However, McAtee posted 11-5 and 11-7 scores in the fourth and fifth for the win.

Tufts sophomore Lauren Banner won her first game at #5 11-7 before Amherst's Taryn Clary took the match with an 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 run.

Amherst won six times in three games. The most competitive was at #2 where Kim Krayacich defeated Tufts freshman Zarena Jafry 11-7, 11-6, 11-8.

The Jumbos (12-8) drop into the consolation bracket where they will play Hamilton on Saturday at 11:30 at Yale. The Continentals, ranked fourth in the bracket and 20th overall, were edged by fifth-seed Colby 5-4 in the first round on Friday.

Amherst (10-5) will face Colby in the winner's braket on Saturday at Yale starting at 11:30 am.

> CSA Team Championships Walker Cup Bracket

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Banner

Lauren Banner

Sophomore
Hannah Burns

Hannah Burns

Freshman
Zarena Jafry

Zarena Jafry

Freshman
Paget Stanco

Paget Stanco

Senior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Banner

Lauren Banner

Sophomore
Hannah Burns

Hannah Burns

Freshman
Zarena Jafry

Zarena Jafry

Freshman
Paget Stanco

Paget Stanco

Senior