Teams: Women's Squash: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS FINISH WITH #16 RANKING AFTER HOWE CUP KURTZ DIVISION PLAY

COLLEGE WOMEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORES
Howe Cup Kurtz Division
Williams 9, Tufts 0 - First Round (Friday)
Bowdoin 8, Tufts 1 - Loser's bracket (Saturday)
Hamilton 6, Tufts 3 - Loser's bracket (Sunday)

At Princeton, NJ
Friday-Sunday, February 22-24, 2008

Williams 9, Tufts 0
1. Toby Eyre (W) def. Rebecca Rice (T) 9-0, 9-2, 9-0
2. Jennifer Coxe (W) def. Victoria Barba (T) 9-4, 9-4, 9-5
3. Catie Warner (W) def. Steph Marx (T) 9-4, 9-7, 9-0
4. Arianna Kourides (W) def. Laura Curren (T) 10-8, 9-0, 9-5
5. Caroline Henry (W) def. Valerie Koo (T) 9-0, 9-7, 9-1
6. Claire Hsu (W) def. Micela Leis (T) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
7. Allison Rottkamp (W) def. Margaret Fisher (T) 9-0, 9-2, 9-1
8. Julie Reiser (W) def. Simone Grant (T) 9-4, 9-0, 9-0
9. Kavitha Mannava (W) def. Allison Dempsey (T) 9-2, 9-2, 9-0

Bowdoin 8, Tufts 1
1. Lauren Gesswein (B) def. Rebecca Rice (T) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2
2. Emilie McKenna (B) def. Victoria Barba (T) 9-4, 9-2, 9-3
3. Elena Laird (B) def. Steph Marx (T) 9-2, 9-0, 9-0
4. Kate Gormley (B) def. Laura Curren (T) 9-1, 9-2, 9-2
5. Alex Franceschi (B) def. Valerie Koo (T) 9-3, 9-3, 9-0
6. Jackie Deysher (B) def. Micela Leis (T) 9-6, 9-0, 9-3
7. Biz Gillespie (B) def. Margaret Fisher (T) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
8. Sarah Podamiczky (B) def. Simone Grant (T) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
9. Allison Dempsey (T) def. Jennifer Crouch (B) 8-10, 10-8, 9-6, 1-9, 9-3

Hamilton 6, Tufts 3
1. Kelly Whipple (H) def. Rebecca Rice (T) 9-5, 9-3, 9-2
2. Krissy Rubin (H) def. Victoria Barba (T) 10-8, 9-7, 9-1
3. Steph Marx (T) def. Marx Leila (H) 9-0, 9-6, 7-9, 9-4
4. Laura Curren (T) def. Courtney Kollmer (H) 9-5, 9-3, 9-3
5. Valerie Koo (T) def. Danielle Forsyth (H) 9-1, 9-7, 2-9, 9-5
6. Natalie Schwerin (H) def. Micela Leis (T) 9-5, 6-9, 9-5, 9-5
7. Betsy McDermott (H) def. Margaret Fisher (T) 9-4, 4-9, 9-0, 9-4
8. Anne Edelstein (H) def. Simone Grant (T) 9-3, 9-3, 9-3
9. Nina Platt (H) def. Allison Dempsey (T) 9-4, 9-2, 9-0

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Playing in the Kurtz Division of the Howe Cup, featuring the teams ranked eighth through 16th by the College Squash Association, #16 Tufts women's squash team lost three matches and finished its team season with a #16 ranking and a 9-12 record. At Princeton for the weekend, Coach Doug Eng's Jumbos fell 9-0 to #8 Williams in the first round on Friday, then lost 8-1 to #12 Bowdoin on Saturday in the loser's bracket and completed tournament play with a 6-3 loss to #15 Hamilton on Sunday.

On Friday, Tufts was unable to win a game against Williams. Sophomore Laura Curren (Middletown, RI) lost her first game in the #4 match 10-8, and first-year Valerie Koo (Hong Kong) lost 9-7 in the second game of her #5 match. That was the best that Tufts could muster against the talented Ephs.

Bowdoin was equally strong on Saturday, dominating the Jumbos except for the #9 match. First-year Allison Dempsey (Concord, MA) went five games to own the only Tufts victory at the Howe Cup so far. Down 1-0 early and a 9-1 loser in the fourth game, she scored the victory with a 9-3 final in the fifth.

The Jumbos got three wins in the middle of the order on Sunday against Hamilton. Curren won her match at #4 in straight games. Both sophomore Stephanie Marx (Cos Cob, CT) at #3 and Koo at #5 went four games for victory. Both built 2-0 leads before slipping in the third game, but finished strongly in the fourth.

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