Teams: Women's Squash: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS DROPPED BY TRINITY & BATES IN SATURDAY ACTION AT NESCAC'S

COLLEGE WOMEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORE
NESCAC Championships
Trinity 9, Tufts 0 - Quarterfinal
Bates 9, Tufts 0 - Consolations

At Hartford, CT
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Victoria Barba played well in two losses at the #1 spot

Trinity 9, Tufts 0
1. Tehani Guruge (Tr) def. Victoria Barba (Tu) 9-2, 9-6, 9-6
2. JoAnn Jee (Tr) def. Valerie Koo (Tu) 9-0, 9-1, 9-0
3. Pamela Jimenez (Tr) def. Mercedes Barba (Tu) 9-5, 9-4, 9-3
4. Emory Holton (Tr) def. Jessica Herrmann (Tu) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
5. Andrea Echeverna (Tr) def. Alix Michael (Tu) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
6. Katie Luymud (Tr) def. Simone Grant (Tu) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
7. Katie Saumis (Tr) def. Katie Stork (Tu) 9-2, 9-0, 9-1
8. Alison Holmes (Tr) def. Caroline Choi (Tu) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0
9. Sky Livingston (Tr) def. Erin O'Donnell (Tu) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0

Bates 9, Tufts 0
1. Hannah Laverty (B) def. Victoria Barba (T) 9-5, 9-1, 9-2
2. Whitney Roller (B) def. Stefanie Marx (T) 9-0, 9-5, 9-2
3. Margot Webel (B) def. Valerie Koo (T) 9-0, 9-6, 9-2
4. Sarah Blomstedt (B) def. Mercedes Barba (T) 9-3, 9-7, 9-3
5. Mimi Neal (B) def. Jessica Herrmann (T) 9-7, 9-0, 9-2
6. Sophie Runquist (B) def. Alix Michael (T) 9-1, 9-1, 9-3
7. Anna Hougland (B) def. Simone Grant (T) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1
8. Stephanie Cabot (B) def. Katie Stork (T) 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
9. Emily Russell (B) def. Caroline Choi (T) 9-2, 1-9, 9-5, 9-2

HARTFORD -- The Tufts University women's squash team lost twice on Saturday at the NESCAC Championships. The Jumbos, seeded eighth in the tournament draw, lost 9-0 to Trinity in the quarterfinals on Saturday morning. Later in the day, Tufts lost a consolation match to Bates 9-0.

In the Trinity match, Tufts received good play in the #1 match from senior tri-captain Victoria Barba (New York, NY), who scored 14 points in a loss. First-year Mercedes Barba (New York, NY), Victoria's sister, also represented herself well in a loss, scoring 12 points in a loss. Trinity, the #3 ranked team in the country, won easily in the other seven matches.

The Jumbos were more competitive as a whole against #12 Bates. Senior Caroline Choi (South Korea) won the second game in the #9 match 9-1 before losing in four. Mercedes Barba scored 13 points in the fourth match.

Tufts will play another consolation match to conclude its play in the NESCAC's when they face Amherst on Sunday at Trinity.

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