LEWISTON, Maine – Seniors
Ashley Brooks,
Rakey Drammeh, and
Samantha Matos each won in her final home match as Bates College women's squash beat Colby College, 9-0, on Wednesday night at the Bates Squash Center on the team's Senior Night.
The 12th-ranked Bobcats (9-5) swept all nine matches in straight sets against the 24th-ranked Mules (4-12).
Brooks (Roslindale, Mass.) picked up her victory at the No. 6 spot, Drammeh (New York, N.Y.), the team's captain, won at No. 5, and Matos (New York, N.Y.) snagged a victory in the No. 3 position.
At the top of the ladder junior Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) grabbed a win at the No. 1 spot, and classmate Myriam Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) followed suit in the No. 2 position. Another junior, Chloe Mitchell (Chatham, N.J.), rounded out the top two thirds of the order with a triumph at the No. 4 spot.
Sophomore Lauren Williams (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and first-years Charlotte Cabot (Dover, Mass.) and Emma Dunn (Bellevue, Wash.) completed the sweep with wins on court Nos. 7-9 respectively.
Next, second-seeded Bates opens NESCAC Championship play at Hamilton College on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of seventh-seeded Bowdoin and 10th-seeded Tufts.
Bates 9, Colby 0
Jan. 29, 2014 at Lewiston, Maine (Bates Squash Center)
No. 1 – Nessrine Ariffin (BAT) defeats Julie Wolpow (COL), 11-1, 11-5, 11-8
No. 2 – Myriam Kelly (BAT) defeats Mikaela Johnson (COL), 11-2, 11-5, 11-6
No. 3 – Samantha Matos (BAT) defeats Tara Tischio (COL), 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
No. 4 – Chloe Mitchell (BAT) defeats Liz Brehman (COL), 11-8, 11-3, 11-7
No. 5 – Rakey Drammeh (BAT) defeats Madeline Hunsicker (COL), 11-7, 11-3, 11-6
No. 6 – Ashley Brooks (BAT) defeats Florence Robinson (COL), 11-2, 11-2, 11-3
No. 7 – Lauren Williams (BAT) defeats Amelia Barnett (COL), 11-2, 11-5, 11-8
No. 8 – Charlotte Cabot (BAT) defeats Caroline Pelham (COL), 11-0, 11-2, 11-5
No. 9 – Emma Dunn (BAT) defeats Kathryn Chow (COL), 14-12, 11-2, 11-8
