PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 12 Bates College women's squash won six matches in straight sets, beating No. 13 Drexel University, 7-2, at Princeton University's Jadwin Gymnasium on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Kurtz Cup (B Division) of the CSA Team Championships.
The Bobcats (12-6) advance to play No. 9 Columbia University, the top seed in the bracket, in the semifinals tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. while the Dragons (10-9) will face No. 16 Hamilton College in consolation play tomorrow at 2 p.m.
At the top of the ladder, juniors Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) and Myriam Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) – both of whom earned First Team All-NESCAC honors yesterday – won on court Nos. 1 and 2 respectively with Ariffin winning 3-0 and Kelly pulling out a 3-2 victory.
Bates captured a trio of three-game wins on court Nos. 4-6 with senior Ashley Brooks (Roslindale, Mass.), junior Chloe Mitchell (Chatham, N.J.), and senior captain Rakey Drammeh (New York, N.Y.) winning in order.
Sophomore Lauren Williams (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and first-year Charlotte Cabot (Dover, Mass.) rounded out the scoring for Bates, emerging victorious at the No. 8 and 9 spots respectively.
Bates 7, Drexel 2
CSA Team Championships – Kurtz Cup Quarterfinals
Feb 21, 2014 at Princeton, N.J. (Jadwin Gymnasium)
No. 1 – Nessrine Ariffin (BAT) defeats Damindhi Udangawa (DU), 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
No. 2 – Myriam Kelly (BAT) defeats Mary Fung-A-Fat (DU), 15-13, 11-8, 9-11, 2-11, 11-9
No. 3 – Elisabeth Money (DU) defeats Samantha Matos (BAT), 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
No. 4 – Ashley Brooks (BAT) defeats Laura Rahauser (DU), 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
No. 5 – Chloe Mitchell (BAT) defeats Maria Diagama (DU), 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
No. 6 – Rakey Drammeh (BAT) defeats Kiran Vasudevan (DU), 11-2, 11-7, 11-8
No. 7 – Kaitlyn Money (DU) defeats Lesea Bourke (BAT), 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-2
No. 8 – Lauren Williams (BAT) defeats Courtney Sabo (DU), 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
No. 9 – Charlotte Cabot (BAT) defeats Kristine Giltvedt (DU), 11-1, 11-3, 11-4
