WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Bates women's squash team defeated Amherst 6-3 for its fourth straight victory in the quarterfinal round of the NESCAC Women's Squash Championship on Saturday, then fell 9-0 to top-seeded Trinity in the semifinals. The No. 16 nationally ranked Bobcats will face No. 13 Middlebury on Sunday at 9am in the tournament's third-place match.
Trinity (14-1), ranked No. 1 in the country, swept all nine individual matches by 3-0 scores. At the top of the ladder, Kanzy El Defrawy defeated Bates senior
Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia), snapping Ariffin's personal 12-match win streak and dropping the one-time All-American to 15-4 this season.
Earlier in the day, Ariffin swept No. 17 Amherst's Kim Krayacich 11-1, 11-6, 11-5, one of two 3-0 decisions for the Bobcats. Junior
Lauren Williams (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) had the other at the No. 7 position over Meyha Sud. Senior
Myriam Kelly (Bronx, N.Y.) and
Lesea Bourke (Greenwich, Conn.) won 3-1 at 2 and 3, respectively, and sophomores
Emma Dunn (Bellevue, Wash.) and
Charlotte Cabot (Dover, Mass.) prevailed by 3-2 scores at 4 and 6, respectively.
The Bobcats (10-9) will look to avenge their 8-1 defeat at Middlebury on Jan. 24.
Bates 6, Amherst 3 (NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal)
Feb. 7, 2015 at Williamstown, Mass.
1.
Nessrine Ariffin (BATW) def. Kim Krayacich (AMHW) 11-1, 11-6, 11-5
2.
Myriam Kelly (BATW) def. Arielle Lehman (AMHW) 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7
3.
Lesea Bourke (BATW) def. Haley McAtee (AMHW) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
4.
Emma Dunn (BATW) def. Tiana Palmer-Poroner (AMHW) 9-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
5. Ericka Robertson (AMHW) def.
Chloe Mitchell (BATW) 1-11, 11-8, 13-11, 9-11, 11-5
6.
Charlotte Cabot (BATW) def. Taryn Clary (AMHW) 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 11-5
7.
Lauren Williams (BATW) def. Meyha Sud (AMHW) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
8. Khushy Aggarwal (AMHW) def.
Sarah Miller (BATW) 11-5, 11-6, 11-1
9. Corri Johnson (AMHW) def.
Blair Weintraub (BATW) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3
Trinity 9, Bates 0 (NESCAC Championship Semifinal)
Feb. 7, 2015 at Williamstown, Mass.
1. Kanzy El Defrawy (TRNW) def.
Nessrine Ariffin (BATW) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4
2. Raneem Sharaf (TRNW) def.
Myriam Kelly (BATW) 11-4, 11-2, 11-7
3. Julia Le Coq (TRNW) def.
Lesea Bourke (BATW) 11-4, 11-9, 11-2
4. Ashley Tidman (TRNW) def.
Emma Dunn (BATW) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
5. Salma El Defrawy (TRNW) def.
Chloe Mitchell (BATW) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
6. Karolina Holinkova (TRNW) def.
Charlotte Cabot (BATW) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
7. Sachika Balvani (TRNW) def.
Lauren Williams (BATW) 11-5, 11-8, 11-0
8. Chanel Erasmus (TRNW) def.
Sarah Miller (BATW) 11-1, 11-0, 11-0
9. Alexia Echeverria (TRNW) def.
Blair Weintraub (BATW) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
