WATERVILLE, Maine -- The number 16 nationally ranked Bates women's squash team won at the top seven positions on Wednesday in a 7-2 road victory over No. 25 Colby.
The win marks the 12th time in the last 14 years the Bates women (10-3) have defeated Colby (6-12) and Bowdoin in the regular season. The Bobcats last lost to the Mules in 2001.
The Bobcats' top three players on the ladder all swept their opponents.
First-year Luca Polgar (Budapest, Hungary) defeated Colby's Madiha Molani 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-6) at the No. 1 position. Polgar improved her individual record in her debut season to 11-2.
Sophomores Kristyna Alexova (Boskovice, Czech Republic) and Vicky Arjoon (Georgetown, Guyana) held down the fort at the No. 2 and 3 positions respectively. Alexova took down Devin Mullaney 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-9) and Arjoon won 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-3) over the Mules' Olivia Silverman.
Senior co-captain Emma Dunn (Bellevue, Wash.) played at the No. 4 position on Wednesday and rallied to win in five games, 3-2 (11-6, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4) over Julianna Song.
Senior co-captain Charlotte Cabot (Dover, Mass.) had an easier time with her opponent, winning 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-8) at the No. 5 position over Cricket di Galoma.
The other five-game match Bates won belonged to sophomore Katie Bull (Sudbury, Mass.) at the No. 7 position. She took a 2-1 lead only to see Caroline Pelham take the fourth game 12-10. But Bull didn't mess around in the fifth game, winning 11-3 to take the match 3-2 (10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3).
Meanwhile junior Blair Weintraub (New York, N.Y.) moved up to the No. 6 position and won 3-1 (11-6, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7) over Colby's Ren Robinson.
The Bobcats are back in action at the Bates Squash Center this Saturday when they host No. 20 Wellesley at 4:00 p.m.
No. 16 Bates 7, No. 25 Colby 2
Jan. 25, 2017 at Waterville, Maine
1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Madiha Molani (C) 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
2. Kristyna Alexova (B) def. Devin Mullaney (C) 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
3. Vicky Arjoon (B) def. Olivia Silverman (C) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
4. Emma Dunn (B) def. Julianna Song (C) 11-6, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4
5. Charlotte Cabot (B) def. Cricket di Galoma (C) 11-2, 11-3, 11-8
6. Blair Weintraub (B) def. Ren Robinson (C) 11-6, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7
7. Katie Bull (B) def. Caroline Pelham (C) 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3
8. Lily Wain (C) def. Molly Brooks (B) 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5
9. Elise O'Brien (C) def. Nubia Beasley-Bartee (B) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4
