LEWISTON, Maine -- An undermanned No. 15 nationally ranked Bates women's squash team fell 5-4 to No. 28 Connecticut College Saturday afternoon at the Bates Squash Center.
With four key players expected to return in January, the Bobcats (1-1) still showed off their strength at the top of the lineup. Sophomore Luca Polgar (Budapest, Hungary) won 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-4) at the No. 1 position over the Camels' Mawa Ballo. Junior captain Vicky Arjoon (Georgetown, Guyana) also won 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-5) at the No. 2 position over Margaret Davey.
The Bobcats' impressive pair of first-years at the No. 3 and 4 positions won for the second straight matches as well. Maeve O'Brien (Essex, Conn.) beat Molly Carabatsos 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-9) and Katie Manternach (Brooklyn, N.Y.) also won 3-0, with an 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 win over Denise Bonilla. Â
After the top four, Bates struggled a bit on Saturday, with senior Hannah Conner (Groton, Mass.) taking her match to five games before falling 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2) to the Camels' Davis Lemay.Â
The Bobcats are back in action December 2Â when they visit Vassar for a pair of matches, one against Vassar and the other against Haverford.
No. 28 Connecticut College 5, No. 15 Bates 4
Nov. 18, 2017 at Lewiston, Maine
1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Mawa Ballo (CC) 11-2, 11-0, 11-4
2. Vicky Arjoon (B) def. Margaret Davey (CC) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5
3. Maeve O'Brien (B) def. Molly Carabatsos (CC) 11-3, 11-2, 11-9
4. Katie Manternach (B) def. Denise Bonilla (CC) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
5. Elizabeth Varoli (CC) def. Cata Robert (B) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
6. Davis Lemay (CC) def. Hannah Conner (B) 10-12, 11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-2
7. Allie Fuller (CC) def. Tiffany Cervantes (B) 3-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-1
8. Jacqueline Chu (CC) def. Nubia Beasley-Bartee (B) 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
9. Phoebe Pliakas-Smith (CC) def. Issy Hnat (B) 11-2, 11-3, 11-1
