LEWISTON, Maine -- Sophomore captain
Eliza Dunham continues to impress in her return to the Bobcat lineup but the No. 14 nationally ranked Williams College women's squash team won a number of closely contested matches to defeat No. 29 Bates 8-1 Saturday afternoon at the Bates College Squash Center.
Dunham (New Haven, Conn.) improved her record to 2-0 on the season with a 3-1 (10-12,11-7,11-7,11-9) victory over the Ephs' Melissa Swann at the No. 6 position.
Up and down the ladder, the Bobcats (2-4) refused to back down against Williams (4-7).
Junior captain Vicky Arjoon (Georgetown, Guyana) lost a very hard-fought match at the No. 3 position by a count of 3-2 (9-11, 11-5, 11-1, 9-11, 16-14) to the Ephs' Julia Ward. Meanwhile sophomore Luca Polgar (Budapest, Hungary) won her first game at the No. 1 position before falling 3-1 (7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8) to Nicole Friedman. First-years Maeve O'Brien (Essex, Conn.) and Katie Manternach (Brooklyn, N.Y.) lost in four games as well at the No. 4 and 5 positions respectively. Closer to the bottom of the ladder, senior Hannah Conner (Groton, Mass.) played well at the No. 8 position before falling 3-1 (11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3) to Caroline Hogan.
Bates looks to finish its weekend on a winning note Sunday when the Bobcats host No. 12 George Washington at 11:00 a.m.
No. 14 Williams 8, No. 29 Bates 1
Jan. 13, 2018 at Lewiston, Maine.
1. Nicole Friedman (W) def. Luca Polgar (B) 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
2. Hayley Parsons (W) def. Kristyna Alexova (B) 11-3, 11-3, 13-11
3. Julia Ward (W) def. Vicky Arjoon (B) 9-11, 11-5, 11-1, 9-11, 16-14
4. Esther Baek (W) def. Maeve O'Brien (B) 11-8, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4
5. Abigal LeBlanc (W) def. Katie Manternach (B) 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5
6. Eliza Dunham (B) def. Melissa Swann (W) 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
7. Sarah Willwerth (W) def. Molly Brooks (B) 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
8. Caroline Hogan (W) def. Hannah Conner (B) 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
9. Anna Nicholson (W) def. Katie Bull (B) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4
