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Junior Katie Bull swept her opponent at the No. 8 position to help Bates defeat Mount Holyoke 9-0 on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. (File photo by Theophil Syslo/Bates College)

Women's Squash 1/28/2018 5:00:00 PM

No. 24 women's squash sweeps No. 27 Mount Holyoke 9-0

LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 24 nationally ranked Bates women's squash team swept seven matches on its way to a 9-0 victory over No. 27 Mount Holyoke Sunday afternoon at the Bates College Squash Center.

Bates (7-6) won its fifth out of its last six matches thanks to outstanding performances throughout the lineup against the Lyons (4-10).

Sophomore Luca Polgar (Budapest, Hungary) led the way at the No. 1 position with a 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-3) victory over the Lyons' Brandy Williamson. The Bobcats gave junior captain Vicky Arjoon (Georgetown, Guyana) the day off so everyone moved up a spot in the lineup, with junior Kristyna Alexova (Boskovice, Czech Republic) winning 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 13-11) at the No. 2 position over Ragini Ghose.

Sophomore captain Eliza Dunham (New Haven, Conn.) earned a 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-1) victory at the No. 3 position over Emily Chang. Meanwhile the first-year pair of Maeve O'Brien (Essex, Conn.) and Katie Manternach (Brooklyn, N.Y.) earned 3-0 sweeps at the No. 4 and 5 positions respectively, with O'Brien winning 11-7, 11-6, 11-1 and Manternach prevailing 11-1, 11-3, 11-5.

Juniors Molly Brooks (Charlottesville, Va.) and Katie Bull (Sudbury, Mass.) picked up 3-0 victories at No. 6 and No. 8. After dropping the first game, senior Cata Robert (Riverside, Conn.) rallied to win 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-1) over Emma Robson at the No. 7 position.

Fellow senior Hannah Conner (Groton, Mass.) stepped into the starting lineup at No. 9 and won 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-3) over Kirina Gair-MacMicha.

Coming off a third-place finish last year, the Bates women's squash team heads to the NESCAC Championships hosted by Hamilton College this Feb. 2-4.

No. 24 Bates 9, No. 27 Mount Holyoke 0
Jan. 28, 2018 at Lewiston, Maine.

1. Luca Polgar (B) def. Brandy Williamson (MH) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
2. Kristyna Alexova (B) def. Ragini Ghose (MH) 11-8, 11-4, 13-11
3. Eliza Dunham (B) def. Emily Chang (MH) 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-1
4. Maeve O'Brien (B) def. Lessly Portillo (MH) 11-7, 11-6, 11-1
5. Katie Manternach (B) def. Kuzuvakwashe Madungw (MH) 11-1, 11-3, 11-5
6. Molly Brooks (B) def. Tanishka Sachidanand (MH) 11-4, 11-1, 11-4
7. Cata Robert (B) def. Emma Robson (MH) 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-1
8. Katie Bull (B) def. Nicole Lara Granados (MH) 11-6, 11-0, 11-4
9. Hannah Conner (B) def. Kirina Gair-MacMicha (MH) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3