The Bobcats, who are nationally-ranked No. 16 and are the eight seed in the B Division of the College Squash Association Team Championships, are now 12-6 this season. Williams, the No. 13 team in the nation and the No. 5 seed in the B Division, is now 17-8 this year.

The Ephs won 3-0 at Nos. 1-5 and 7-9 to secure the win. At No. 6, first-year Victoria Haghighi (Bronx, N.Y.) dropped her first game 11-8 to Williams' Abigail LeBlanc. Haghighi battled back for an 11-5 win in game two, but dropped the next two games 11-4, 11-7.

The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, Feb. 23 when they take on George Washington or Middlebury depending upon the outcome of their consolation semifinal this afternoon at 1 p.m.

Williams 9, Bates 0
Kurtz Cup Consolation Semifinals
Feb. 22, 2020 at New Haven, Conn.

1. Julia Ward (W) def. Erika Parker (B) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
2. Haley Jefferson (W) def. Katie Manternach (B) 11-8, 11-7, 12-10
3. Sarah Willwerth (W) def. Maeve O'Brien (B)  11-5, 11-6, 11-5
4. Melissa Swann (W) def. Ella Lungstrum (B) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
5. Yu Quan Ng (W) def. Natasha Jones (B) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
6. Abigail LeBlanc (W) def. Victoria Haghighi (B) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-7
7. Anna Nicholson (W) def. Cordelia Dotson (B) 11-3, 11-8, 11-4
8. Kathryn Wright (W) def. Natalie Bachman (B) 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
9. Mira Kamat (W) def. Lucy Moseley (B)  11-7, 11-5, 11-8