LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 15 nationally ranked Bates women's squash team defeated rival No. 20 Bowdoin for the ninth straight time, winning 6-3 Thursday night in their 2021-22 home opener at the Bates College Squash Center.
Bates (2-2) got big wins at the top of the ladder on its way to victory.
SophomoreÂ
Andrea Martagon (Puebla, Mexico) picked up the first win of her collegiate career with a 3-1 (11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-5) victory over Bowdoin's Emma Watts-Roy at the No. 1 position. Junior captainÂ
Erika Parker (San Salvador, El Salvador) won a battle at No. 2, defeating Amanda Cowhey in five games by a count of 3-2 (9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8) to pick up her first win of the year.Â
The Bobcats also thrived in the middle of their lineup against Bowdoin (0-2), winning matches at the No. 4 through 6 positions.Â
First-year
Grace Flaherty (Malvern, Pa.) joined Martagon in tallying her first collegiate win, defeating Bowdoin's Skyler Spaulding 3-1 (11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6) at the No. 4 position. At No. 5, senior
Natasha Jones (Roslindale, Mass.) swept aside Clio Bersani 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-9) for the only sweep of the night for the Bates women. Junior
Ella Lungstrum (Brooklyn, N.Y.) rallied from down two games to one to win 3-2 (8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7) over Ursula Sze at the No. 6 position.
Bates also showed off its depth, with senior captain
Natalie Bachman (New Canaan, Conn.) winning 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5) at the No. 9 position over Bowdoin's Delphine King.
The Bobcats return to action Friday evening, visiting No. 16 nationally ranked Tufts for a match that gets underway at 5pm.
No. 15 Bates 6, No. 20Â Bowdoin 3
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021Â at Lewiston, Maine
1. Andrea Martagon (BAT) def. Emma Watts-Roy (BOW) 11-7, 11-2, 8-11, 11-5
2. Erika Parker (BAT) def. Amanda Cowhey (BOW) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8
3. Caroline Glaser (BOW) def. Katie Manternach (BAT) 14-12, 11-9, 15-13
4. Grace Flaherty (BAT) def. Skyler Spaulding (BOW) 11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6
5. Natasha Jones (BAT) def. Clio Bersani (BOW) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9
6. Ella Lungstrum (BAT) def. Ursula Sze (BOW) 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
7. Marguerite Crowder (BOW) def. Victoria Haghighi (BAT) 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6
8. Melissa Horan (BOW) def. Cordelia Dotson (BAT) 5-11, 11-4, 3-11, 11-1, 11-9
9. Natalie Bachman (BAT) def. Delphine King (BOW) 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5
Gallery: (12-2-2021) Women's Squash vs. Bowdoin (Phyllis Graber Jensen)
