Providence, R.I.-- Sophomore Daina Velez and senior Abigail Zerbey both won their season-opening matches, but the No. 19 nationally ranked Bates women's squash team fell 7-2 Saturday at Brown University in the maiden outing for the Bobcats in 2022-23.

Bates (0-1) lost three of the nine matches by the score of 3-2 vs. the Bears (2-1).

Velez (Bronx, N.Y.), playing at the No. 6 position, bested Brown's Mina Bahadori in four games (10-12, 13-11, 11-3, 11-6). Zerbey (North Andover, Mass.) enjoyed a 3-0 sweep of Zoya Unni in the No. 7 slot with wins of 11-4, 12-10, and 11-7.

Senior captain Erika Parker (San Salvador, El Salvador) won her first two games at the No. 3 position, only to see Brown's Danielle Benstock rally to win in five games (11-7, 12-10, 5-11, 10-12, 7-11).

First-year Aasya Patel (Madhya Pradesh, India), playing her first collegiate match, fell in the No. 2 position to Lily Seckendorf (11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 3-11). Sophomore Caroline Taggart (Concord, Mass.) in the No. 8 position, slipped in five sets to Anji Friedbauer (1-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 4-11).

The Bobcats look to bounce back Sunday when they visit No. 1 Trinity (Conn.) for a match that gets underway at 3pm.

Brown 7, No. 19 Bates 2
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 at Providence, R.I.
1. Rachel Masek (Brown) def. Andy Martagon (Bates) 4-11, 11-3, 18-16, 11-9
2. Lily Seckendorf (Brown) def. Aasya Patel (Bates) 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3
3. Danielle Benstock (Brown) def. Erika Parker (Bates) 7-11, 10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7
4. Katherine Dowling (Brown) def. Grace Flaherty (Bates) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4
5. Esha Lakhotia (Brown) def. Cordelia Dotson (Bates) 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
6. Daina Velez (Bates) def. Mina Bahadori (Brown) 10-12, 13-11, 11-3, 11-6
7. Abigail Zerbey (Bates) def. Zoya Unni (Brown) 11-4, 12-10, 11-7
8.Anji Friedbauer (Brown) def. Caroline Taggart (Bates) 11-1, 5-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4
9. Eshanika Sreekanth Urs (Brown) def. Dani Levy (Bates) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4