LEWISTON, Maine -- No. 28 nationally ranked Bates women's squash fell just short to No. 20 Colby College Wednesday as the Mules edged the host-Bobcats, 5-4, in the Bates Squash Center.
Aasya Patel (Fy.-Madhya Pradesh, India),
Erika Parker (So.-San Salvador, El Salvador),
Grace Flaherty (So.-Malvern, Pa.) and
Cordelia Dotson (Sr.-Prides Crossing, Mass.) each recorded triumphs in their respective matches for the garnet and white.
Patel, at the No. 2 position, needed four games to dismiss Colby's Norma Aileen Dominguez Jimenez, doing so with scores of 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9. Flaherty (12-10, 17-15, 8-11, 11-7) and Dotson (4-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9) recorded 3-1 wins of their own at No. 4 and 5, respectively.
No. 3 Parker, having already won the first game of her match (11-4), and leading game two by a score of 10-3, was credited with a 1-0 victory after opponent, Celine Odegard, was forced to retire.
The Bobcats (3-12) look to snap their two-match losing streak, and close out the 2022-23 regular season on a high note, this Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. home contest vs. #11 Tufts. Bates will honor its senior class during a special ceremony prior to competition.
No. 20 Colby 5, No. 28 Bates 4
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 at Lewiston, Maine
1. Andrea Lee Jia Qi (Colby) def.
Andy Martagon (Bates) 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-3, 11-6
2.
Aasya Patel (Bates) def. Norma Aileen Dominguez Jimenez (Colby) 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9
3.
Erika Parker (Bates) def. Celine Odegard (Colby) 11-4, 10-3 RE
4.
Grace Flaherty (Bates) def. Clara Lehv (Colby) 12-10, 17-15, 8-11, 11-7
5.
Cordelia Dotson (Bates) def. Amanda Miller (Colby) 4-11, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9
6. India Spencer (Colby) def.
Victoria Haghighi (Bates) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
7. Mehak Dey-Kohli (Colby) def.
Daina Velez (Bates)11-6, 11-6, 11-4
8. Juliette Love (Colby) def.
Abigail Zerbey (Bates) 11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9
9. MacKenzie O'Shea (Colby) def.
Caroline Taggart (Bates) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
Colby (6-8), Bates (3-12)
