Lewiston, Maine -- Taking the court for the first time in 2023, the #22 Bobcats welcomed #11 Stanford University to the Bates Squash Center Friday for a showdown between a pair of nationally-ranked women's programs.

The Cardinal, playing its first of four matches in the state of Maine this weekend, doubled up the Bobcats, 6-3, to earn its first victory (1-3) of the season. The garnet-and-white, with the setback, slips to 1-6 after a third-consecutive defeat.

The Bobcats enjoyed their best success at the bottom of the lineup as Bates tallied wins in positions #7 through #9.

In the #7 slot, Daina Velez (So.-Bronx, N.Y.) outlasted Stanford's Abigail Alemayeho (Fy.-San Diego, Calif.) in five sets with scores of 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 13-11, 12-10. At #8, Abigail Zerbey (Sr.-North Andover, Mass.) needed only 10 minutes to collect a swift 3-0 triumph (11-0, 11-5, 11-4) while Caroline Taggart (So.-Concord, Mass.) proved victorious at #9 (11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10).

Stanford will now visit Bowdoin College Saturday for a pair of contests vs. the #16 Polar Bears and #10 Dartmouth. Bates remains idle until Monday when they are scheduled to visit #25 St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. Start time is 12:00 p.m.



No. 11 Stanford 6, No. 22 Bates College 3
Friday, Jan. 06, 2023 at Lewiston, Maine
1. Si Ma (Stanford) def. Andy Martagon (Bates) 12-10, 11-9, 11-7
2. Khushi Kukadia (Stanford) def. Aasya Patel (Bates) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
3. Lucia Bicknell (Stanford) def. Erika Parker (Bates) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
4. Mary Duffy (Stanford) def. def. Grace Flaherty (Bates) 11-8, 12-14, 11-2, 11-6
5. Leah McGillicuddy (Stanford) def. Cordelia Dotson (Bates) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
6.  Isabella Rolfe (Stanford) def. Victoria Haghighi (Bates) 11-2, 11-6, 11-8
7.  Daina Velez (Bates) def. Abigail Alemayeho (Stanford) 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 13-11, 12-10
8.  Abigail Zerbey (Bates) def. Riya Siran (Stanford) 11-0, 11-5, 11-4
9. Caroline Taggart (Bates) def. Riya Siran (Stanford) 11-9, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10

Stanford (1-3), Bates (1-6)