WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.-- First-year Navya Gupta and junior Grace Flaherty earned individual victories Friday as Bates College visited #14 Williams in women's squash competition.

The Bobcats, ranked No. 19 in the College Squash Association (CSA) team rankings, ultimately suffered a 7-2 defeat vs. the 5-5 Ephs, which have now won four-straight matches.

Gupta, playing at the No. 2 position, outlasted Williams' Sophia Koehler in a five-game thriller (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10) to earn the rookie her second win of the season. Flaherty, at No. 6., outlasted Anika Kakarla, 3-1 (11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 16-14), to personally move to 1-1 overall.

Bates drops to 1-4 with the setback. The Bobcats get right back at it Saturday afternoon as they visit #16 Middlebury at 3:00 p.m.

No. 14 Williams 7, No. 19 Bates 2
Friday, January 13, 2023 at Williamstown, Mass.

1. Melanie W. Wang (Williams) def. Andy Martagon (Bates) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4
2. Navya Gupta (Bates) def. Sophia Koehler (Williams) 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10
3. Rachel Miller (Williams) def. Aasya Patel (Bates) 11-4, 11-7, 12-14, 11-9
4.Theresa Kay (Williams) def. Sumairaa Suleman (Bates) 11-8, 11-1, 11-8
5. Rhea Pandit (Williams) def. Tia Billimoria (Bates) 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
6. Grace Flaherty (Bates) def. Anika Kakarla (Bates) 11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 16-14
7. Nora Brant (Williams) def. Claudia El-Masry (Bates) 12-10, 6-1 RE
8. Naomi Jefferson-Sambanis (Williams) def. Angelina Amastal (Bates) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
9. Deena Iqbal (Williams) def. Daina Velez (Bates) 11-1, 11-6, 11-3

Williams (5-5), Bates (1-4)