MEDFORD, Mass. --
Andy Martagon,
Aasya Patel, and
Grace Flaherty each scored triumphs in the women's squash regular-season finale for No. 19 Bates College as the Bobcats visited No. 11 Tufts Saturday.
The Jumbos (10-4) earned the team win on the day, doubling up the garnet and white, 6-3.
Martagon, playing at the No. 1 spot for Bates, secured a 3-1 win (11-4, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9) over Tuft's Vharshamithraa Dinesh. Patel needed five games to erase Caroline Chin at No. 3, doing so by scores of 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8. Flaherty won her match at No. 6 in four games (15-17, 17-15, 11-8, 11-2) vs. Sora Karanja.
The Bobcats (6-9) now await the announcement of the seedings for next weekend's NESCAC Championships, which will be hosted by Amherst College (Feb. 10-11). Tournament match-ups will be released this Tuesday.
No. 11 Tufts 6, No. 19 Bates College 3
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2024 in Medford, Mass.
1.
Andy Martagon (Bates) def. Vharshamithraa Dinesh (Tufts) 11-4, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9
2. Riddhi Joshi (Tufts) def.
Navya Gupta (Bates) 9-11, 16-14, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7
3.
Aasya Patel (Bates) def. Caroline Chin (Tufts) 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 11-8
4. Nieve Monderer (Tufts) def.
Sumairaa Suleman (Bates)11-9, 11-13, 5-11, 11-2, 11-3
5. Sanjana Vissapragada (Tufts) def.
Tia Billimoria (Bates) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3
6.
Grace Flaherty (Bates) def. Sora Karanja (Tufts) 15-17, 17-15, 11-8, 11-2
7.Maria Fernanda Pinot (Tufts) def.
Angelina Amastal (Bates) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
8. Kate Chang (Tufts) def.
Daina Velez (Bates) 11-3, 11-9, 11-4
9. Bridget Schutt (Tufts) def.
Hollis Hale (Bates) 11-6, 11-5, 11-8
Tufts (10-4) Bates (6-9)