HARTFORD, Conn. -- No. 2 seed Tufts knocked off No. 7 Bates Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 NESCAC Women's Squash Championships as the Jumbos advance with a 9-0 defeat of the Bobcats.

The Jumbos (9-6) now take on No. 3 seed Amherst in Sunday's semifinals (9 am), which defeated No. 6 seed Bowdoin, 9-0. No. 1 seed (and tournament host) Trinity takes on No. 4 Williams in the other semifinal match (12 pm).

Bates (4-7) returns to regular-season match play next Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. home contest vs. No. 21 Colby.

No. 2 Tufts 9, No. 7 Bates College 3
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Hartford, Conn.
1. Vharshamithraa Dinesh (Tufts) def. Navya Gupta (Bates) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7
2. Maria Arseniev (Tufts) def. Grace Flaherty (Bates) 11-6, 12-10, 11-7
3. Riddhi Joshi (Tufts) def. Scarlett Hine (Bates) 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
4. Anika Goyal (Tufts) def. Tia Billimoria (Bates) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
5. Aleezah Burhan (Tufts) def. Sav Thomson (Bates) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
6.Nieve Monderer (Tufts) def. Angelina Amastal (Bates) 11-0, 11-1, 11-6
7. Chloe Bergam (Tufts) def. Neha Taneja (Bates)11-1, 11-4, 11-1
8. Indira Moshi (Tufts) def. Daina Velez (Bates) 11-0, 11-4, 11-3
9. Mia Kim (Tufts) wins unopposed

Tufts (9-6), Bates (4-7)