For Immediate Release
January 17, 2007
Wellesley Sports Information
Wellesley Squash Falls to 12th-Ranked Hamilton
WELLESLEY, MA - Playing their first home match as a varsity squad in over two years, the Wellesley squash team fell to 12th-ranked Hamilton College at Dana Hall in Wellesley. The Blue, playing without injured number one Sarah Odell (Chester Springs, PA), were blanked by the Continentals, 9-0.
Wellesley was only able to pick up one set win, with Natalie Chen (Lexington, MA) picking up the lone Blue victory in her first fourth-flight match. Chen won the first set, 9-6, but dropped the next three sets (3-9, 5-9, 1-9).
At number five, Geraldine Ng (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) had a close second-set match but it wasn't enough as opponent Danielle Forsyth prevailed with a 2-9, 8-10, 4-9 win.
The victory improves Hamilton to 8-1 on the season, backing their #12 ranking.
Wellesley, ranked 20th in the nation, falls to 3-4 on the season. The Blue will be back in action on Saturday, January 26th in the Mount Holyoke/Smith Invitational. Wellesley will take on Northeastern at 2:00pm and then Colby, later that night at 5:00pm.
Hamilton def. Wellesley, 9-0
Dana Hall School
Wellesley, MA
Pos. |
Wellesley |
Hamilton |
Winner |
Scores |
1 |
Ayako Kubodera |
Kelly Whipple |
Hamilton |
0-9, 0-9, 1-9 |
2 |
Jackie Shaw |
Courtney Kollmer |
Hamilton |
1-9, 5-9, 3-9 |
3 |
Caroline Tall |
Leila Clifford |
Hamilton |
3-9, 2-9, 2-9 |
4 |
Natalie Chen |
Natalie Schwerin |
Hamilton |
9-6, 3-9, 5-9, 1-9 |
5 |
Geraldine Ng |
Danielle Forsyth |
Hamilton |
2-9, 8-10, 4-9 |
6 |
Oly Fernando |
Anne Edelstein |
Hamilton |
2-9, 0-9, 2-9 |
7 |
Ashley Stevens |
Betsey McDermott |
Hamilton |
0-9, 3-9, 2-9 |
8 |
Laura Stevens |
Nina Platt |
Hamilton |
1-9, 3-9, 2-9 |
9 |
|
Jane Hannon |
Hamilton |
Forfeit |