Squash Rolls to Sweep at Yale
Bates Match Statistics
Bowdoin Match Statistics
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Jan. 17, 2009) – The Mount Holyoke College women’s squash team picked up a pair of victories today at Yale University. After edging Bates College 5-4, the Lyons cruised to a 7-2 triumph over Bowdoin College. With their two wins, they ran their win streak to three and boosted their overall record to 8-3.
Senior Menusha Hettiarachchi sparked Mount Holyoke to a thrilling 5-4 victory over Bates. After missing the first two months of the season with an injury, she returned to the lineup and dropped just three points in a 3-0 triumph at the number nine slot. Junior Laura Robinson picked up a 3-0 win of her own at the number three position to put the Lyons in front 2-0, but Bates grabbed wins in the numbers six, seven and eight spots to gain a 3-2 edge. Senior Pamela Anckermann and sophomore Vidushi Gurunada then put Mount Holyoke back in front with 3-0 wins at the numbers one and two positions, respectively. With the match in the balance, junior Laurian Lue Yen sealed things with a thrilling 3-2 triumph at the fifth slot. Trailing 2-1, she outscored her opponent 9-4 in both the fourth and fifth games to complete the comeback.
With momentum in its favor, Mount Holyoke went on to defeat a tough Bowdoin squad 7-2 in their second match of the day. Robinson and junior Hillela Simpson got things going with shutout victories at the numbers three and nine positions, respectively. The Lyons then swept the second round of matches to ice things. Gurunada grabbed a 3-2 win at the second slot, while Lue Yen earned a 3-1 win at the number five position. Hettiarachchi rounded things out with a convincing 3-0 victory at the number eight slot. She dropped just two points in the match. Mount Holyoke’s remaining wins came from Anckermann and junior Kasia Kolodziejczak, who each won 3-0. They were playing in the numbers one and seven slots, respectively.
The Lyons have now defeated Bates three straight times, all by scores of 5-4. They have downed Bowdoin twice in a row.
Mount Holyoke (8-3) will return to action on Tuesday at Brown University. The match is slated to begin at 5:00 p.m.