BOSTON - The fifth-seeded Dickinson women's squash team began their busy weekend with a convincing 8-1 win over the fourth-seeded Saint Lawrence University Saints on Friday morning on day one of the College Squash Association Women's Team Championships hosted by Harvard University.
Inside the Match
At the top flight, Amna Fayyaz broke a 1-1 tie against Anannya Morey with wins of 11-3 and 11-8 to win in four. The second slot saw Lindsay Kuracina rally back from a 2-1 deficit to pick up a win in five with a dominating 11-3 victory in the decisive game. Whitney Finney had her attempt at a 3-0 shutout stymied by Margaret Fleischner as she took the third 11-5, before dropping the fourth 11-7. Jocelyn Feliciano, Cate Moll, Eloise Nimoityn, Anna O'Connor, and Courtney Trail each held their opponents off the scoreboard. Ellissa Goldman lost a very tight battle at the ninth flight to Katherine Leiva.
Results
- Amna Fayyaz (DC) over Anannya Morey (SLU) - 11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-8
- Lindsay Kuracina (DC) over Sanna Koivumaki (SLU) - 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 14-12, 11-3
- Courtney Trail (DC) over Makyla Kelley (SLU) - 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
- Anna O'Connor (DC) over Petra DeRose (SLU) - 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
- Eloise Nimoityn (DC) over Ulrikke Bore Ribesen (SLU) - 11-4, 13-11, 11-8
- Whitney Finney (DC) over Margaret Fleischner (SLU) - 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7
- Cate Moll (DC) over Starnisha Ramsey (SLU) - 11-3, 11-4, 11-9
- Jocelyn Feliciano (DC) over Promise Butler (SLU) - 11-6, 11-9, 12-10
- Katherine Leiva (SLU) over Ellissa Goldman (DC) - 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9
Next on the Court
Dickinson moves on to the winner's bracket semifinals to take on the rival Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. F&M is the top seed in the bracket and is coming off an 8-1 win on Friday over eighth-seeded Wesleyan University. The other semifinal with consist of (#6) William Smith College and (#7) Hamilton College