The Middlebury women's squash team, ranked #14 in the latest national poll, concluded a busy stretch, losing to 15th-ranked Franklin & Marshall by a 7-2 score on Sunday in a match played at Williams. The Panthers (6-3) have nearly a week off from competition before returning to the court Saturday in a road contest with the 13th-ranked Ephs at 2:00 p.m.
The Diplomats (3-6) took a 3-0 lead with victories at #8, #6 and #2. Middlebury got on the board when
Zoe Carey posted a three-game victory by scores of 11-7, 11-8 and 11-7 against Franklin & Marshall's Dulakshi Elikewela in the fourth slot of the ladder. The Diplomats recorded the team victory via three-consecutive victories at #9, #7 and #5, respectively.
The other Panther point was tallied by
Beatrijs Kuijpers in four games at #3. Kuijpers lost the opening game to F&M's Emily Caldwell by a 13-11 score, but rebounded to win the next three with ease for the win (11-2, 11-8, 11-5). The Diplomats earned their seventh point at the top of the lineup in a five-game win.
#15 Franklin & Marshall 7, #14 Middlebury 2
January 17, 2016 at Williamstown, Massachusetts
1. Sherilyn Yang (F&M) def.
Saskia Pownall-Gray (Midd) 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9
2. Fiona Murphy (F&M) def.
Tiffany Hau (Midd) 11-4, 11-7, 11-2
3.
Beatrijs Kuijpers (Midd) def. Emily Caldwell (F&M) 11-13, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5
4.
Zoe Carey (Midd) def. Dulakshi Elikewela (F&M) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
5. Lauren Johnston (F&M) def.
Alexa Comai (Midd) 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5
6. Andreina Benedith (F&M) def.
Caroline Jahrling (Midd) 12-14, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
7. Ellen Verry (F&M) def.
Audrey Ellen (Midd) 11-6, 11-5, 11-4
8. Kate O'Brien (F&M) def.
Hope Matthews (Midd) 11-5, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7
9. Cris Margaret Frias (F&M) def.
Isabel van der Linden (Midd) 11-7, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8
