The 16th-ranked Middlebury women's squash team grounded #17 William Smith, tallying wins in spots four through nine for a 6-3 triumph on Sunday. The victory was the eighth straight for the Panthers. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Middlebury jumped ahead 2-0 with three-game victories from Margaux Comai at #5 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7) and Clementine Campbell at the bottom of the ladder (11-6, 11-9, 11-9).
• The Herons cut the deficit to one (2-1) with a 3-1 win in the second spot.
• The Panthers responded by tallying the next two points, each coming by a sweep. Maya Bardorf tallied an 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 triumph at #6, followed by an 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 win in the eighth slot by Madeline Schwarz.
• William Smith posted its second point of the contest with a sweep at #3 to move to within two (4-2) on the scoreboard.
• Middlebury closed the match with two of the last three points. Abby Holding fought back from a 2-1 deficit, edging her opponent in a five-game triumph to clinch the match at #4 (11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6). Mariana Reedich picked up a three-game victory in the seventh spot (11-4, 11-8, 12-10).
• The visitors tallied a 52-minute, five-game victory in the top spot for the final 6-3 score.

NOTES

• Prior to the match, the Panthers honored seniors Bardorf, Eva Finney and Kieran Suntha for their efforts and hard work that the trio has dedicated to the program. 
• Schwarz and Reedich each remain undefeated with perfect 11-0 records this season.
• Bardorf and Holding both tallied their eighth-consecutive wins, with the streak being the longest of Holding's career.
• Suntha tallied a three-game sweep in Sunday's exhibition match.
• Seven of the eight Middlebury victories during the winning streak have come against top-25 nationally-ranked opponents.
• The programs played for the 10th time with the Panthers holding an 8-2 advantage.

After playing the last nine matches at home, Middlebury takes to the road for their next match on Friday against Brown. The contest will be played at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island.