Boston, MA — On the final day of the 2008 Men’s National Team Championships, Williams and Amherst each won their matches. In the Potter Division, Williams edged Dartmouth, 5-4, to capture seventh place in the tournament.
In the Hoehn Division, Amherst beat Franklin and Marshall, 6-3. The Lord Jeffs finished in fifteenth place.
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Boston, MA — On the second day of the 2008 Men’s National Team Championships, Western Mass teams had challenging matches. In the Potter Division, the University of Western Ontario beat Williams, 5-4. Williams will face Dartmouth in the 7-8 playoff on Sunday.
In the Hoehn Division, Bowdoin defeated Amherst, 5-4. Amherst will face Franklin [...]
Boston, MA — On Friday, the first day of the 2008 Men’s National Team Championships was played at four Boston area locations - Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Belmont Hill. Included in the 51 competing teams are Amherst College and Williams College.
After winning the 8th seed playoff with Rochester, Williams played Trinity College, which has [...]
Boston, MA — This morning, Rochester and Williams battled to gain the eighth seed in the 2008 Team Championship. On paper, Rochester appeared to a stronger team than Williams and they did prevail in the top four ladder matches. However, Williams’ Morgan Phillips (#6), Cameron Henry (#7), Benard Yaros (#8), and Christian Henze [...]
Western Mass — In a surprising move, the College Squash Association announced on Monday that Rochester and Williams are to play for the right to compete in the Potter Division of the 2008 Team Championships. The match will take place on Friday at 9:30 AM at MIT. The winner of the match faces [...]
Amherst, MA — On Saturday, Amherst College hosted Wesleyan and Williams for the annual Little Three Championship. Dating back to 1905, the rivalry between these three schools is considered the oldest conference rivalry in college athletics.
Williams won won both the men’s and women’s events by going undefeated. Amherst finished second by defeating Wesleyan.
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Western Mass — Now that the College Squash season is in preparation for team championships, the rankings are becoming more frequent. In the men’s poll, Williams advanced two spots to number nine, while Amherst dropped a spot to seventeenth.
Like the men, Amherst’s women dropped one spot to seventeenth. Williams, Mount Holyoke, and Smith [...]
Western Mass — The latest College Squash Association polls came out this week and there were some subtle moves that have big impacts on the team Nationals. On the women’s side, Williams dropped one spot to ninth, Mount Holyoke and Amherst each moved up one spot to eleventh and sixteenth, respectively, and Smith remained thirty-first. [...]
Hartford, CT — This weekend, Trinity College hosted the annual New England Small College Athletic Conference Squash Championships. The Amherst and Williams squads participated in the event.
Amherst’s women won two matches (Middlebury and Tufts) and lost two matches (Trinity and Hamilton). The men beat Middlbebury and Tufts, but lost to Bowdoin.
Williams’ women made it [...]
Amherst, MA — On Friday, Amherst College hosted Cornell. The Big Red defeated both Amherst squads by a score of 9-0.
Link to Amherst Press Release.
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Western Mass — Today, the College Squash Association released its second team rankings of the season. On the men’s side, Williams moved from 5th to 11th and Amherst moved from 11th to 15th.
On the women’s side, Williams dropped one spot to 8th. Amherst and Smith remained 17th and 31st respectively. Mount Holyoke [...]
Providence, RI — Today, Mount Holyoke and the Amherst women visited Brown, the ninth-ranked team in the nation. The Lyons’ top three players, Pam Anckermann, Vidushi Gurunada, and Menusha Hettiarachchi, recorded victories, but Mount Holyoke fell 3-6.
The Amherst College women lost to Brown 0-9.
Link to Mount Holyoke Press Release.
Link to Amherst (W) Press Release.
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Amherst and Williamstown, MA — UPenn traveled to Western Mass on Saturday. Against Williams, the Quakers won the men’s match 6-3 and the women’s match 8-1. Against Amherst, UPenn’s women won by a score of 9-0 and the men won 8-1.
Link to Amherst Press Release.
Link to Williams Press Release
New Haven, CT — Over the weekend, Amherst participated in the Yale Invitational. The women’s team was shutout by host Yale, but rebounded with a 6-3 victory over Middlebury. At the number two position, senior co-captain Libby Martin propeled the Lord Jeff’s to victory by rallying from a 2-1 deficit to beat Middlebury’s [...]
