Western Mass — This weekend, Thirteen of the thirty-three women’s college squash teams participated in the Smith/Mount Holyoke Invitational. The event was hosted at three sites across the Pioneer Valley - Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Amherst College - and teams traveled between the locations throughout the weekend. In total, 27 matches were [...]
Northampton, MA — In the final day of the Smith/Mount Holyoke tournament, five matches were held at Smith. Opening play, Wesleyan defeated Franklin & Marshall 7-2. The Diplomats rebounded to beat host Smith 7-2. In the number one match, Smith’s Kate Whitesell defeated Davinia Buckley in three games.
Wellesley defeated Connecticut College 6-3. [...]
South Hadley, MA — Mount Holyoke concluded the Smith/Mount Holyoke tournament with an undefeated record. The Lyons shutout Northeastern and beat Wesleyan 8-1. The Lyons’ Laura Robinson (#4) and Laurian Lue Yen (#5) went undefeated on the day and together only surrendered five points.
In the only other match of the day at Mount [...]
Amherst, MA — Amherst College split their final two matches of the Smith/Mount Holyoke tournament on Sunday. The Lord Jeffs opened with a 7-2 victory over William Smith. Hamilton, the 12th-ranked team in the nation, easily defeated Amherst 8-1. Amherst’s sole individual victory came from Hayley Milbourn at the number three position.
In the other [...]
South Hadley, MA — Mount Holyoke hosted five matches at the Kendall Sport and Dance Center. The host school beat Colby 8-1 and Hamilton 6-3. Each of the Lyons’ individuals victories were by 3-0 scores.
Wellesley defeated Northeastern 5-4. The Northeastern defeated Colgate 9-0 and the Hamilton defeated Tufts 6-3.
Link to Mount Holyoke Press [...]
Amherst, MA — As part of the Smith/Mount Holyoke tournament, Amherst College hosted four matches. Amherst beat Franklin & Marshall 9-0, but lost to Colby 3-6.
Also at Amherst, Wesleyan beat Colgate 8-1. The Colby and Wellesley results will be published shortly.
Link to Amherst Press Release.
Below are complete results.
Northampton, MA — Smith College hosted four matches on the second day of the Smith/Mount Holyoke Tournament. In the first match of the day, Wesleyan defeated Conn College 6-3. Conn College rebounded to beat Smith 8-1. Meg Oliverio was Smith’s sole winner. Tufts beat William Smith 8-1.
In the final match of [...]
Northampton and South Hadley, MA — The Smith/Mount Holyoke Invitational began today with three matches. Mount Holyoke hosted Colgate and emerged with a 7-2 victory. The Lyons’ top five players, Pamela Anckermann, Vidushi Gurunada, Menusha Hettiarachchi, Laurian Leu Yen, and Elizabeth Wright, only dropped a combined four points in the contest.
After the match, Colgate [...]
Western Mass — This weekend, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith will host their annual invitational. The three schools will host ten teams with twenty-eight scheduled matches. The teams range in the national rankings from 12th to 31st. Below are the rankings of each team participating in the tournament:
Amherst (#17)
Colby (tied for #12)
Colgate [...]
Western Mass — The long awaited College Squash Association rankings have been unveiled. On the men’s side, Williams is 5th and Amherst is 11th.
The women’s side is a bit jumbled - Williams is 7th, Mount Holyoke is in a five-way tie for 12th, Amherst is 17th, and Smith is 31st.
At the number twelve spot, Bowdoin, [...]
Middletown, CT — Over the weekend, Smith and Mount Holyoke competed at the Wesleyan Invitational. Smith had a challenging weekend. The team lost to George Washington (0-9), St. Lawrence (0-9), Connecticut College (2-7), and Wesleyan (2-7). Number one Kate Whitesell recorded a five-game victory against Wesleyan’s Casey Simchik. Julia Voorhess (number seven) defeated Connecticut’s [...]
Sheffield, MA — Berkshire alumna and current Hamilton College player Courtney Kollmer was recently named to the all-Liberty League team.
SquashTalk.com’s announced article about the Liberty League selection stated that “Kollmer posted a record of 15-3 as she played at positions four through seven. Her 15 wins led all Hamilton players.”
New Haven, CT — Yesterday the 2007 Women’s National Team Championship concluded. The four Western Mass squads all had solid showings.
In the Howe Cup (A Division), Williams lost its opening match to the University of Pennsylvania. The Eph’s number one player, Toby Eyre, lost to Kristin Lange in three games. Lange is [...]
New Haven, CT — The 2007 Women’s National Team Championship concludes on Sunday at Yale. All four Western Mass squads were in action. WesternMass-Squash.com will provide updates throughout the weekend.
Trinity defeats Williams, 8-1 (Howe Cup):
1. Vai Reddy (T) def. Toby Eyre (W), 9-4, 9-4, 9-3
2. Lauren Polonich (T) def. Avery Eyre (W), 9-6, 9-4, 9-1
3. [...]
