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Date: February 13, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's squash defeats St. Lawrence; women fall/font>

BRUNSWICK, Maine --

Ryan Phelan (Wallingford, Conn.) and Trevor McWilliams (Millbrook, N.Y.) won at the top two positions to lead the Colby College men's squash team to a 7-2 victory over 26th-ranked St. Lawrence University at Bowdoin College on Sunday.

Phelan led 20th-ranked Colby with a victory at the first spot after also winning matches against Hamilton College and Connecticut College in Saturday's play. Todd Basnight (Newton, Mass.) won at the third spot and Amit Gaind (Lynnfield, Mass.) took a win at four.

Colby also received wins from Mark Biggar (Cleveland, Ohio), Andy Carr (Conway, N.H.) and Nate Stone (Bow, N.H.). Carr and Stone each won tight 3-2 matches.

The 13th-ranked Colby women's squash team lost 5-4 to 14th-ranked St. Lawrence after the Saints won the first four positions. The Mules (9-8) received wins from Jennifer Barrett (Marion, Mass.), Rachel Luskin (Scarsdale, N.Y.), Allison Dunn (Tucson, Ariz.) and Ginny Raho (Providence, R.I.).

The Colby men's team will play host to Bowdoin College on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

 

Men: Colby 7, St. Lawrence 2

1: Ryan Phelan, C, d. Keith Merrill, 3-1; 2: Trevor McWilliams, C, d. Jamie McArity, 3-2; 3: Todd Basnight, C, d. Spencer Groff, 3-1; 4: Amit Gaind, C, d. Whip Farnum, 3-0; 5: Mark Biggar, C, d. Tucker Burr, 3-0; 6: Mike Whalley, SL, d. Sam Weeks, 3-2; 7: C.V. Howe, SL, d. Chris Holcombe, 3-0; 8: Andy Carr, C, d. Gene Ziegler, 3-2; 9: Nate Stone, C, d. Johnny Ripley, 3-2

 

Women: St. Lawrence 5, Colby 4

1: Katia Stipinovich, SL, d. Emilie Slack, 3-1; 2: Ashley Eldredge, SL, d. Morgan Pratt, 3-1; 3: Gigi Tuten, SL, d. Julia Benedict, 3-1; 4: Jane Affleck, SL, d. Maura Myers, 3-0; 5: Jennifer Barrett, C, d. Lauren Bird, 3-1; 6: Erin Lacy, SL, d. Cate Young, 3-2; 7: Rachel Luskin, C, d. Jen Bunton, NA; 8: Allison Dunn, C, d. Caitlyn Cimikoski, 3-0; 9: Ginny Raho, C, d. Melissa Epstein, 3-0