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Date: January 18, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's squash goes 2-1 at Amherst Invite

AMHERST, Mass. --

Rachel Luskin (Scarsdale, N.Y.) won all three of her matches in helping the Colby College women's squash team go 2-1 at the Amherst Invitational this past weekend.

Colby, ranked 11th in the last national poll and now 6-2 overall, took victories over Middlebury (5-4) and Mount Holyoke (6-3). The Mules fell 8-1 to host Amherst.

Julia Benedict (Dover, Mass.), Jen Barrett (Marion, Mass.), Cate Young (Lincoln, Mass.), Luskin and Allison Dunn (Tucson, Ariz.) won matches at the number three to seven spots in helping the Mules hold off Middlebury.

Benedict, Barrett, Luskin and Dunn also won matches against Mount Holyoke. Emilie Slack (Villanova, Pa.) and Jenny Abramson (Lexington, Mass.) were other Colby winners.

Colby 6, Mount Holyoke 3

1: Liz Hughes, MHC, d. Nikki Patel, 3-1; 2: Emilie Slack, C, d. Shubika Bilkha, 3-2; 3: Julia Benedict, C, d. Nusrat Madrawwala, 3-2; 4: Jen Barrett, C, d. Abby Horne, 3-1; 5: Nana Osam-Tewiah, MHC, d. Cate Young, 3-1; 6: Rachel Luskin, C, d. Alek Mihailovic, 3-0; 7: Allison Dunn, C, d. Sam Gammons, 3-0; 8: Jenny Abramson, C, d. Sarah Lau, 3-2; 9: Sarah Weeks, MHC, d. Christian Reckman, 3-0

Colby 5, Middlebury 4

1: Baker, M, d. Nikki Patel, 3-0; 2: Haertel, M, d. Emilie Slack, 3-0; 3: Julia Benedict, C, d. Knopmann, 3-0; 4: Jen Barrett, C, d. Seeley, 3-0; 5: Cate Young, C, d. Franyo, 3-1; 6: Rachel Luskin, C, d. Cosgrove, 3-0; 7: Allison Dunn, C, d. Smith, 3-2; 8: Flint, M, d. Jenny Abramson, 3-0; 9: Polemis, M, d. Christian Reckman, 3-0

Amherst 8, Colby 1

1: Ashley Harmeling, A, d. Nikki Patel, 3-0; 2: Liz Martin, A, d. Emilie Slack, 3-0; 3: Caroline Shannon, A, d. Julia Benedict, 3-0; 4: Ali Gibbs, A, d. Jen Barrett, 3-0; 5: Emily O'Brien, A, d. Cate Young, 3-0; 6: Rachel Luskin, C, d. Emily Stark, 3-1; 7: Tara Kenney, A, d. Allison Dunn, 3-0; 8: Abby Mantica, A, d. Jenny Abramson, 3-0; 9: Pam Burkardt, A, d. Christian Reckman, 3-0