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Date: February 13, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's squash tops Tufts, 6-3

WATERVILLE, Maine --

The Colby College women's squash team won the first six positions on the way to taking a 6-3 victory over Tufts University on Friday night at the Alfond Athletic Center.

Emilie Slack (Villanova, Pa.) won at the first position for 13th-ranked Colby (8-7). Morgan Pratt (Stanfordville, N.Y.), Julia Benedict (Dover, Mass.), Maura Myers (McLean, Va.), Jennifer Barrett (Marion, Mass.) and Cate Young (Lincoln, Mass.) also won matches for the Mules. Benedict won a tough 3-2 match at the third spot.

Liz Thys (Larchmont, N.Y.), Joelle Polivy (Purchase, N.Y.) and Rhonda Barkan (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) won matches for 17th-ranked Tufts (5-5).

Colby 6, Tufts 3

1: Emilie Slack, C, d. Jules Avrutin, 3-0 (9-5, 9-5, 9-2); 2: Morgan Pratt, C, d. Leigh Checchio, 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-6); 3: Julia Benedict, C, d. Nicole Arens, 3-2 (9-7, 9-4, 5-9, 7-9, 9-1); 4: Maura Myers, C, d. AJ Crane, 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-1); 5: Jennifer Barrett, C, d. Eliza Drachman-Jones, 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-0); 6: Cate Young, C, d. Zoe Bolesta, 3-0 (9-0, 9-2, 9-0); 7: Liz Thys, T, d. Allison Dunn, 3-0 (9-4, 9-4, 9-4); 8: Joelle Polivy, T, d. Jenny Abramson, 3-0 (9-7, 9-5, 9-3); 9: Rhonda Barkan, T, d. Christin Reckman, 3-0 (9-3, 9-1, 9-0)