Women's squash loses tight matches at nationals

PRINCETON, N.J. --- The Colby College women's squash team had to settle for finishing 24^th in the country after dropping three matches, two of them tough 5-4 losses, in the Walker Cup at the National Team Championships at Princeton.

Molly Parsons was 3-0 at the second spot for Colby, which headed into the tourney ranked 21^st nationally. Bowdoin, ranked 20^th, took an 8-1 win over the Mules to start the tourney as Parsons won the only match.

In the next match, the Mules fell 5-4 to 24^th-ranked Tufts. Colby received wins from Parsons, Lindsey McKenna at three, Lily Greenberg at seven, and Penny Kagan at the eighth spot. The Mules lost two hard-fought 3-2 matches.

In the 23-24 match, Colby fell 5-4 to William Smith as Kate Pistel won at the top spot. Parsons, McKenna, and captain Ali Crevi also posted victories.

William Smith 5, Colby 4

1: Kate Pistel, C, d. Victoria Scott, 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-2)

2: Molly Parsons, C, d. Alexa Comstock, 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-1)

3: Lindsey McKenna, C, d. Lucia Rowe, 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 11-6)

4: Anne Habecker, WS, d. Jae Paik, 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8)

5: Ali Crevi, C, d. Courtney Leous, 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-6)

6: Olivia Beckwith, WS, d. Coco Cowan, 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5)

7: Ginny McDermott, WS, d. Lily Greenberg, 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-6)

8: Else Ross, WS, d. Penny Kagan, 3-2 (6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7)

9: Tyler Mitchell, WS, d. Ellie Hoyt, 3-0 (11-0, 11-9, 14-12)

Tufts 5, Colby 4

1: Alix Michael, T, d. Pistel, 3-2 (8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9)

2: Parsons, C, d. Valerie Koo, 3-1 (11-0, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9)

3: McKenna, C, d. Mercedes Lee Barba, 3-2 (11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-9)

4: Jessica Rubine, T, d. Paik, 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 13-11)

5: Alyse Vinoski, T, d. Crevi, 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-8)

6: Ushashi Basu, T, d. Cowan, 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 14-12)

7: Greenberg, C, d. Hafsa Chaudhry, 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-9)

8: Penny Kagan, C, d. Risa Meyers, 3-1 (12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8)

9: Caitlin Doherty, T, d. Hoyt, 3-2 (11-13, 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5)

Bowdoin 8, Colby 1

1: Lauren Gesswein, B, d. Pistel, 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-3)

2: Parsons, C, d. Elizabeth Warner, 3-1 (11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-4)

3: Monica Wlodarczyk, B, d. McKenna, 3-2 (8-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6)

4: Elizabeth Schetman, B, d. Paik, 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-2)

5: Bonnie Cao, B, d. Crevi, 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-9)

6: Alexandra Peacock-Villada, B, d. Cowan, 3-1 (9-11, 11-3, 11-1, 11-7)

7: Christiana Whitcomb, B, d. Greenberg, 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6)

8: Michaela Martin, B, d. Kagan, 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5)

9: Gretchen Williams, B, d. Hoyt, 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6)