Bates notches sixth shutout this season in women's squash
January 26, 2006

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates College women's squash team, rated 10th nationally in this week's College Squash Association rankings, had little trouble dispatching in-state rival Colby College for the ninth straight match on Thursday at the Bates Squash Center, 9-0.

Bates now stands at 6-4, with all six victories coming by 9-0 scores. The No. 18 Mules dropped to 4-5.

The night's two most closely contested matches came at No. 1, where Bates senior Melissa Lue Yen (Kingston, Jamaica) outplayed Colby sophomore Stacy Petro (Philadelphia, Pa.) 9-6, 9-0, 10-8, and at No. 3, where Bates sophomore Charlotte Gerrish (Rye, N.Y.) outlasted Colby sophomore Nina Delano (Greenwich, Conn.) 3-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-5, 9-5.

Bates plays host to No. 7 Brown University on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Bates 9, Colby 0
1 BAT Melissa Lue Yen def. COL S. Petro 9-6, 9-0, 10-8
2 BAT Kelsey Engman def. COL E. Slack 9-3, 9-3, 9-1
3 BAT Charlotte Gerrish def. COL N. Delano 3-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-5, 9-5
4 BAT Schuyler Haynes def. COL J. Vogel 9-6, 9-2, 9-0
5 BAT Liza Roberts def. COL S. Newberry 9-3, 9-1, 9-0
6 BAT Caroline Lemoine def. COL C. Minrad 9-2, 9-0, 9-3
7 BAT Sarah Blomstedt def. COL K. Dziedzic 9-0, 9-0, 9-1
8 BAT Jenny Imrich def. COL B. Cole 9-3, 9-0, 9-1
9 BAT Margot Webel def. COL L. Snyder 9-2, 9-0, 9-2