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| Hannah Burns picked up a win for the Jumbos in the third spot. |
HARTFORD, Conn. – Rookie Hannah Burns won in the third position, but it wasn't enough as the tenth seeded Tufts women's squash team fell to seventh seeded Bates, 8-1, on Friday in the opening round of the NESCAC Championships. The Jumbos will now move to the consolation bracket to complete tournament play.
The Jumbos are now 7-7 this year. They will take on ninth seeded Wesleyan and 11th seeded Connecticut College on Saturday in consolation bracket play at Wesleyan.
Burns faced off with Katie Bull in the third position for the Jumbos, and she needed four games to top her Bobcat opponent, winning, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 11-1. Classmate Sinclair Meggitt also played one of the closest matches of the day in the seventh position. After falling in the first game, Meggitt won the next two games in extra points before falling in the next two to lose in five games to Bates' Hannah Conner.
In the first position, senior captain Paget Stanco fell to Bates' Kristyna Alexova in three games. Rookie Zarena Jafry took the courts in the second position, but wasn't able to overcome Bates' Vicky Arjoon. Classmate Sahana Karthik fell to Emma Dunn in three games in the fourth position.
Taking the courts in the fifth position after coming back from an injury, sophomore Lauren Banner was topped by Lauren Williams of Bates, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3. Fellow sophomore Claudia Udolf faced similar results in the sixth position, as she wasn't able to beat Bates' Charlotte Cabot.
Chista Irani scored 21 points across three games in the eighth position, but was bested by the Bobcat's Blair Weintraub. Rounding out the Jumbos lineup in the ninth position was rookie Isabella Libassi, but she wasn't able to top Natalie Pearson, falling in three games.
The Jumbos will be back in action on Saturday with consolation play of the tournament. They take on Wesleyan at 12:15 pm and then Connecticut College at 2:30 pm. They have beaten Connecticut College already this year, but have not yet faced off with Wesleyan.
