CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The seventh-ranked Virginia Cavaliers proved too much for the No. 11 Dartmouth women's squash team on Sunday, winning 8-1. Leading the way for the Big Green was senior
Emily Schuster, who improved to 2-0 on the weekend with a hard-fought 3-2 win at the No. 6 position.
After going behind 2-1, Schuster beat UVA's Eliza Mills in the fourth and fifth sets by identical 11-5 scores to pull out the victory.
Senior
Priya Verma was ever-so close to winning at the No. 4 position. Trailing 2-1, Verma took the fourth set, 11-8 before Virginia's Maureen Foley outlasted her in the fifth and deciding set, 14-12.
Taking a set each and falling 3-1 was senior
Ellie Burke at No. 5, sophomore
Callie Worth at No. 8 and first year
Zayna Usman at No. 9.
In an exhibition match, junior
Aubrey Lennon came back from down 2-0 to win, 3-2.
The Big Green return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 9 when they host Bowdoin at 3 p.m.
RESULTS
Virginia 8, Dartmouth 1
1. Meagan Best (Virginia) def. Maria Clara Ramírez (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-5, 11-0, 11-5)
2. Lina Tammam (Virginia) def.
Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-4)
3. Olivia Walsh (Virginia) def.
Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-4)
4. Maureen Foley (Virginia) def.
Priya Verma (Dartmouth) — 3-2 (3-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 14-12)
5. Clare Minnis (Virginia) def.
Ellie Burke (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (9-11, 13-11, 12-10, 11-5)
6.
Emily Schuster (Dartmouth) def. Eliza Mills (Virginia) — 3-2 (8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5, 11-5)
7. Caroline Pellegrino (Virginia) def.
Nathalie Taylor (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-4)
8. Nili Sprecher (Virginia) def.
Callie Worth (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-2)
9. Erin O'Connor (Virginia) def.
Zayna Usman (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 12-10)
Exhibition:
Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth) def. Annabelle Mactaggart (Virginia) — 3-2 (3-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-1)