HANOVER, N.H. — The No. 11 ranked Dartmouth women's squash team opened its season on a high note on Saturday, beating No. 13 Georgetown 5-4. With the team score tied at four, sophomore
Zayna Usman erased any doubt with a convincing 3-0 win at the No. 5 position.
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Usman won her point behind a 11-8, 11-6, 11-1 victory. Also victorious for the Big Green was junior
Maria Clara Ramirez, first-years
Maya Shroff and
Kriti Muthu, and sophomore
Nathalie Taylor.
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Ramirez picked up a 3-1 win at No. 1 (5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9). The Big Green swept the Nos. 7 through 9 positions. Shroof was victorious at No. 7 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7), Muthu at No. 8 (11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6) and Taylor at No. 9 (11-9, 14-12, 11-6).
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The Big Green return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 4 when they host No. 3 Harvard at 5 p.m.
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RESULTSÂ
#11 Dartmouth 5, #13 Georgetown 4
1.
Maria Clara Ramirez (Dartmouth) def. Sanah Syed (Georgetown) — 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9)
2. Rachel Mashek (Georgetown) def.
Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth) — 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-2)
3. Anna Margarita Quijano (Georgetown) def.
Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-8)
4. Cecilia Curran (Georgetown) def.
Maya Mansoor (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-7)
5.
Zayna Usman (Dartmouth) def. Ella Schoonmaker (Georgetown) — 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-1)
6. Lindsay Lee (Georgetown) def.
Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth) — 3-2 (11-8, 10-12, 13-11, 6-11, 11-9)
7.
Maya Shroff (Dartmouth) def. Aarohi Kuthari (Georgetown) — 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7)
8.
Kriti Muthu (Dartmouth) def. Katie Hennessy (Georgetown) — 3-2 (11-8, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6)
9.
Nathalie Taylor (Dartmouth) def. Eena Yu (Georgetown) — 3-0 (11-9, 14-12, 11-6)
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