HANOVER, N.H. - The No. 12 Dartmouth women's squash team came up short against No. 7 Yale, dropping 8-1 at home.
Nathalie Taylor clinched the sole victory for the Big Green.Â
Kriti Muthu gave Yale's Rashi Goverdhanam a hard time at the eighth position, clinching the first game 12-10 and then picking up a pair of close 12-14 losses. Goverdhanam sealed the set with a 13-11 win.Â
Ellie Clifford also had multiple close games in the second position, bouncing back from a 13-11 loss to take the following game 11-9. Clifford kept fighting but was unable to clinch her final two games, losing the set 3-1.Â
Taylor shined for the Big Green at the ninth position, starting her set with a strong 13-11 win. She only dropped one game (11-5) before bouncing back with 11-9 and 11-8 victories to take the set.Â
The Big Green will look to re-enter the win column when they face No. 3 Trinity in Hartford, Conn. on Sunday.Â
RESULTS
Yale 8, Dartmouth 1
1. Heng Wai Wong (Yale) def. Maria Clara Ramirez Velasquez (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-2)
2. Spring Ma (Yale) def. Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth) - 3-1 (13-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9)
3. Christy Tin Yan Lau (Yale) def. Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-3)
4. Meghna Sreedhar (Yale) def. Maya Mansoor (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-7)
5. Mika Bardin (Yale) def. Zayna Usman (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-3)
6. Meha Shah (Yale) def. Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-7)
7. Whitney Taylor (Yale) def. Maya Shroff (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-8)
8. Rashi Goverdhanam (Yale) def. Kriti Muthu (Dartmouth) - 3-1 (10-12, 14-12, 14-12, 13-11)
9. Nathalie Taylor (Dartmouth) def. Layla Johnson (Yale) - 3-1 (13-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8)
Exh. Nina Mital (Yale) def. Devon Glaser (Dartmouth) - 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-9)