December 10, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Smith Squash Defeated by Amherst 9-0

Northampton, MA: The Jeffs of Amherst easily defeated the Pioneers this evening 9-0. The loss dropped Smith's overall record to 0-8. Amherst now stands at 4-2 on the season.

While Smith fell without winning a match, there were two matches that featured extremely competitive battles. The number one match, featuring Smith's Kate Whiteshell (Easton, MD) and Amherst's Allie Dalgish (Lawrenceville, PA) finished with a very close 9-7 third game which required two straight points to break a 7-7 tie.

Additionally, the closest fought match of the evening was between Hannah Merves (Merion, PA) of Amherst and Smith's Julia Voorhees (Bedford, NH). While Merves took the match (3-1), Voorhees took an early 1-0 game lead, the only game won by Smith on the evening.

Smith returns to action following the winter break as they will compete January 25-27 in the Smith/Mount Holyoke Invitational.

Match Results:
1) Allie Dalglish (A) def. Kate Whitesell (S) 3-0 (9-3, 9-1, 9-7)
2) Hayley Mibourn (A) def. Sara Smyth (S) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
3) Libby Martin (A) def. Huong Nguyen (S) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
4) Caitlin Demken (A) def. Anna Reznickova (S) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
5) Di Kirkwood (A) def. Margaret Oliverio (S) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
6) Melissa Moulton (A) def. Nikhila Gill (S) 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-1)
7) Hannah Merves (A) def. Julia Voorhees (S) 3-1 (3-1, [6-9], 9-1, 9-4, 9-5)
8) Laurel LaMontagne (A) def. Judy Lui (S) 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-0)
9) Moriah Donelon (A) def. Rachael Courington (S) (9-0, 9-4, 9-1)