December 7, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carole Grills
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Squash Competes at Wesleyan Invitational

Northampton, MA: The Pioneers faced George Washington University and Connecticut College today at the Wesleyan Invitational. Smith had its best performance of the round robin tournament against Connecticut College.

First year Catie Blunt (Needham, MA) won her match at number eight, 3-0.  In her first year of squash, Ella Hartenian (Arlington, MA) almost won her first mach losing 10-8 in the fifth game.   Sophomores Meg Oliverio (Boston, MA) and Jasmine Wallas (Nassau, Bahamas) came close to taking their opponents down to the wire with Oliverio losing in four and Wallas almost taking the third, losing 10-8.  Smith travels to Amherst on Monday, December 8 for a 7 pm contest.

George Washington 9, Smith 0
#1 Shanita Williams lost to Lauren Mathieu, 0-3
#2 Jessica MacLeod lost to Kate Bullard, 0-3
#3 Meg Oliverio lost to Caroline Shumway, 0-3
#4 Elizabeth Guyman lost to Tiffany Hingley, 0-3
#5 Jasmine Wallas lost to aige Beaton, 0-3
#6 Mercedes Pepper lost to Elaine Purcell, 0-3
#7 Su Fu lost to Kate Gorgi, 0-3
#8 Catie Blunt lost to Eliza Ehrlich, 0-3
#9 Ella Hartenian lost to TT Pasanen, 0-3

Connecticut College 8, Smith 1
#1 Williams lost to Chrissy Parsons, 0-3
#2 MacLeod lost to Cara Flynn, 0-3
#3 Oliverio lost to Laura Abrams, 1-3
#4 Guyman lost to Victoria Leeds, 0-3
#5 Wallas lost to Sarah Robertson, 1-3
#6 Pepper lost to Stephanie Timpar, 0-3
#7 Fu lost to Carolyn Reinfeld,0-3
#8 Blunt defeated Annie Reilly, 3-0
#9 Hartenian lost to Rachel Nollander, 2-3