Squash Begins 2009-10 Season at Maine Open

BRUNSWICK, Maine (Nov. 8, 2009) - The Mount Holyoke College women’s squash team kicked off its 2009-10 campaign at the Maine Open in Brunswick, Maine from November 6-8. A total of eight Lyons competed in the individual tournament, which was hosted by Bowdoin College. They took part in at least three matches apiece and combined to post a record of 23-11.

Women’s A Draw (13-4)

Vidushi Gurunada: (5-0)
Seeding Round: def. Cassie Jones (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-1)
Round of 16: def. Mimi Neal (Bates), 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-3)
Quarterfinals: def. Virginia Shannon (Middlebury), 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-4)
Semifinals: def. Laurian Lue Yen (Mount Holyoke), 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-9)
Championship: def. Marilu Fortson, 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 13-11)

Laura Robinson: (3-1)
Seeding Round: def. Mimi Neal (Bates), 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-3)
Round of 16: def. Cassie Jones (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-2)
Quarterfinals: def. Tempest Bowden (Mount Holyoke), 3-1 (6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9)
Semifinals: lost to Marilu Fortson, 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4)

Laurian Lue Yen: (3-1)
Seeding Round: def. Annie Ulrich (Middlebury), 3-0 (11-3, 13-11, 11-5)
Round of 16: def. Alison Bragg (Bates), 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Quarterfinals: def. Kyla Harrington (Brown), 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-7)
Semifinals: lost to Vidushi Gurunada (Mount Holyoke), 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-9)

Tempest Bowden: (2-2)
Seeding Round: lost to Virginia Shannon (Middlebury), 3-2 (11-6, 4-11, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7)
Round of 16: def. Hannah Laverty (Bates), 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8)
Quarterfinals: lost to Laura Robinson (Mount Holyoke), 3-1 (6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9)
A 5th-8th Place: def. Kyla Harrington (Brown) (11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4)

Women’s B Draw (10-7)

Paulina Rojek: (2-1)
Pool Play: def. Alex Peacock (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-4)
Pool Play: def. Carlie Rice (Bates), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8)
Semifinals: lost to Katie Yates, 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3)

Lila Khan: (4-1)
Pool Play: def. Katie Woo (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2)
Pool Play: lost to Liza Dorison (Bates), 3-2 (11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7)
Consolation First Round: def. Alex Peacock (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-9)
Consolation Semifinals: def. Bonnie Cao (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-9)
Consolation Finals: def. Michelle Zagardo (Mount Holyoke), 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6)

Hillela Simpson: (2-2)
Pool Play: def. Michelle Zagardo (Mount Holyoke), 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-7)
Pool Play: def. Bonnie Cao (Bowdoin), 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-6)
Pool Play: lost to Katie Yates, 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5)
Semifinals: lost to Liza Dorison (Bates), 3-1 (8-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-5)

Michelle Zagardo: (2-3)
Pool Play: lost to Hillela Simpson (Mount Holyoke), 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-7)
Pool Play: def. Bonnie Cao (Bowdoin), 3-1 (7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-3)
Pool Play: lost to Katie Yates, 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5)
Consolation Semifinals: def. Carlie Rice (Bates), 3-1 (11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9)
Consolation Finals: lost to Lila Khan (Mount Holyoke), 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6)