Squash team wins handily at Bard College

Tina Mei's 3-0 win at the No. 3 position on the ladder helped Mount Holyoke to an 8-0 win at Bard College on Jan. 27, 2024. (RJB Sports file photo)
Tina Mei's 3-0 win at the No. 3 position on the ladder helped Mount Holyoke to an 8-0 win at Bard College on Jan. 27, 2024. (RJB Sports file photo)

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Mount Holyoke College squash team entertained no doubt about the outcome of its match at Bard College on Saturday, rolling to an 8-0 win while allowing the host Raptors only one game on the day.

The Lyons (2-7) were paced by first-year Sachary Rodriguez Robles' (Bronx, N.Y.) 3-0 win at the No. 1 position against Jacinta Creel, while sophomore Ku Paw (Hartford, Conn.) had a dominating 11-3, 11-3, 11-2 victory over Thenuri DeSilva at No. 2.

Also winning by 3-0 scores for the Lyons were sophomore Tina Mei (Brooklyn, N.Y.) at No. 3, senior Kyla Core (Philadelphia, Pa.) at No. 4, first-year Baya Jaiswal (Vaishali, India) at No. 5, first-year Lauren McCormick (Coopersburg, Pa.) at No. 7, and sophomore Amelia Arthur (Palo Alto, Calif.) at No. 8. Sophomore Lara Gao (Wuhan, China) won 3-1 at No. 6 to cap Mount Holyoke's convincing win.

Mount Holyoke next faces Bates College on Feb. 2 at 5pm, on a neutral-court match at MIT.

Mount Holyoke 8, Bard 0
Jan. 27, 2024 at Bard (Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.)

1. Sachary Rodriguez Robles (MHC) def. Jacinta Creel (B) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
2. Ku Paw (MHC) def. Thenuri DeSilva (B) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2
3. Tina Mei (MHC) def. Meherin Hossain (B) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6
4. Kyla Core (MHC) def. Thelma Williams (B) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
5. Baya Jaiswal (MHC) def. Mona Haidari (B) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
6. Lara Gao (MHC) def. Nicole Meselsohn (B) 11-7, 11-13, 11-4, 11-7
7. Lauren McCormick (MHC) def. Zohr Helali (B) 11-1, 11-0, 11-4
8. Amelia Arthur (MHC) def. Aqela Nussrat (B) 11-0, 11-1, 11-1