PHILADEPHIA -- The Mount Holyoke College squash team played two matches Friday in the Walker Cup portion of the CSA Division Team Championships, held at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center, with the No. 30 nationally ranked Lyons falling 9-0 to No. 27 Denison University in the opening round, before No. 31 Vassar edged Mount Holyoke 5-4 in consolation play.

Mount Holyoke will play No. 32 Bard College on Saturday at 12:30pm as the tournament concludes.

Teams ranked between 21st and 32nd nationally by the College Squash Association are competing in the Walker Cup.

Mount Holyoke played a competitive match against Denison, but the Big Red prevailed without losing a set. Sophomore Katherine Sloop (Houston, Texas) threatened to take a set at the No. 9 position against Golda Mehl before falling 12-10, 11-7, 11-5. Sophomore Ku Paw (Hartford, Conn.) and first-year Sachary Rodriguez Robles (Bronx, N.Y.) scored 15 and 12 points, respectively, at the third and first positions on the ladder.

Vassar prevailed over Mount Holyoke on Saturday evening, less than a week after the Lyons defeated the Brewers 6-3 during the Liberty League Tournament. First-year Baya Jaiswal (Vaishali, India) scored a 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8) victory at the No. 5 position over Sophia Choudhri, while first-year Lauren McCormick (Coopersburg, Pa.) defeated Mea Vesci 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5) at No. 7. Sophomore Amelia Arthur (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Sloop both won by default for Mount Holyoke, accounting for two points. Elsewhere, sophomore Tina Mei (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and senior Kyla Core (Philadelphia, Pa.) both fell by 3-1 scores in matches involving extensive tiebreakers.

Denison 9, Mount Holyoke 0
CSA Divisional Team Championships
Feb. 16, 2024 at U.S. Squash Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)

1. Antoinette Ramsey (D) def. Sachary Rodriguez Robles (MHC) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4
2. Esme Adelman (D) def. Ku Paw (MHC) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
3. Kate Manderlink (D) def. Tina Mei (MHC) 11-2, 11-6, 11-3
4. Lane Harding (D) def. Kyla Core (MHC) 11-3, 11-2, 11-2
5. Virginia Lawrence (D) def. Baya Jaiswal (MHC) 11-1, 11-0, 11-6
6. Charlotte Sigg (D) def. Lara Gao (MHC) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
7. Hannah Best (D) def. Lauren McCormick (MHC) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
8. Chloe Sigg (D) def. Amelia Arthur (MHC) 11-0, 11-0, 11-3
9. Golda Mehl (D) def. Katherine Sloop (MHC) 12-10, 11-7, 11-5

Vassar 5, Mount Holyoke 4
CSA Divisional Team Championships
Feb. 16, 2024 at U.S. Squash Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)

1. Anna Lee (V) def. Sachary Rodriguez Robles (MHC) 13-11, 11-3, 11-7
2. Adriana Ordaya (V) def. Ku Paw (MHC) 11-8, 11-2, 11-3
3. Sehar Dey-Kohli (V) def. Tina Mei (MHC) 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, 15-13
4. Sarah Boucher-Rowe (V) def. Kyla Core (MHC) 11-5, 3-11, 18-16, 11-8
5. Baya Jaiswal (MHC) def. Sophia Choudhri (V) 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
6. Kelsey O'Connell (V) def. Lara Gao (MHC) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6
7. Lauren McCormick (MHC) def. Mea Vesci (V) 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
8. Amelia Arthur (MHC) wins by default
9. Katherine Sloop (MHC) wins by default