NEW HAVEN, CT -- Franklin & Marshall College's Freddy McNeely (Fr., Newton Square, PA/Hill School) and Jessie Mitchell (Fr., Devonshire, Bermuda/Canterbury School) went 2-0 as the Franklin & Marshall College women's squash team advanced to the consolation finals at the 2004 Howe Cup hosted by Yale University.
In their first match, McNeely downed Wellesley's Lila Lee 3-0 (9-4, 9-6, 9-1), but the Diplomats fell by a 7-2 final.
F&M dominated the top of the lineups taking the top two positions as #2 Jessie Mitchell outlasted Katherine Rossolimo 3-1 (9-4, 9-6, 5-9, 9-1).
However, Wellesley captured the #3-9 matches to take the victory and advance to face William Smith in the semifinals, while F&M fell into the consolation bracket versus Wesleyan.
Against Wesleyan, the two teams exchanged matches, but a strong showing by McNeely, Mitchell and Minal Patel (So., Avon, CT/Westminster School) in the #1-3 matches secured a 5-4 victory.
At #1, McNeely cruised to a 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-3) win over Sa Suwanarat before Mitchell knocked off Dina Guth 3-0 (9-2, 9-6, 9-0). Patel continued the streak by handling Kristin Lehner 3-1 (9-5, 9-3, 9-10, 9-6) before Wesleyan's Sarah Hopkins defeated Karley Biggs (Sr., Bethlehem, PA/Moravian Academy) 3-2 (9-7, 9-4, 6-9, 1-9, 9-1).
The teams exchanged matches as Brigid Dwyer defeated Mo Coogan (Sr., Millbrook, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) 3-1 (9-7, 8-10, 9-7, 9-4) at #5 and Liz Denenberg (So., Wilmington, DE/Sanford School) held off Alyssa Frankel 3-2 (9-3, 9-3, 4-9, 3-9, 10-9) at #6.
F&M clinched the match at #8 as Barbara Bee (Fr., Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) handled Rachel Epstein 3-1 (9-5, 9-10, 9-4, 9-4).
Playing for the Walker Cup, F&M will conclude the tournament at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday versus Connecticut College in a match to determine the #21 nationally ranked team.
Box Score
Wellesley 7, F&M 2
1 - Freddy McNeely (F&M) def. Lila Lee (W) 3-0 (9-4, 9-6, 9-1)
2 - Jessie Mitchell (F&M) def. Katherine Rossolimo (W) 3-1 (9-4, 9-6, 5-9, 9-1)
3 - Ira Trivedi (W) def. Minal Patel (F&M) 3-0 (9-7, 9-0, 9-3)
4 - Tomoko Takahshi (W) def. Karley Biggs (F&M) 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-2)
5 - Wenjun Jing (W) def. Mo Coogan (F&M) 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-4)
6 - Lindsey Habermann (W) def. Liz Denenberg (F&M) 3-0 (9-3, 9-1, 9-3)
7 - Dennison (W) def. Carolyn Chang (F&M) 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-5)
8 - Jessica Doyle (W) def. Barbara Bee (F&M) 3-1 (10-9, 9-4, 5-9, 9-6)
9 - Erin Hurson (W) def. Alexandra Briggs (F&M) 3-2 (9-0, 9-4, 8-10, 5-9, 9-3)
F&M 5, Wesleyan 4
1 - Freddy McNeely (F&M) def. Sa Suwanart (WE) 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-3)
2 - Jessie Mitchell (F&M) def. Dina Guth (WE) 3-0 (9-2, 9-6, 9-0)
3 - Minal Patel (F&M) def. Kristin Lehner (WE) 3-1 (9-5, 9-3, 9-10, 9-6)
4 - Sarah Hopkins (WE) def. Karley Biggs (F&M) 3-2 (9-7, 9-4, 6-9, 1-9, 9-1)
5 - Brigid Dwyer (WE) def. Mo Coogan (F&M) 3-1 (9-7, 8-10, 9-7, 9-4)
6 - Liz Denenberg (F&M) def. Alyssa Frankel (WE) 3-2 (9-3, 9-3, 4-9, 3-9, 10-9)
7 - Shani Pavel (WE) def. Carolyn Chang (F&M) 3-0 (9-3, 9-6, 9-1)
8 - Barbara Bee (F&M) def. Rachel Epstein (WE) 3-1 (9-5, 9-10, 9-4, 9-4)
9 - Mary Livingston (WE) def. Alexandra Briggs (F&M) 3-0 (9-2, 9-5, 9-4)
