AMHERST, Mass. – The No. 13 Franklin & Marshall women's squash team went 1-1 on day two of the Amherst Round Robin on Saturday. The Diplomats opened the day by falling to No. 9 Columbia by a 9-0 score before rebounding with a 6-3 victory over No. 22 Wesleyan (Conn.) to move their record to 3-6 on the year.
After suffering a sweep earlier in the day to Columbia, F&M came out strong against Wesleyan as Emily Caldwell held down the No. 1 spot with a dominant three-game sweep (11-4, 11-3, 11-6). Dulakshi Elikewela followed with a sweep of her own at No. 2, taking down Lauren Nelson by a 13-11, 11-4, 11-5 margin.
Wesleyan took both matchups at No. 3 and 4, however the middle of F&M's lineup each came up with big wins to hand the contest to the Diplomats. Katherine Perry (No. 5) survived an 11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7 match, while Jazmin Matos earned a marathon victory at No. 6. Behind by a 2-1 score (12-10, 7-11, 9-11), Matos fought back by capturing the final two games (11-5, 11-6) for the win.
Dana Rapisarda also earned a victory, picking up a three-game sweep over Hannah Plon with an 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 score.
F&M wraps up competition tomorrow at the Amherst Round Robin with a matchup against Colby at 8:30 a.m., followed by a meeting with Amherst at 1:00 p.m.
#9 Columbia 9, #13 Franklin & Marshall 0
1. Colette Sultana (COLWSQ) def. Emily Caldwell (F&MW) 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8
2. Grace Van Arkel (COLWSQ) def. Dulakshi Elikewela (F&MW) 13-11, 11-9, 11-7
3. Reyna Pacheco (COLWSQ) def. Roxanna Mead (F&MW) 11-4, 11-2, 6-11, 11-6
4. Maya Patel (COLWSQ) def. Cris Margaret Frias (F&MW) 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
5. Leah Barnet (COLWSQ) def. Katherine Perry (F&MW) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2
6. Catherine Jenkins (COLWSQ) def. Jazmin Matos (F&MW) 11-2, 11-7, 12-10
7. Alisha Maity (COLWSQ) def. Kate O'Brien (F&MW) 11-3, 11-0, 11-6
8. Kate Calihan (COLWSQ) def. Elizabeth Gatling (F&MW) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2
9. Diya Kumar (COLWSQ) def. Dana Rapisarda (F&MW) 11-6, 11-5, 11-1
Exh. Jamie Pawlik (COLWSQ) def. Krista Lancione (F&MW) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
#13 Franklin & Marshall 6, #22 Wesleyan (Conn.) 3
1. Emily Caldwell (F&MW) def. Mary Foster (WESWSQ) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
2. Dulakshi Elikewela (F&MW) def. Lauren Nelson (WESWSQ) 13-11, 11-4, 11-5
3. Annie Maxwell (WESWSQ) def. Roxanna Mead (F&MW) 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-8
4. Liza Bayless (WESWSQ) def. Cris Margaret Frias (F&MW) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9
5. Katherine Perry (F&MW) def. Nell Schwed (WESWSQ) 11-6, 11-13, 11-8, 11-7
6. Jazmin Matos (F&MW) def. Claire Miller (WESWSQ) 12-10, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6
7. Kate O'Brien (F&MW) def. Abigail Smith (WESWSQ) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
8. Miranda Linsky (WESWSQ) def. Elizabeth Gatling (F&MW) 3-11, 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9
9. Dana Rapisarda (F&MW) def. Hannah Plon (WESWSQ) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5