Harvard Women Edge Trinity 5-4 by David Kingsley February 4, 2014 - Hartford, Conn. -
Junior Amanda Sobhy (Sea Cliff, N.Y.) won the deciding match, 3-0, at
the top spot in the lineup to lead the visiting Harvard University
Crimson to a 5-4 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in women's
squash action this evening at Kellner Center. Trinity, ranked No. 2 in
the nation, falls to 11-1, while the top-ranked Crimson improve to 10-0.
Harvard took a 2-0
lead with wins at No. 9 and No. 6 by juniors Megan Murray (Bronxville,
N.Y.) and Julianne Chu (New York, N.Y.), respectively, but Trinity
senior Wee Nee Low (Penang, Malaysia) posted a 3-1 triumph in the No. 3
match to slice the Crimson lead in half at 2-1. Bantam senior Jennifer
Pelletier (Richmond Hill, Ontario) and Harvard sophomore Michelle
Gemmell (Toronto, Ontario) traded wins to make the score, 3-2, in the
visitors' favor with Bantam senior co-captain Catalina Pelaez (Bogota,
Colombia) battling Harvard junior Haley Mendez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in a
close contest at the No. 2 position in the lineup on the Champions
Court. With the score tied at 2-2, Pelaez faced deficits of 9-6 and
10-8 before outlasting Mendez in a 16-14 marathon fifth game that tied
the overall score at 3-3. Pelaez has not lost in 11 matches this season.
Trinity first-year No.
3 Anna Kimberley (Essex, England) remained perfect (10-0) as a
collegian with a 3-1 win in the No. 4 match, but Harvard rookie Dileas
McGowan (Toronto, Ontario) won by the same score in the No. 7 match to
tie the teams back up at 4-4 with one match remaining. Sobhy had
already taken the first game against Trinity sophomore Kanzy El Defrawy
(Cairo, Egypt), 11-4, and edged her, 12-10, in the second game just as
the overall score was knotted up at 4-4. Sobhy earned an 11-4 win in
the third game to clinch the decision for Harvard.
MATCH RESULTS 1. H- Amanda Sobhy d.
Kanzy El
Defrawy<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/ELDAWFRY_KANZY>,
11-4, 12-10, 11-4 2. TC - Catalina
Pelaez<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/PELAEZ_CATALINA>
d. Haley Mendez, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 16-14 3. TC - Wee Nee
Low<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/LOW_WEENEE>
d. Katie Tutrone, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7 4. TC - Anna
Kimberley<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/KIMBERLEY_ANNA>
d. Saumya Karki, 11-6, 4-11, 11-9, 11-4 5. H - Michelle
Gemmell d. Ashley
Tidman<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/TIDMAN_ASHLEY>,
11-5, 11-9, 11-8 6. H - Julianne Chu d.
Natalie
Babjukova<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/BABJUKOVA_NATALIE>,
11-5, 11-9, 11-7 7. H - Dileas Mac
Gowan d. Sachika
Balvani<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/BALVANI_SACHIKA>
8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 8. TC - Jennifer
Pelletier<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/PELLETIER_JENNIFER>
d. Isabelle Dowling 9-11, 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 9. H - Megan Murray d.
Chanel
Erasmus<http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/wsquash/2013-14/bios/ERASMUS_CHANEL>,
11-8, 11-8, 11-2 Harvard 5, Trinity 4
