No. 9 Women's Squash Outlasts No. 13 Virginia Saturday, 6-3

Saturday, January 20

Charlottesville, Va.

1 p.m.

Drexel University

No. 13 Virginia

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

No. 9 Women's Squash Outlasts No. 13 Virginia Saturday, 6-3

1/20/2018 5:24:00 PM | Women's Squash

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 Drexel women's squash team won its second match in a row Saturday afternoon, beating No. 13 Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., 6-3. The Dragons improved to 4-6 with the victory.

The top of the Dragons' lineup came through with six wins in the top seven spots to secure the win. Anna Hughes won her first match of the year at No. 1 over Emily Woodworth, 11-3, 12-10, 11-8, followed by Hayley Hughes' victory over Carey Danforth at No. 2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6. Ryan Morgan then cruised to a three-game win, 11-4, 11-7, 11-3, while Hannah Blatt took an 11-4, 11-6, 11-9 win over Diane Tyson at No. 4. In the sixth spot, Fiona Power came back from two games down to beat Sarah Doss, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, while Apoorva Addepalli outlasted Madeleine Mayhew at No. 7 in five games, 12-10, 10-12, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7.

The Dragons return to action next weekend with a road swing to New England for matches at No. 10 Dartmouth and No. 1 Harvard.

No. 9 Drexel 6, No. 13 Virginia 3
Anna Hughes (DU) DEF Emily Woodworth (UVA), 11-3, 12-10, 11-8
Hayley Hughes (DU) DEF Carey Danforth (UVA), 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
Ryan Morgan (DU) DEF Julia Thompson (UVA), 11-4, 11-7, 11-3
Hannah Blatt (DU) DEF Diane Tyson (UVA), 11-4, 11-6, 11-9
Tara Arya (UVA) DEF Ona Prokes (DU), 8-11, 12-10, 11-3, 17-15
Fiona Power (DU) DEF Sarah Doss (UVA), 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10
Apoorva Addepalli (DU) DEF Madeleine Mayhew (UVA), 12-10, 10-12, 14-12, 5-11, 11-7
Giovanna Veiga (UVA) DEF Stephanie Ryan (DU), 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
Isabelle Ezratty (UVA) DEF Emma MacGillivray (DU), 9-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-7