No. 9 Women's Squash Into Kurtz Cup Semis After Friday Sweep of No. 16 Amherst

Friday, February 16

Cambridge, Mass.

6:30 p.m.

Drexel University

No. 16 Amherst

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

No. 9 Women's Squash Into Kurtz Cup Semis After Friday Sweep of No. 16 Amherst

2/16/2018 8:08:00 PM | Women's Squash

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 9 Drexel women's squash team cruised through its opening round match Friday night in the Kurtz Cup B Division with a sweep over No. 16 Amherst, 9-0. The Dragons move on to play No. 13 Brown, which beat No. 12 George Washington on Friday, Saturday evening in the semifinals beginning at 5:15 p.m.

Drexel never dropped a game and only one game went to a tiebreaker en route to the sweep of the Mammoths in Cambridge, Mass. The Dragons jumped out to an early advantage and never looked back.

Anna Hughes breezed to an 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 victory over Kim Kravacich at No. 1, while the elder Hughes, Hayley, made quick work of Haley McAtee at No. 2, 11-6, 11-5, 11-0. Ryan Morgan continued to push her program wins record – now one shy of 50 for her career – with an 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 win over Rachael Ang. At No. 4, Hannah Blatt won her team-best 14th match of the year with an 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, win over Caroline Conway.

At No. 5, Ona Prokes continued her strong late-season push, winning her fifth straight, this time over Riddhi Sampat, 11-1, 11-2, 11-0. Fiona Power cruised past Madison Chen, 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 at No. 6, while Stephanie Ryan took care of Katherine Correia at No. 7, 11-2, 11-3, 11-6. To close out the ladder, Apoorva Addepalli took down Margaret Werner, 11-1, 12-10, 11-8, while Emma MacGillivray continued to hold down the ninth spot with an 11-3, 11-8, 11-5 win over Pierson Klein.

The Dragons will square off against No. 13 Brown Saturday evening for a spot in Sunday morning's finals. On the other end of the bracket, No. 10 Dartmouth and No. 11 Williams will meet in the semifinals. Drexel and Dartmouth have met in the last two Kurtz Cup finals. The Dragons' season record improved to 9-8 with Friday's win.

No. 9 Drexel 9, No. 16 Amherst 0
Anna Hughes (DU) DEF Kim Krayacich (AC), 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
Hayley Hughes (DU) DEF Haley McAtee (AC), 11-6, 11-5, 11-0
Ryan Morgan (DU) DEF Rachael Ang (AC), 11-6, 11-3, 11-2
Hannah Blatt (DU) DEF Caroline Conway (AC), 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
Ona Prokes (DU) DEF Riddhi Sampat (AC), 11-1, 11-2, 11-0
Fiona Power (DU) DEF Madison Chen (AC), 11-3, 11-3, 11-6
Stephanie Ryan (DU) DEF Katherine Correia (AC), 11-2, 11-3, 11-6
Apoorva Addepalli (DU) DEF Margaret Werner (AC), 11-1, 12-10, 11-8
Emma MacGillivray (DU) DEF Pierson Klein (AC), 11-3, 11-8, 11-5