PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February 19, 2023) – The eighth-seeded and No. 24-ranked Denison University women's squash team fell 6-3 to seventh-seeded and No. 23-ranked Dickinson College during day three of the College Squash Association National Collegiate Women's Team Championship.
The match was tied at 2-2 early on as Denison earned a pair of four-set comeback wins by
Kate Manderlink (No. 7 seed) and
Natalie Stanchina (No. 9 seed).
However,
Antoinette Ramsey came up short in five sets (10-12, 11-3, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6) at the No. 2 seed while the Big Red were swept at the No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 8 seeds.
During Denison's three matches throughout the weekend in the Walker Cup division,
Maria Clara Ramirez finished 3-0 at the No. 1 seed.
The Big Red finished their 2022-23 schedule with a 9-8 overall record and had six victories in which they did not surrender a point to the opposition. Ramirez played every match at the top of the ladder and posted a 14-3 overall record while Stanchina solidified the bottom of the ladder and ranked second on the team with 11 wins (11-7). In addition, Manderlink (10-5) and
Hannah Best (9-8) each had productive seasons in the seventh and eighth positions, respectively, while Ramsey finished with a 9-8 record at the No. 2 seed.
In the other final matches at the Walker Cup, top-seeded and No. 17-ranked Middlebury College defeated second-seeded and No. 18-ranked Georgetown University 6-3 in the championship match, sixth-seeded and No. 22-ranked Chatham University defeated fifth-seeded and No. 21-ranked Wesleyan University 5-4 in the third-place match, and third-seeded and No. 19-ranked Franklin and Marshall College defeated fourth-seeded and No. 20-ranked Colby College 5-4 in the fifth-place match.
Next up, the College Squash Association Individual Championships are scheduled for March 3-5 at the University of Pennsylvania.
Denison 3, Dickinson 6:
S1:
Maria Clara Ramirez def. Amna Fayyaz 4-3 RE
S2: Whitney Finney def.
Antoinette Ramsey 3-2 (10-12, 11-3, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6)
S3: Victoria Savelius def.
Lane Harding 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-7)
S4: Cate Moll def.
Coco Ogden 3-0 (11-5, 13-11, 11-5)
S5: Doxey Loupassi def.
Lindsey Cruikshank 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-9)
S6: Ellissa Goldman def.
Charlotte Sigg 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
S7:
Kate Manderlink def. Emerson Rains 3-1 (11-13, 11-4, 13-11, 11-5)
S8: Elizabeth Howerton def.
Hannah Best 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-6)
S9:
Natalie Stanchina def. Katelynn Young 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-2)