CANTON, N.Y. (February 10, 2024) – Just as it did in its first appearance in the Liberty League Championship last year, the Denison University women's squash team started off the championship with a victory over Vassar College before falling against St. Lawrence University in its second match of the day. This time around, the No. 28-ranked and third-seeded Big Red defeated No. 31-ranked and sixth-seeded Vassar 9-0 in the quarterfinals before coming up short, 8-1, against No. 25-ranked and second-seeded St. Lawrence in the semifinals. With a record of 1-1, the Big Red will play in the third-place match during the championship round on Sunday.
Charlotte Sigg got the day started with an easy 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2) win at the No. 6 seed against Vassar, and was followed by another 3-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-2) win by
Kate Manderlink at the No. 3 seed. Denison then made it a 4-0 lead as
Lane Harding won 3-0 (11-3, 1-0, 11-4) at the No. 4 seed and
Antoinette Ramsey won 3-1 (11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 11-1) at the No. 1 seed.
Virginia Lawrence won 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-2) at the No. 5 seed and
Esme Adelman won 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5) at the No. 2 seed to close out the win against Vassar.
Adelman then improved to 2-0 on the day after winning her first two sets and overcoming losses in the third and fourth sets to pick up Denison's lone win against St Lawrence, 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7), over Ulrikke Bore Ribesen. Harding (No. 4 seed) and Lawrence (No. 5 seed) both won their second sets by a score of 11-6 to force four sets against St. Lawrence.
Denison will take on No. 29-ranked and fourth-seeded Haverford College in the third-place match starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, February 11. Haverford defeated No. 30-ranked and fifth-seeded Mount Holyoke College 8-1 in the quarterfinals before falling 9-0 to No. 14-ranked and top-seeded William Smith College in the semifinals.
Denison 9, Vassar 0:
1S:
Antoinette Ramsey def. Anna Lee 3-1 (11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 11-1)
2S:
Esme Adelman def. Sehar Dey-Kohli 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5)
3S:
Kate Manderlink def. Sarah Boucher-Rowe 3-0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-2)
4S:
Lane Harding def. Sophia Choudhri 3-0 (11-3, 11-0, 11-4)
5S:
Virginia Lawrence def. Kelsey OConnell 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-2)
6S:
Charlotte Sigg def. Mea Vesci 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2)
7S:
Hannah Best def. Default (DF)
8S:
Chloe Sigg def. Default (DF)
9S:
Golda Mehl def. Default (DF)
Denison 1, St. Lawrence 8:
1S: Anannya Morey def.
Antoinette Ramsey 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-4)
2S:
Esme Adelman def. Ulrikke Bore Ribesen 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7)
3S: Margaret Fleischner def.
Kate Manderlink 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-2)
4S: Madeleine Martin
Lane Harding def. 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 15-13, 11-2)
5S: Petra DeRose def.
Virginia Lawrence 3-1 (11-4, 6-11, 11-6, 11-1)
6S: Laura Franz def.
Charlotte Sigg 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-4)
7S: Ksenia Merkulova def.
Hannah Best 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-7)
8S: Xitlali Zuniga def.
Chloe Sigg 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-2)
9S: Xitlali Zuniga def.
Golda Mehl 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-3)
