No. 7 Virginia Falls 6-3 to No. 3 Drexel
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s squash team (4-3, 0-1 MASC) battled in a 6-3 loss in its MASC opener against No. 3 Drexel (7-0) on Sunday afternoon at the McArthur Squash Center.
Emma Jinks put UVA on the board first with a 3-0 win at the four position. Olivia Walsh improved to 5-0 on the season with her win at six and Maria Moya won 3-1 at the two position.
It came down to Meagan Best at one and Nicolina Tessitore at eight as the Cavaliers trailed 4-3 with to matches remaining. Best and Tessitore dropped the first games but came back to win their second. Tessitore won the third game 14-12 to take a 2-1 advantage, but Drexel’s Sanya Vats won the next two games to clinch the match. Best dropped the third but won the fourth 11-9 to force the tiebreaker, eventually falling 11-6.
Three of UVA’s losses came in five-game matches. Along with Tessitore, Lina Tammam fell 3-2 at the three and Maureen Foley fell 3-2 at the seven. Eliza Mills dropped a 3-1 contest and Sydney Maxwell fell 3-0 at five.
No. 7 Virginia 3, No. 3 Drexel 6
- | Alina Bushma (DRX) def. Meagan Best (UVA) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6
- | Maria Moya (UVA) def. Karina Tyma (DRX) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7
- | Margo Prow (DRX) def. Lina Tammam (UVA) 2-11, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9
- | Emma Jinks (UVA) def. Amirah Rusydina Rosli (DRX) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
- | Moa Bonnemark (DRX) def. Sydney Maxwell (UVA) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
- | Olivia Walsh (UVA) def. Lydia Robinson (DRX) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
- | Emma Bartley (DRX) def. Maureen Foley (UVA) 11-4, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8
- | Sanya Vats (DRX) def. Nicolina Tessitore (UVA) 11-9, 8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-5
- | Ciara Richards (DRX) def. Eliza Mills (UVA) 9-11, 13-11, 11-4, 12-10
EXH | Lara Varma (DRX) def. Julia Curran (UVA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5