Jan. 21, 2008

Providence, RI - Brown's women's squash team, ranked ninth nationally, posted its first victory of the season with a thrilling 6-3 victory over tenth-ranked Cornell Sunday afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center.

The Bears played well throughout the line-up, with senior Megan Cerullo posting a hard-fought 9-4, 9-7, 10-8 win at number one against Jenn Gemmell, one of Canada's top players. Also winning for the Bears were junior Breck Haynes, 3-1, at number four; freshman Sophie Scherl, 3-0, at number six; sophomore Kali Schellenbery, 3-1, at number seven; freshman Lily Cohen, 3-0, at number eight; and sophomore Sarah Roberts, 3-0, at number nine.

The Bears will be back in action again on Tuesday, January 22, hosting Mt. Holyoke at 12:00 p.m. and Amherst at 2:00 p.m.

Match Score: 	Brown def Cornell, 6-3
Pos.	Brown		Cornell		Winner	Scores
1	Megan Cerullo	Jenn Gemmell	Brown	9-4 9-7 10-8
2	Laura Pyne	Rachel Wagner	Cornell	9-7 9-6 9-7
3	Charlotte Steel	Liza Stokes	Cornell	8-10 7-9 9-5 10-8 9-2
4	Breck Haynes	Annie Ritter	Brown		10-8 9-3 0-9 9-5
5	Minoo Fadaifard	Alex Cornett	Cornell	9-0 7-9 9-5 9-6
6	Sophie Scherl	Marin Barnes	Brown		9-3 9-6 10-9
7	Kali Schellenberg Izzy Spyrou	Brown		9-0 9-5 6-9 9-5
8	Lily Cohen	Jen Chu		Brown		9-1 9-7 9-2
9	Sarah Roberts	Alix Watson	Brown		9-3 9-7 9-2
10	Carolyn Tilney	Ashley Fahr	Brown		9-0 9-3 9-3