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