SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Mount Holyoke College got victories at every position on its way to a 9-0 victory over Smith College in squash action on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Lyons concluded their regular season schedule and head into this weekend's CSA National Championships with a 9-8 record, while Smith carries a 2-13 mark into the Howe Cup.

MHC got several quick victories in the opening rounds of the dual meet, capturing the second, fourth and sixth flights in fine fashion. Junior Shaheen Madraswal rolled to an 11-3, 11-2, 11-7 mark over Smith senior Eunice Zhao (Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty), while senior captain Kathryn Brummer claimed an 11-5, 11-4, 11-2 victory in the fourth position against first year Szilvi Kiss.

After an 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 win by MHC sophomore Xianger Fei over first year Haruka Shimoto (Tokyo, Japan/International School of the Sacred Heart), Lyons first year Catherine Ryan gutted out a 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 victory against Pioneers sophomore Dipshika Mahajan in the eighth position.

Mount Holyoke continued to cruise in the odd matches as first year Sherouk Khefagy defeated sophomore Jacqueline Zhou (Singapore, Singapore/) by an 11-5, 11-8, 11-0 margin in the first position.

Junior Elyse Taylor made quick work of her match in the fifth position, defeating Jana Chan (San Francisco, Calif./The Bay School) by an 11-3, 11-1, 11-1 margin, while first years Susannah Bonn and Anna Hartman won their respective matches in the seventh (11-6, 11-5, 11-3) and ninth (11-2, 11-1, 11-5) flights, respectively.

Rounding out the outstanding efforts for the Lyons was sophomore Samantha Rosado, who battled to a 13-11 win in the opening set against sophomore Vivian Lee (Seoul, South Korea/Yongsan International School of Seoul). She then won by an 11-1 margin in the second set before battling to another 13-11 mark in the third for the win.

(Release courtesy Mount Holyoke Sports Information)