NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 3 Yale Women's Squash Team captured third place today at the national championships by defeating No. 4 Trinity, 5-4.

This contest came down to the fifth position with Yale's Aishwarya Bhattacharya battling Trinity's Nadiia Usenko. After losing the second game, the Bulldog junior won 11-9 in the third and 11-7 in the fifth before being mobbed by her teammates, who had all long finished their matches.

At the No. 1 spot, Lucy Beecroft won a 37-minute match in four games, but the most dominating performances came lower on the ladder. Riya Mital and Nikita Joshi both dispatched their opponents at the seventh and ninth positions, respectively, in less than 25 minutes.

Gigi Yeung, who was on court for a five-game contest, also had a big win at No. 6, taking the finale 11-9.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Lucy Beecroft (Yale) def. Min Jie Teh, 3-1 (5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 6-11, 37 min)
Akanksha Salunkhe (Trinity) def. Helen Teegan, 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-8, 22 min)
Luz Sarahi Lopez Dominguez (Trinity) def. Elisabeth Ross, 3-0 (11-2, 11-8, 11-6, 26 min)  
Vanessa Raj (Trinity) def. Brianna Jefferson, 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-4, 23 min)
Aishwarya Bhattacharya (Yale) def. Nadiia Usenko, 3-1 (8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 38 min)
Gigi Yeung (Yale) def. Lakeesha Rarere, 3-2 (9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 45 min)
Riya Mital (Yale) def. Nanna Carleke, 3-0 (11-13, 7-11, 8-11, 24 min)
Ashita Bhengra(Trinity) def. Alexis Lazor, 3-1 (13-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 31 min)
Nikita Joshi (Yale) def. Lily Taylor-French, 3-0 (10-12, 9-11, 3-11, 22 min)