NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 6 Yale women's squash team fell to No. 1 Trinity College, 8-1, at the Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs fell to 5-5 overall, while the Bantams remained a perfect 13-0.
 
Mika Bardin impressed for the Bulldogs in her match. After going down 2-0, Bardin rallied back to tie it, but despite a strong comeback attempt, fell just short in the final set. Another solid performance from Yale came at the hands of Joy Qu. Both times her opponent went up a set, Qu would counter with the succeeding set. After fighting her way through the fifth set, Qu fell in the fifth by three points. 
 
Match Results

1. Jana Safy (TRIN) def. Elisabeth Ross (YAL)—3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5)
2. Nouran Youssef (TRIN) def. Sneha Sivakumar (YAL)—3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 12-10)
3. Christy Lau (YAL) def. Hannah Chukwu (TRIN)—1-1 (8-11, 11-6, RE)
4. Madeleine Hylland (TRIN) def. Brianna Jefferson (YAL)—3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-5)
5. Lujan Palacios (TRIN) def. Whitney Taylor (YAL)—3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-9)
6. Janna Ashmawy (TRIN) def. Meghna Sreedhar (YAL)—3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-4)
7. Kara Lincou (TRIN) def. Mika Bardin (YAL)—3-2 (11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 8-11, 11-9)
8. Fabiola Cabello (TRIN) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YAL)—3-1 (11-5, 5-11, 11-9, 11-2)
9. Nanna Carleke (TRIN) def. Joy Qu (YAL)—3-2 (9-11, 11-2, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8)

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will look ahead to the College Squash Association Team Championships on Feb. 17-19.