The 20th-ranked St. Lawrence University women's squash team had a successful start to their season with a 6-3 win over 21st-ranked William Smith College on Saturday afternoon in the Saints' home opener at the Robie Squash Center.

"I was really pleased with how the team performed today from both the men's and women's teams," said head coach Scott Denne "I believe, this is a sign of things to come for us. We need to work on improvements and getting the nerves out of the newcomers, but I see a strong season ahead for both programs.I was really proud of them all."



The Saints got out to a hot start winning the first four matches of the day. The No. 1 match saw Anannya Morey win in her debut against Marce Martinez in four sets 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8. Sanna Koivumäki followed with a four-set win of her own in the No. 2 match winning 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 over the Herons' Laila Selim.

Makyla Kelley and Ulrikke Ribesen won the No. 3 and 4 matches respectively to put the Saints in a dominant position. Kat Leiva in the No. 8 match got St. Lawrence their fifth win to take the matchup. Leiva won her matchup 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7 over Molly Wachter.

Promise Dorsey-Butler capped off the day with an 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 sweep over Kristen McCormick to seal the 6-3 victory.

Results- St. Lawrence 6, William Smith 3
1. Anannya Morey def. Marce Martinez (WSC) 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8
2. Sanna Koivumäki def. Laila Selim (WSC) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9
3. Makyla Kelley def. Diya Moolani (WSC) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
4. Ulrikke Ribesen def. Shante Frank (WSC) 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7
5. Lark Ervasti (WSC) def. Petra DeRose 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
6. Jada Smith-Padmore (WSC) def. Meg Pruett 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
7. Jo Pacheco (WSC) def. Starnisha Ramsey 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
8. Kat Leiva def. Molly Wachter (WSC) 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
9. Promise Dorsey-Butler def. Kristen McCormick (WSC) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
Exh. Tita Hicks def. Kristen McCormick (WSC) 13-11, 11-7, 11-5
 
Records – St. Lawrence (1-0); William Smith (2-1)
Up Next – at Haverford on Friday, November 19 at 5 p.m.