The Saints earned four sweeps in the bottom of the lineup, including three first collegiate wins, but it was not enough as the No. 20 St. Lawrence University women's squash team dropped their match 5-4 to Brown at Cornell University on Sunday morning.
The Saints went to 0-2 with the loss.
The Scarlet and Brown saw a trio of first college wins in the number six through nine spots as first-years
Madeleine Martin,
Laura Franz, and
Ksenia Merkulova each earned 3-0 sweeps.
At number six, Martin took on Mina Bahadori and made quick work of the match winning 11-1, 11-1, 11-2. At eight, Franz took on Anji Friedbauer, who earned a similar fate to her teammate falling 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 to the Saints' rookie. At nine, Merkulova earned a quick victory winning 11-1, 11-3, 11-3 to take the win.
The Saints' fourth win came from
Ulrikke Ribesen, who played in the seventh spot against Zoya Unni. Ribesen won the first point 11-2, before sweeping the match with 11-8, and 11-6 set wins.
St. Lawrence will be back in action on Tuesday, November 29 when the Saints play host to Queen's University. The exhibition match at the Robie Squash Center and the Dordelman Championship Court will serve as senior day for Senior
Sanna Koivumäki.
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