PHILADELPHIA Pa. – The Dickinson women's squash team rounded out a strong PA State Cup run on Sunday, with a competitive loss to third-ranked University of Pennsylvania 8-0 and a 7-2 victory against the Haverford College Fords. The Red Devils move to 5-2 on the season with the only two losses coming at the hands of top 10 ranked opponents. The Red Devils also finished 3rd overall in the PA State Cup, which is the highest finish in program history.

MATCH ONE – RED DEVILS 0, UPenn 8

Inside the Match
The Red Devils almost produced two upsets in the first and fifth flight, having never had a win against a Top 3 opponent in program history. In the top flight, first-year Anne Leakey continued her impressive play to go down in four sets, and pushing Sohaila Ismail to play her best squash to come out as the winner. Junior Anna O'Connor also continued her impressive start to the season, having gone up by two sets, then eventually falling in five games to Grace Lavin.

Results
1. Sohaila Ismail (PENN) def. Anne Leakey (DSON) 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8)
2. Jana Dweek (PENN) def. Katie Herring (DSON) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-8)
3. Ashna Tumuluri (PENN) def. Gabi El-Masry (DSON) 3-0 (11-1, 11-6, 11-3)
4. Hailey Shing-Fei Wong (PENN) def. Victoria Savelius (DSON) 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-7)
5. Grace Lavin (PENN) def. Anna O'Connor (DSON) 3-2 (7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6)
6. Emma Carter (PENN) def. Thea Hegde (DSON) 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-3)
7. Kelsey Abbrecht (PENN) def. Charlotte Derdeyn (DSON) 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-2)
8. UPenn wins by default

MATCH TWO – RED DEVILS 7, HAVERFORD 2

Inside the Match
After needing to default the bottom two spots on the ladder due to inactive players, the Red Devils dominated the Fords, winning every match played without dropping a set. In the fifth flight, Anna O'Connor lost only 4 points on her way to victory. First-Year Gabi El-Masry had to work hard in the last two sets in the third flight but found a way to win for the Red and White. Sophomore Thea Hegde gave up 7 points in her win, with an 11-1 scoreline in her last two sets.

Results
1. Anne Leakey (DSON) def. Ariana Solecki (HAVE) 3-0 (12-10, 11-2, 11-3)
2. Katie Herring (DSON) def. Joelle Phuah (HAVE) 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3)
3. Gabi El-Masry (DSON) def. Catherine Fortin (HAVE) 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-9)
4. Victoria Savelius (DSON) def. Zoe Liu (HAVE) 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-5)
5. Anna O'Connor (DSON) def. Julia Carrasco (HAVE) 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-2)
6. Thea Hegde (DSON) def. Caroline Gay (HAVE) 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-1)
7. Charlotte Derdeyn (DSON) def. Ofri Geva (HAVE) 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-7)
8. Haverford wins by default
9. Haverford wins by default

Up Next
Dickinson (5-2) returns to the Kline Squash Center on Saturday afternoon at 1pm when they welcome the Hoyas of Georgetown University.