Hartford, Conn. – Junior Nirasha Guruge (Colombo, Sri Lanka), ranked No. 7 nationally, defeated No. 2-ranked Pamela Hathway (Munich, Germany) to lead the Harvard University Crimson to a 7-2 victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in women's squash action this evening at Muir Courts.  Trinity, ranked No. 3 in the nation, improves to drops to 12-2 and has its winning streak stopped at six, while the top-ranked Crimson improves to 9-0.

Trinity led early, 2-1, thanks to a 3-2 win by No. 14-ranked rookie Jennifer Pelletier (Richmond Hill, Ontario) over No. 13-ranked Harvard senior captain Alisha Mashruwala (Mumbai, India) in the No. 3 match and a 3-1 triumph by Bantam senior tri-captain Robyn Williams (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) against Crimson senior Alexandra Zindman (Belle Mead, N.J.) in the No. 9 match.  Harvard rattled off wins in the final six matches to race to the victory, including a 3-1 win by top-ranked sophomore Lauren Gemmell (Toronto, Ontario) over Trinity freshman Catalina Pelaez (Bogota, Colombia), ranked No. 8 in the nation, in the No. 1 match.

MATCH RESULTS
1. H- Laura Gemmell d. Catalina Pelaez, 9-11,11-5,7-11,11-9,11-6
2. H- Nirasha Guruge d. Pamela Hathway, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9
3. TC- Jenn Pelletier d. Alisha Mashruwala, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9
4. H- June Tiong d. Wee Nee Low, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
5. H- Natasha Kingshott d. Emery Holton, 11-4, 11-9, 11-3
6. H- Cece Cortes d. Alicia Rodriguez, 11-8, 17-15, 11-9
7. H- Sarah Mumanachit d. Robyn Hodgson, 15-13, 11-7, 11-9
8. H- Bethan Williams d. Andrea Echeverria, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
9. TC - Robyn Williams d. Alexandra Zindman, 11-7, 7-11, 11-3, 11-6
Harvard 7, Trinity (Conn.) 2