Washington, D.C. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams opened the 2017-18 season with an 8-1 victory over the George Washington University Colonials, taking seven matches by 3-0 scores.  Bantam first-year Akanksha Sakunkhe (Vasco da Gama, India) made her collegiate debut by allowing just 12 points in her 3-0 win at the No. 6 spot in the lineup.  Trinity, ranked No. 3 in the nation, will complete the weekend trip down the Atlantic Coast with a noon match at No. 9-ranked Drexel tomorrow.  Sophomore Salma Alam Del Din (Cairo, Egypy), playing at No. 4 on the ladder, also won by a combined score of 33-12 for the Bantams.

MATCH RESULTS
Trinity v. George Washington
1. TC- Raneem Sharaf d. Zoe Foo, 11-1, 3-11, 11-8, 11-4
2. TC- Julia LeCoq d. Mary Mahfood, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3
3. TC- Lakeesha Rarere d. Abby Shonrook, 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
4. TC- Salma Alam El Din d. Emma Tryon, 11-7, 11-5, 11-0
5. TC- Min Jie Teh d. Zuha Nazir, 11-7, 11-6, 11-2
6. TC- Akanksha Salunkhe d. Engy El Manooh, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
7. TC- Salma El Defrawy d. Vedika Arunachalam, 11-7, 11-2, 11-5
8. TC- Karolina Holinkova d. Haley Hunt, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
9. GW-Ginger Sands d. Campbell Brown, 11-5, 11-4, 11-6
Trinity (Conn.) 8, George Washington 1