Philadelphia, Pa. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams soundly defeated the No. 5-ranked Drexel University Dragons in women's squash action this afternoon at the Kline & Specter Center. No. 2-ranked Trinity improves to 7-0 and remains flawless for the year with seven 9-0 triumphs entering a match next Thursday at No. 8-ranked Columbia at noon. The Dragons fall to 4-4.
Five Bantams won by 3-0 scores. Bantam junior Akanksha Salunkhe (Vasco de Gama, India), ranked No. 19 in the nation at the end of last season, downed Hannah Blatt, ranked No. 25, 3-1, in the No. 4 match. Trinity sophomore Nadiia Usenko (Kiev, Ukraine), 29th nationally in 2018-19, shut out Anna Hughes, ranked 26th a year ago, at the middle position on the ladder. Sophomore Ashita Bhengra (Chennai, India) toughed out the longest match of the afternoon, coming back from 2-1 to win, 3-2, at No. 7.
MATCH RESULTS
Trinity (Conn.) v. Drexel
1. TC- Min Jie Teh d. Karina Tyma, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8
2. TC- Sarahi Lopez d. Alina Bushma, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4
3. TC- Akanksha Salunkhe d. Hannah Blatt, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9
4. TC- Nadiia Usenko d. Anna Hughes, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
5. TC- Lakeesha Rarere d. Ciara Richards, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10
6. TC- Vanessa Raj d. Brooke Herring, 11-6, 12-10, 11-5
7. TC- Ashita Bhengra d. Ona Prokes, 10-12, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
8. TC- Nanna Carleke d. Stephanie Ryan, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10
9. TC- Amina Taher d. Lara Varma, 12-10, 11-6, 14-12
Trinity (Conn.) 9, Drexel 0
