PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 5-ranked Trinity College women's squash team held onto its seeding with a narrow 5–4 victory over No. 6 University of Virginia on Saturday afternoon at the SquashSmarts facility.

Fabiola Cabello and Kitsy Fox were the lone Bantams to earn straight-set victories. Cabello, competing at the No. 6 position, limited Virginia's Nina Hashmi to seven points or fewer in each set en route to an 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 win. Fox added a decisive three-game victory at No. 9.

Trinity secured the match behind a trio of four-set wins. Kara Lincou (No. 2), Malak Aly (No. 5), and Varvara Kliueva (No. 7) each battled through competitive contests to deliver crucial points and clinch the team victory.

No. 5 Trinity 5, No. 6 Virginia 4

1 | Charlotte Pastel (VA) def. Thanusaa Uthrian (TC) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
2 | Kara Lincou (TC) def. Lina Tammam (VA) 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
3 | Maria Min (VA) def. Doyce Ye San Lee (TC) 11-9, 3-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-7
4 | Clare Minnis (VA) def. Varvara Esina (TC) 11-8, 8-11, 11-1, 8-11, 15-13
5 | Malak Aly (TC) def. Maryam Mian (VA) 12-10, 6-11, 11-4, 11-6
6 | Fabiola Cabello (TC) def. Nina Hashmi (VA) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
7 | Varvara Kliueva (TC) def. Ana Quijano (VA) 8-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-6
8 | Grace Fazzinga (VA) def. Elisenda Ruiz-Kaiser (TC) 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3
9 | Kitsy Fox (TC) def. Anna Shumway (VA) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5

Next Up

Trinity will face No. 12 Drexel University at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in its regular-season finale.

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