Issue date: 2/9/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Ashley Hess Co-captain Dan Petrie '07 led men's squash to a 7-2 victory over Tufts on Wednesday. In his last home match, Petrie won in five tease games, pulling out the last game 9-7.

For the men's and women's squash teams, Wednesday night was a performance that will not soon be forgotten. In the women's squad's final home match of the season, the Bears crushed Tufts University 9-0 without dropping a game, and the men were victorious, 7-2, on a night full of emotion. The women improved to 4-6 and the men improved to 2-7 on the season.

The women's team was far too strong for Tufts and rested multiple regulars. Some players were as many as three spots above their usual positions in anticipation of the blowout. The eighth-ranked Bears performed impressively across the board, bouncing back from two close losses this past weekend.

"We did well and stayed on our game," said Kali Schellenberg '10 after her 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 win. Sarah Roberts '10, Herald Staff Writer Nathalie Pierrepont '07 and Denia Craig '08 all "triple bageled" their opponents, winning by scores of 9-0, 9-0, 9-0. Brown also received victories from classmates Zarah Rahman '07, co-captain Erin Andrews '07 and co-captain Katie Lew '07, who had a quite a cheering section to celebrate her final match in the Pitzzitola Center.

"The seniors definitely were a little sad and emotions were running high," said Head Coach Stuart LeGassick. "But it was a good match for distractions because we knew that we should win this match if we played well."

LeGassick also mentioned that while this match was important to the team, it was really focusing on this weekend and matches at Yale on Saturday and Cornell on Sunday. Megan Cerullo '08 agreed.

"We are really excited," Cerullo said. "Yale is always good and they will be a good warm-up for Cornell. The Cornell match will decide where we are placed for the Howe Cup."

Yale is currently ranked fourth in the nation and Cornell ninth. The top eight teams make the first division of the Howe Cup. A win over Cornell is crucial for Brown because a loss would likely allow Cornell to leapfrog Brown into the eighth spot.

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