FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BATES SQUASH RESULTS FROM INDIVIDUAL NATIONALS PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Bates College squash teams sent three players to the individual championships at the University of Pennsylvania this weekend. Though the three unseeded Bobcat performers were knocked out by seeded opponents in the first round, two of the three had impressive performances in the consolation bracket. Sophomore Sean Doherty (Toronto, Ont.) reached the semifinals of the consolation bracket on Sunday, while first-year player Aisha Shah (Bombay, India) was through to the round of 16. Between them, Doherty and Shah managed to defeat three Ivy League opponents. Junior Mary Ellen Hennessey (Manchester, N.H.), the third Bates participant, was eliminated after two rounds. First round Sean Doherty (Bates) l. #8 Beau River (Dartmouth), 10, 12, 7 Aisha Shah (Bates) l. #7 Olga P-Sola (Cornell), 0, 0, 6 Mary Ellen Hennessey (Bates) l. #5 Janine Thompson (Trinity), 0, 0, 0 Consolation First Round Doherty def. Kunal Surana (MIT), score not avalaible Shah def. Colby Hall (Harvard), score not available Hennessey l. Rachel Nisselson (Amherst), score not available Consolation Second Round Doherty def. Nick Lukens (Yale), 3-2, game score not available Shah l. Mimi Bartow (Williams) Consolation Quarterfinals Doherty def. Peter Withstanley (Penn), 15-14, 10, 17-16 Consolation Semifinals Doherty l. Olukutan (Yale), 10, 10, 8 | ||||
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