CAMBRIDGE, MA (February 7, 2015) – The Seven Sisters Tournament, an annual event for the Vassar College women's squash team, was on the agenda Saturday afternoon and the Brewers finished third overall, going 1-2 on the day in play from Harvard University's Murr Center Squash Courts. VC fell to eventual winner Wellesley College 9-0 and Mount Holyoke College 8-1, before earning a 6-3 win over Smith College.

No. 24 Wellesley 9, No. 33 Vassar 0
The Blue proved to be just too strong for the Brewers in the opening match of the day, but the top two matches in the ladder were a pair of thrillers. At No. 1, Hannah Nice (Hanover, NH/Hanover) put her five-match win streak on the line. After winning the first set 11-8, WC's Sarah Zhang responded with an 11-9 victory. Nice regained the lead with an 11-6 victory, but Zhang outlasted Nice in the fourth set 13-11. In the deciding set, Zhang earned the win thanks to an 11-8 score.

At No. 2, Isabelle Bertram (Salt Lake City, UT/West) fell behind 2-0 after 11-4 and 11-9 score lines, but pulled to within a game after an 11-7 win against Phyllis Lin. In the fourth set, Lin proved to be too much, pulling away for the 11-5 victory. In the other seven matches, the Blue won in straight sets.

No. 26 Mount Holyoke 8, No. 33 Vassar 1
Against the Lyons, the Brewers saw Nice rebound from a five-set heartbreaker to chalk up a five-set win at No. 1 singles. In the top flight, Nice fell behind after losing a 12-10 set to MHC's Brandy Williamson. Nice won the next two sets with scores of 11-8 and 11-6 before Williamson rebounded for a 12-10 win in the fourth game. Nice would not let the pressure get to her though, winning the marathon affair with a 12-10 victory in the fifth set.

Bertram fell in straight sets at No. 2, but was in each game, falling 11-8, 11-8 and 11-9. Mount Holyoke earned wins in all of the other flights as well, but fell to Wellesley later in the day in the Seven Sisters title contest.

No. 33 Vassar 6, No. 36 Smith 3
The Brewers would finish the day on a high note, picking up a 6-3 victory over the Pioneers thanks to some solid play at the top of the lineup. Nice added another win at No. 1, posting a straight set victory with scores of 11-9, 11-5 and 11-4. Nice was later honored with Seven Sisters All-Tournament Team. Bertram fought hard for a 16-14, 11-9, 9-11 and 11-4 win at No. 2, also earning All-Tournament Team accolades for the Brewers.

Sophomore Carly Scher (Penn Valley, PA/Herriton) rolled at No. 3 for Vassar, earning an 11-9, 11-0 and 13-11 win, while freshman Cherylann Mucciolo (Shohola, PA/Blair Academy) knocked off Haruka Shimoto 11-5, 11-8 and 11-4. Senior Roxanne Ringer (Ridgefield, CT/Home School) also helped Vassar clinch the win with a straight set victory at No. 6. Freshman Emma Glickman (Livingston, NJ/Golda Och Academy) won her second match at the No. 8 position this season, defeating K.K. Lane 11-5, 11-9 and 11-5.

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Vassar College will finish its season next weekend at Harvard University in the College Squash Association Team Championships, played Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 15.