MIDDLETOWN, CT (February 13, 2016) – The Vassar College women's squash team traveled to Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon, dropping a pair of matches to No. 23 Tufts University and No. 29 Wesleyan. The Brewers dropped a 7-2 match to the Jumbos, falling in the nightcap 9-0 to the host Cardinals.

Tufts 7, Vassar 2
The Brewers had some success at the top of the ladder against Tufts, but couldn't keep that momentum going down the lineup as Vassar fell 7-2. Despite the loss, Vassar saw some strong performances on the match.

Sophomore Hannah Nice chalked up a nice win at No. 1, earning a straight set victory with scores of 11-5, 11-7 and 11-9. Vassar's No. 2 player, Fiona Agger, followed suit with a five-set thriller, pulling out the victory after going the distance. Agger fell behind after a 12-10 first set against Zarena Jafry, but battled back to earn 11-7 wins in both the second and third game. Jafry earned an 11-5 win in the fourth, but Agger persevered and outlasted her opponent for an 11-7 win in the final set.

Sophomore Cherylann Mucciolo battled hard at No. 5, but dropped an 11-8, 11-6 and 11-3 match, and fellow sophomore Emma Glickman pushed her second set to 14-12 before dropping her contest in three games. No. 9 player Kelly Rissman took an early lead with an 11-6 win in the first set, but Nellie Harvey of Tufts came back to earn a 6-11, 11-9, 11-6 and 11-7 victory. Senior Steph Zhu also nearly had a different result, getting tripped up in three games though two were by a 12-10 score line.

Wesleyan 9, Vassar 0
In Vassar's final match of the regular season, the No. 25 Cardinals of Wesleyan proved to be just a bit too much in the 9-0 loss. Agger rallied from being down 2-0 thanks to a 12-10 win in the third set, but she couldn't get all the way back in dropping an 11-6, 11-8, 10-12 and 11-9 loss.

Junior Isabelle Bertram was in her match at No. 4 the whole way, but couldn't pick up a set in dropping a competitive 11-6, 11-8 and 15-13 match. Mucciolo nearly picked up her second set, falling in an 11-6, 12-10 and 11-3 match, while Julia Pollak earned a set in a four-game loss with scores of 11-5, 11-2, 5-11, 11-6.

The Brewers will now head to New Haven, CT for the College Squash Associations Championships this upcoming weekend at Yale University.