Contact: Mike O'Brien

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 18th-ranked Amherst women's squash team was swept by No. 10 Brown, 9-0, on Tuesday at the Brodsky Squash Pavilion. 

With the loss, the Jeffs are now 4-6 overall on the season. The Bears improved to 7-2.

At the top of the lineup, Dori Rahbar '14 defeated Ericka Robertson '16, 3-0, by scores of 11-5, 11-7, and 11-3. Hannah Hay-Smith '17 and Emily Richmond '16 grabbed wins from the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, respectively. Hay-Smith defeated Arielle Lehman '15, 3-0, with scores of 11-5, 11-9, and 11-9, and Richmond swept Meyha Sud '16, 11-2, 11-1, and 11-4.

Taryn Clary '16 dropped a 3-1 decision from the No. 7 spot. The sophomore rebounded from an 11-2 loss in game two to pick up an 11-6 win in the second frame. However, trailing 2-1, Clary was edged out in the fourth set, 12-10.

Amherst returns to the courts on Sunday, Jan. 26 to host Wesleyan at 11 a.m.

NO. 10 BROWN 9, NO. 18 AMHERST 0 
1. Rahbar (B) def. Robertson (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3)
2. Hay-Smith (B) def. Lehman (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-9)
3. Richmond (B) def. Sud (A), 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-4)
4. Elliott-Moskwa (B) def. Palmer-Poroner (A), 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-6)
5. Shakarshy (B) def. Kramer (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-7)
6. Murphy (B) def. Aggarwal (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-2)
7. Schmidt-Fellner (B) def. Clary (A), 3-1 (11-2, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10)
8. Scherl (B) def. Johnson (A), 3-0 (11-0, 11-5, 11-2)
9. Pitaro (B) def. Rice (A), 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-6)
10. White (B) def. Derber (A), 3-0 (11-3, 11-0, 11-5)