Despite loss, W. Squash not disappointed

Despite its 7-2 loss to Princeton last night, the Penn women's squash team is not the least bit disappointed. Being their last home match of the season, Penn's seniors, who received roses before the match from the team, had the Tigers running all over the court for every point. But despite their efforts, only one senior, No. 2 player Lissa Hunsicker, won her match. Hunsicker's victory was a decisive 9-7, 9-0, 9-7 sweep. The last time Hunsicker faced the Tigers, Hunsicker also won all her games. "I knew she'd be up for a challenge, but I played pretty well," Hunsicker said. "[Hunsicker] played really great," Penn coach Demer Holleran said. "She was very composed, and she looked very calm. She was very aware on the court, and that enabled her to play the strategy she did." Coming off a big weekend beating Dartmouth, 5-4, and losing to No. 1 Harvard, 9-0, the Princeton match was the finale to an important week-and-a-half for the Quakers. "We had all of our most important matches in a row," Penn senior co-captain Jenna Bertocchi said. "Having only a few days to recover from the tough matches over the weekend was hard." With the Howe Cup, the Quakers' biggest tournament of the year, just a week-and-a-half away, Penn is looking forward to getting another shot at the Tigers. "I'm excited for the Howe Cup," said Quakers senior co-captain Katy Textor, who lost in three games yesterday. "We have nothing to lose." "I'm psyched to get another shot at Princeton," Hunsicker said. "I think we should be able to beat them at the Howe Cup. We're going to go for it. We can look at this loss positively because now we know what we have to do." Yesterday's match marked the end to the Ivy League dual-meet season. The Quakers (10-2, 2-2 Ivy) ended the season co-ranked with the Princeton Tigers (5-2, 2-2 Ivy) at No. 2 in the Ivy League. Despite this loss, Holleran does not feel that her squad should have anything to be ashamed about. "We want to do the best we can at the Howe Cup, but we really have to be proud of what we've done," Holleran said.