SEVEN SISTERS 2012 SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP From the Director of Athletics and Physical Education Welcome to the 2012 Seven Sisters Squash Championship!! Vassar College and the Department of Athletics & Physical Education, are very honored to be hosting the 2012 Seven Sisters Squash Championship! It is a particular distinction to be hosting this prestigious event on the eve of celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the enactment of Title IX. Recognizing the values of competition and sport has long been an integral part of the Seven Sisters relationship and honors the athletic capabilities and attributes of women. Enjoy your time at Vassar! We hope you have a chance to walk our beautiful campus, visit our local restaurants such as Baccio’s, Baby Cakes and the Beech Tree. Have a safe trip back home. Best Wishes, Sharon R. Beverly, Ph.D. Director of Athletics & Physical Education 2012 SEVEN SISTERS SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS SEVEN SISTERS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE --FEBRUARY 4, 2012 - KENYON HALL-- 10:30 AM VASSAR COLLEGE [24] VS. SMITH COLLEGE [25] 12:00 PM WELLESLEY COLLEGE [26] VS. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE [13] 1:30 PM COURTS 1,3,5 VASSAR COLLEGE [24] VS. WELLESLEY COLLEGE [26] COURTS 2,4,6 SMITH COLLEGE [25] VS. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE [13] 4:00 PM COURTS 1,3,5 VASSAR COLLEGE [24] VS. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE [13] COURTS 2,4,6 SMITH COLLEGE [25] VS. WELLESLEY COLLEGE [26] [College Squash Association Rankings as of 1/22/12] Scan for results and tournament page. VASSAR COLLEGE BREWers QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Poughkeepsie, NY FOUNDED: 1861 ENROLLMENT: 2,400 NICKNAME: Brewers COLORS: Burgundy and Gray AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III CONFERENCE: Liberty League PRESIDENT: Catharine Bond Hill DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS & PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Dr. Sharon Beverly SPORTS INFORMATION: Shane Donahue HOME FACILITY: Kenyon Hall JANE PARKER Scan for Schedule 2011-12 Women’S SQUASH ROSTER NAME YEAR HOMETOWN HIGHSCHOOL ALEXANDRA BOWDITCH FR. BROOKLYN, NY POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL KATHERINE CORNISH SR. CHESTER SPRINGS, PA ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL LISA EVANS SO. VICTORIA, BC ST. MICHAEL’S UNIVERSITY ANDREA FAHMY JR. GIG HARBOR, WA BELLARMINE PREPATORY SANAM KHANNA JR. WYNNEWOOD, PA CHELTENHAM LADIES’ COLLEGE JILL LEVINE JR. WEST HARTFORD, CT KINGSWOOD-OXFORD LIBBY PEI JR. HONG KONG PHILLIPS EXETER KARINA PRIMELLES FR. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO AMERICAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION NINA PUNUKOLLU* SR. GREENSBURY, PA ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL AMANDA SCOTT JR. ST. LOUIS, MO LADUE HORTON WATKINS AVERY SICILIANO JR. PRINCETON, NJ PRINCETON MEG TAYLOR* SR. GLASTONBURY, CT GLASTONBURY DEVINA VAID FR. MUMBAI, INDIA DHIRUBHAI AMBANI INT’L SCHOOL *DENOTES CAPTAINS HEAD COACH: JANE PARKER (12TH SEASON) ASSISTANT COACHES: ROBERT MCDAVID (1ST SEASON) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: STEPHANIE RIDER RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP RECORD: 4-8 PLAYER REC. STREAK CSA RANKING: 24 1. Meg Taylor 5-7 L2 LAST 5 MATCHES: 0-5 2. Libby Pei 4-8 L2 STREAK: L8 3. Nina Punukollu 5-7 L2 LAST OUTING: Lost 6-3 to William Smith, 9-0 4. Alexandra Bowditch 4-8 L8 to Wellesley, and 7-2 to Smith (1/29) 5. Jill Levine 0-5 L5 SEVEN SISTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 4 6. Lisa Evans 5-7 L6 SEVEN SISTERS RUNNER-UPS: 7 7. Sanam Khanna 0-5 L5 LAST YEAR: 2nd place, lost to Mount 8. Katherine Cornish 5-7 W1 Holyoke 9-0 in the Championship (2/5/11) 9. Amanda Scott 5-7 W1 SMITH COLLEGE PIONEERS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Northampton, MA FOUNDED: Chartered 1871, Opened 1875 ENROLLMENT: 2,750 NICKNAME: Pioneers COLORS: Navy, White, Yellow AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III CONFERENCE: NEWMAC PRESIDENT: Carol T. Christ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Lynn Oberbillig SPORTS INFORMATION: Abe Olsheyack HOME FACILITY: Ainsworth Squash Courts TIM BACON 2011-12 Women’S SQUASH ROSTER NAME HT YEAR HOMETOWN HIGHSCHOOL SZILVIA B. KISS* 5-6 JR. REUTTE, AUSTRIA CASCIA HALL PREP CATIE BLUNT 5-7 SR. BOSTON, MASS. COMMONWEALTH JAIMI INSKEEP 5-5 SR. WARRENVILLE, ILL. WHEATON WARRENVILLE SO. JENNIFER KRAIN 5-6 SR. ROSEMONT, PA. HARRITON VIVIAN LEE 5-3 FR. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA YONGSAN INT’L CLAIR OBLAMSKI* 5-6 SR. BROOKFIELD, WIS. BROOKFIELD EAST ELENA PLESCO 5-11 SR. CHINISAU, MOLDOVA IULIA HASDEU HELEN QUEENAN 5-7 SO. WELLESLEY, MASS. NEWTON COUNTRY DAY XIZHU ZHAO 5-5 SR. BEIJING, CHINA BEIJING NO. 4 EUNICE ZHAO 5-5 JR. LAS VEGAS, NEV. LIBERTY JACQUELINE ZHOU 5-7 FR. SINGAPORE *DENOTES CAPTAINS HEAD COACH: TIM BACON (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ’80, 17TH SEASON) ASSISTANT COACH: ERIN ROBSON RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP RECORD: 8-11 PLAYER REC. STREAK CSA RANKING: 25 1. Jacqueline Zhou 11-6 W3 LAST 5 MATCHES: 2-3 2. Clair Oblamski 10-8 W4 STREAK: W2 3. Jennifer Krain 9-8 W3 LAST OUTING: 6-3 loss to William Smith, defeated 4. Eunice Zhao 7-12 W2 Northeastern 9-0 and Vassar 7-2 (1/29) 5. Helen Queenan 8-11 W2 SEVEN SISTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1* 6. Jaimi Inskeep 7-10 W2 SEVEN SISTERS RUNNER-UPS: 1 7. Catie Blunt 10-7 W2 LAST YEAR: 3rd place, defeated Wellesley 8. Elena Plesco 4-11 W1 6-3 (2/5/11) 9. Szilvia B. Kiss 5-6 L3 *Tri-Champions declared in 2000 MOUNT HOLYOKE LYONS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: South Hadley, MA FOUNDED: 1837 ENROLLMENT: 2,100 NICKNAME: Lyons COLORS: Blue and White AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III CONFERENCE: NEWMAC PRESIDENT: Lynn Pasquerella ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Laurie Priest SPORTS INFORMATION: Mike Raposo HOME FACILITY: Mount Holyoke Squash Courts ALLEN FITZSIMMONS 2011-12 Women’S SQUASH ROSTER NAME YEAR HOMETOWN HIGHSCHOOL KATHRYN BRUMMER* JR 5-10 MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. LONG ISLAND LUTHERAN XIANGER FEI FY 5-6 HANGZHOU, CHINA HANGZHOU FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCHOOL KATRINA INTAL SO 5-5 BRONX, N.Y. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL (N.H.) SHAHEEN MADRASWALA SO 5-6 MUMBAI, INDIA J.B. PETIT DARCY MCCLAIN FY 5-3 SILVER LAKE, MD. PAINT BRANCH SARAH MOORE SR 5-5 PLANO, TEXAS PLANO EAST KRISTINA MYREN FY 5-8 GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS CAYMAN MARIE OZANNE SR 5-7 WEST HAVEN, CONN. WEST HAVEN DACHELLE PARKER FY 5-6 NEW YORK, N.Y. THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY RANDIMA RANAWEERA SO 5-10 COLOMBO, SRI LANKA SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE GIRLS SCHOOL SHARA ROBERTSON* SR 5-3 KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA ST. MARY’S PAULINA ROJEK SR 5-3 BROOKLYN, N.Y. PACKER COLLEGIATE SAMANTHA ROSADO FY 5-2 MERIDEN, CONN. F.T. MALONEY ELYSE TAYLOR SO 5-7 MISSION, TEXAS POMFRET SCHOOL (CONN.) *DENOTES CAPTAINS HEAD COACH: ALLEN FITZSIMMONS (FOURTH SEASON) ASSISTANT COACH: ALDO SANTIAGO RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP RECORD: 12-6 PLAYER REC. STREAK CSA RANKING: 13 1. Randima Ranaweera 12-4 W1 LAST 5 MATCHES: 4-1 2. Shara Robertson 10-6 W2 STREAK: W2 3. Shaheen Madraswala 11-5 W1 LAST OUTING: 9-0 win over Conn College (2/1) 4. Katrina Intal 10-7 W2 SEVEN SISTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 6* 5. Kristina Myren 8-6 W2 SEVEN SISTERS RUNNER-UPS: 2 6. Kathryn Brummer 12-5 W6 LAST YEAR: Champions, defeated Vassar 7. Marie Ozanne 8-8 W1 9-0 in the final (2/5/11) 8. Paulina Rojek 9-7 W2 *Tri-Champions declared in 2000 9. Dachelle Parker 10-0 W10 WELLESLEY COLLEGE BLUE QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Wellesley, MA FOUNDED: 1875 ENROLLMENT: 2,300 NICKNAME: Blue COLORS: Blue, White, Silver AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III CONFERENCE: NEWMAC PRESIDENT: Kim Bottomly ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bridget Belgiovine SPORTS INFORMATION: Lauren Ferrett HOME FACILITY: Dana Hall WENDY BERRY 2011-12 Women’S SQUASH ROSTER NAME YEAR HOMETOWN HIGHSCHOOL ALICE CHOE JR. NORTHBROOK, IL NORTHBROOK SARA DEL BALZO SO. PORTLAND, OR SUNSET HIGH EMMA HALEY SO. CHARLSTON, SC PORTERGAUD SCHOOL JEN HSU JR. SHANGHAI, CHINA STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL (IL) CARA KAUFMAN JR. NEW CANAAN, CT GREEN FARMS ACADEMY STEPHANIE LEE SO. BRIDGEWATER, NJ BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN ROSEMARY O’CONNOR* SO. BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI CRANBROOK KINGSWOOD SCHOOL ALEXANDRA SPILIAKOS FR. LINCOLN, MA DANA HALL MARGO SULMONT* JR. WESTFIELD, NJ WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL EMALINE SURGENOR JR. DOVER, MA DANA HALL GINNY TANG SO. NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA NORTH ATTLEBORO LILLY TYSON FR. FLOURTOWN, PA GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL HALEY VASQUEZ SO. BRONX, NY MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATH *DENOTES CAPTAINS HEAD COACH: WENDY BERRY ASSISTANT COACH: DAVID RENNIGER VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: SUE GREENE RESULTS SUMMARY PROJECTED LINEUP RECORD: 8-10 PLAYER REC. STREAK CSA RANKING: 26 1. Rosemary O’Connor 5-4 W3 LAST 5 MATCHES: 3-2 2. Emma Haley 6-12 W3 STREAK: W2 3. Sara Del Balzo 7-11 W3 LAST OUTING: Defeated William Smith 6-3 4. Elizabeth Tyson 8-10 W3 and Vassar 9-0 (1/29) 5. Marguerite Sulmont 7-11 W3 SEVEN SISTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3* 6. Haley Vasquez 8-12 W3 7. Alexandra Spiliakos 8-10 L1 SEVEN SISTERS RUNNER-UPS: 1 8. Emaline Surgenor 4-8 L1 LAST YEAR: 4th place, lost to Smith 6-3 (2/5/11) 9. Cara Kaufman 7-7 L1 *Tri-Champions declared in 2000 SEVEN SISTERS HISTORY In November 1980, Barnard hosted Bryn Mawr, New Rochelle, and Vassar in a four team basketball tournament, won by New Rochelle. Following the tournament, the original Seven Sisters institutions - Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley - joined to conduct championships in common sports. Radcliffe (now Harvard in the athletic arena) was invited but opted not to join, and Barnard (now competing as Columbia) was unable to participate in all championships. Without Radcliffe and Barnard, only five of the original Seven Sisters remained. Haverford and Swarthmore were invited to join the championships as cousins, and depending on the tournament, several other schools have been invited to compete, including: Agnes Scott, Haverford, Swarthmore, Simmons and Elms. Seven Sisters Tournaments are currently held in basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball.