Martlets Split Day 2 Matches

The girls found success Saturday, playing very good squash in two matches, one of which was rescheduled due to the impending storm. In the plate semifinals, they defeated Greenwich HS by a score of 6-1, later falling to Staples HS 5-2. Once again, co-captain Elle Wilson ‘26 had to fill in for the absent #1 Sophia Lazor ‘27 and stand up against the other team’s best player. She showed tremendous grit, fighting through illness of her own to even take the court. Unable to complete her afternoon match, she found a reserve of energy for her evening match, managing with her deft shotmaking to gut out a 7, 5, 3 showing in the nightcap that would have been  respectable even under better circumstances. Number 2 Marti Jaramillo Aman ‘27 won a seesaw five-game match against Greenwich (1, (9), 5, (9), 3), but found very few openings against Staples, losing 6, 0, 0. At #3, Sophia Wen ‘29 got her first win of the weekend in a very interesting match against Greenwich. The first game was a thrilling, back-and-forth affair in which Wen finally prevailed 17-15. Her Cardinal opponent then quickly reeled off two quick games (4, 2) and seemed to be in control, whereupon Wen found another gear and took the last two games going away (5, 3), showing why her future figures to be very bright. Against Staples, she showed some of the same spark, taking her first game before falling in four ((7), 6, 5, 7). Co-captain Emily Fonner ‘26 made it a clean sweep for the tournament, winning twice at #4, but once again she would have to earn her victories. Against Greenwich, she had to overcome deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to notch her second five-gamer of the weekend ((9), 8, (2), 7, 8), while her Staples match was almost as difficult (9, (10), 7, 6), as she fought some physical distress in addition to her opponent. Co- captain Chase Hager ‘26 notched her second victory by playing some of her best squash ever in a dominant win against Greenwich (7, 4, 7). She nearly made it three of four for the tournament at #5, dropping a heartbreaker against Staples in which she reversed an early deficit only to fall in five (7, (7), (6), 6, 2). Like Fonner, Natasha Johnson ‘27 went four for four in Philly, playing at #6. Unlike on her first day, she did it without drama on day two, dominating both of her opponents with relentless defending and timely shotmaking (4, 4, 2 and 4, 9, 6). Closing out the ladder, Anna Min ‘27 finally broke through, holding the edge in each of three tight games against Greenwich (7, 9, 8). She closed her weekend by taking part in yet another barnburner. Despite gritty defending and an inspiring comeback, she suffered her second five-game defeat in as many days (10, (6), (6), 11, 5). The girls are excited about the prospect of taking their full squad to the New England tournament next weekend.