W. Squash successful at Invite

A few members of the Penn women's squash team had a memorable weekend at the Constable Invitational, hosted at Princeton University.

Junior Runa Reta, still working off the rust after having spent a semester abroad, nabbed a fourth place finish in the Constable Invitational.

Reta, who was seeded 16th, advanced to the semifinals before falling to Lynn Leong of Trinity, 9-5, 9-10, 9-5, 9-1.

In the third place match against Harvard's Louisa Hall, Reta took the first game, 9-7, but lost the next three to fall to fourth.

Freshman Rohini Gupta took took second in the 4.0 singles consolation round.

Gupta lost her first match in the Open to Anne Warner of Princeton -- 9-7, 9-7, 9-6 -- but then went on a four match winning streak.

In the three-day tournament, Gupta defeated the Crimson's Alexandra Johnson and Hilary Thorndike, Liz Frank of Trinity and Susanne Burke of Amherst.

Gupta started out well in the final, winning the first game but then dropped off the course to a championship. She lost the next three games to Kristen Wahdwa.

In the 3.0 singles, sophomore Katie Fetter ran through to the finals, before falling to No. 1 Amy Brown of Trinity after a five-game match, 7-9, 10-8, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7.

Fetter has been performing strongly for the Quakers as of late, registering victories at Amherst, Williams and Cornell.

Also competing 3.0 singles were sophomore Emily Becker-Weiderman and freshman Hanna Yoon. Both advanced to the quaterfinals of the consolation bracket.

The Quakers take the court again on Thursday evening, when they host Ivy League rival Princeton at 7 p.m. on Ringe Courts.

The Tigers are 2-0 in Ancient Eight play, recording victories against Cornell and Brown earlier this semester.

The Red and Blue fell to the Big Red, 5-4, on Jan. 21. When they competed against Brown on Dec. 1, the Quakers were shutout, 9-0.

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