The Hamilton College women's squash team opened the 2025-26 season by splitting a pair of matches on Nov. 15 and 16.
 
The Continentals defeated William Smith College 8-1 inside Hamilton's Little Squash Center on Saturday and dropped a 9-0 decision against Amherst College at Amherst's Davenport Squash Courts on Sunday afternoon. The Continentals are 23^rd in the College Squash Association varsity team rankings while William Smith is 26^th and the Mammoths are 12^th.
 
Eleanor Bunn '29 (second position), Poppy Huffman '29 (third), Diya Dhillon '29 (fourth) and Sydney Hellinger '29 (sixth) won their first collegiate matches in the meeting with the Herons.
 
Lily Spencer '26 and Lamia Karabegovic '26 kicked off their final season with wins at the fifth and ninth positions, respectively. Kathryn Swords '27 (seventh position) and Cecilia Miliaras '27 (eighth) rounded out Hamilton's winners on Saturday.
 
The Continentals host Tufts University on Friday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.
 
RESULTS
 
No. 23 Hamilton 8, No. 26 William Smith 1
November 15, 2025
Hamilton's Little Squash Center (Clinton, N.Y.)
 
1. Jada Smith-Padmore (WS) d. Karis Sun 3-2 (10-12, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8)
2. Eleanor Bunn (H) d. Jessica Finnerty 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-5)
3. Poppy Huffman (H) d. Paw Law Eh 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-2)
4. Diya Dhillon (H) d. Scarlett Sandoval 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-4)
5. Lily Spencer (H) d. Kimberly Javier 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-6)
6. Sydney Hellinger (H) d. Danie DeZart 3-0 (11-4, 11-0, 11-1)
7. Kathryn Swords (H) d. Ashley Ambrosio 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5)
8. Cecilia Miliaras (H) d. Sadie Sanchez 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-5)
9. Lamia Karabegovic (H) d. Katherine Hughey 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-2)
 
William Smith Record: 0-1.
 
No. 12 Amherst 9, No. 23 Hamilton 0
November 16, 2025
Amherst's Davenport Squash Courts (Amherst, Mass.)
 
1. Quincy Cline (A) d. Karis Sun 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-5)
2. Kanzy Elkaliuoby (A) d. Eleanor Bunn 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-3)
3. Anastasiia Krykun (A) d. Poppy Huffman 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-0)
4. Alexandra Brown (A) d. Diya Dhillon 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-2)
5. Kristen Daniel (A) d. Lily Spencer 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
6. Yana Sharma (A) d. Sydney Hellinger 3-0 (11-1, 11-0, 11-0)
7. Katherine Grissom (A) d. Kathryn Swords 3-0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-2)
8. Fionnoula Brandon (A) d. Cecilia Miliaras 3-0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-1)
9. Clara Dawn (A) d. Lamia Karabegovic 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-2)
Ex. Frances Burton (A) d. Mila Karimov 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2)
 
Records: Hamilton 1-1; Amherst 1-0.