The Hamilton College Continentals swept their women's squash matches in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22.
 
Hamilton (8-9) breezed to an 8-1 win at Haverford College on Saturday afternoon and edged Franklin & Marshall College 5-4 on Sunday morning. The Continentals were 22^nd in the College Squash Association varsity team rankings released on Feb. 17. Haverford was 27^th and Franklin & Marshall was 23^rd.
 
Sydney Hellinger '29 won both of her matches at the fifth position, including a huge comeback from down two games against Franklin & Marshall. Hellinger is tied for the team lead with seven wins this season.
 
Chiara Nadel '27 also went 2-0 and defeated her Franklin & Marshall opponent in five tense games at the sixth position. Nadel's victory against Haverford was the 10^th of her Hamilton career.
 
Lily Spencer '26 was a winner in four games twice at the fourth position. Spencer is tied with Hellinger with a team-best seven victories this season.
 
Gardner Huston '29 and Natalie McCollum '29 didn't drop a single game all weekend at the eighth and ninth positions, respectively. Huston is 4-1 and McCollum 3-0 this season.
 
Poppy Huffman '29 triumphed in three games against her Haverford opponent at the second position and Diya Dhillon '29 did the same at the third position. Mila Karimov '26 came away with a win in four games against Haverford at the seventh position.
 
The Continentals play in the College Squash Association Divisional Team Championships at Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia starting on Friday, Feb. 27.
 
RESULTS

No. 22 Hamilton 8, No. 27 Haverford 1
February 21, 2026
Haverford's GIAC Squash Courts (Haverford, Pa.)

1. Joelle Phuah (Hav) d. Karis Sun 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-7)
2. Poppy Huffman (Ham) d. Zoe Liu 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
3. Diya Dhillon (Ham) d. Julia Carrasco 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-6) 
4. Lily Spencer (Ham) d. Avallina Orfield 3-1 (11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6)
5. Sydney Hellinger (Ham) d. Ofri Geva 3-0 (11-7, 17-15, 11-4)
6. Chiara Nadel (Ham) d. Amy Saxon 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-0)
7. Mila Karimov (Ham) d. Madeline Bulbulia 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 11-3)
8. Gardner Huston (Ham) d. Matilda Chartener 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-2)
9. Natalie McCollum (Ham) d. Sarah Kotapka 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-3)
Ex. Kathryn Swords (Ham) d. Angelina Xu 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-3)

Haverford record: 6-11.


No. 22 Hamilton 5, No. 23 Franklin & Marshall 4
February 22, 2026
F&M's Mayser Center (Lancaster, Pa.)

1. Ashanti Amastal (FM) d. Karis Sun 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 16-14, 12-3)
2. Rory Dasher (FM) d. Poppy Huffman 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 11-8)
3. Mia Todd (FM) d. Diya Dhillon 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-4)
4. Lily Spencer (H) d. Noelle Bardorf 3-1 (11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6)
5. Sydney Hellinger (H) d. Joey Ho 3-2 (7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9)
6. Chiara Nadel (H) d. Lavanya Mio Seshasayee 3-2 (7-11, 11-6, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6)
7. Elisabeth Stout (FM) d. Mila Karimov 3-1 (11-7, 10-12, 11-9, 13-11)
8. Gardner Huston (H) d. Destiny Ponce 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-3)
9. Natalie McCollum (H) d. Nathalie Hernandez 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-3)

Records: Hamilton 8-9; F&M 6-12.