(Carlisle, Pa.) – The #24-ranked Dickinson women's squash team welcomed #9-ranked Drexel University to the Kline Center courts on Monday night, falling 8-1 to the visiting Dragons.

The guests swept the top eight flights but were unable to fill the ninth for default win. First-year Hedvika Suchankova (Olomouc, Czech Republic/St. Michael's) had two strong sets to finish her match in the top flight, suffering an 11-2, 11-5, 11-9) setback.

Nicole DeLuca (Newtown Square, Pa./Baldwin School) and Stuart Lemay (Harwich Port, Mass./Westover) turned in solid third sets in the second and third flights. First-year Sarah Murphy (Hamilton, Mass./Brooks School) also scored points in the number six spot. The Red Devil women slip to 9-7 overall on the season.

The Red Devil men, ranked 26^th by the College Squash Association, also faced #9-ranked Drexel on Monday night, falling 9-0.

First-year Brian Hamilton (Wyndmoor, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy) played in the number one spot and turned in a solid performance. He lost in three sets, but tallied eight points in the first and third, falling (11-8, 11-3, 11-8).

Hal Holappa (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) battled to an (11-7, 11-7, 11-6) setback while first-year classmate Cory Litman (Lower Merion, Pa./Lower Merion) claimed the second set in the third flight to fall 3-1, (11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3).

Andrew Strudwick (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy) played tough in the four spot (11-6, 11-7, 12-10) while Nicholas Struzenski (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley) posted a score of (11-6, 11-6, 11-9).

The Red Devils slip to 12-8 overall. The men's and women's teams are next scheduled to compete at the CSA Team Championships, hosted by Yale University on February 19^th through the 21^st. The CSA Individual Championships are set to be held at Dartmouth University on March 4^th, 5^th and 6^th.