Q: Why do you love squash?
A: "I love squash because it is one of the most competitive sports around. In my individual match, I know that I’m the only one responsible for the outcome and there is a lot of pressure in that. However, there is also an important team aspect because the overall match score depends on how the team does. There is a huge amount of camaraderie and support among the teams I’ve played on. Squash is also a very fast paced game. The court is small but the ball moves really fast. It forces you to be disciplined enough to stay in the point, but you can also be really creative to win points."

Q: How did GA prepare you for college athletics?
A: "I felt much more prepared coming from GA than most of my teammates at Williams. The balance between academics and athletics at Williams is really similar to GA, and I learned in high school what my priorities were. I also learned how special it is to belong to a team where everyone clicks, works hard and have fun. Both at GA and Williams, most of my best friends are teammates."

Q: Did you have any mentors at GA that inspired you?
A: "All the coaches I had at GA were amazing teachers. Both my field hockey and squash game were taken to entirely new levels in my four years at GA. Ms. T is one of the most memorable coaches I’ve had who really taught teams how to win and how to play together."

Q: What do you miss the most about sports at GA?
A: "I miss all the people I got to play with and all the coaches. I’m really lucky because so many GA alums are now at Williams. I play with Molly Jennings, Crista Petrelli, Jaye Gregory, and Rebecca Allen on the field hockey team. Megan Henze also plays on the squash team with my sister Kate, Jaye, and I. Sometimes other teammates at Williams get annoyed when we start talking constantly about GA, but I don’t think we’ll stop."

Q: How does playing in college differ from playing at GA?
A: "At GA, the squash team was fortunate enough to have an amazing group of girls that had all played squash before high school and were experienced players. There was little competition for the team in all my four years and winning New Englands consistently is a testimony to how talented the GA squash team was, and still is. At the intercollegiate level we face teams that recruit internationally and the competition is really stiff. I’ve had to learn to bounce back from tough losses and continue fighting."

Q: What do you think you want to do after college?
A: "Right now, I’m in the premedical program at Williams. I’m hoping to go to medical school a year or two after graduation, but I’m still keeping other options open. I definitely would like to end up somewhere in the health care field."