Sunday, Jaunary 27, 2002

   HELAL POSTS 3-0 WIN IN ALL-TRINITY     CONSTABLE SQUASH TOURNEY FINALS

Princeton, N.J.- Trinity College sophomore Amina Helal (Stamford,
England) defeated freshman teammate Lynn Leong (Kota Bharu, Malaysia), 3-0,
in the finals of the 2002 Betty Constable Women's Squash Tournament at
Princeton University this afternoon.
Helal, seeded No. 1 in the 16-player tournament field won twice and
Leong won three matches to reach the finals, which was the first ever
Constable final round to feature two Trinity players.  Helal received a bye
into the quarter-finals and blanked her two opponents, 3-0, each.  Leong
won, 3-0 in her first round match and edged No. 3-seeded Olga
Puidgmont-Sola, 3-2, in the quarter-finals.  Leong upset No. 2 seed Runa
Reta, 3-1, in the semi-finals to set up the final against her teammate.
Bantam sophomore Pam Saunders (Harrare, Zimbabwe) made it to the
quarter-finals with a 3-0 win in the first round, but dropped a 3-0 decision
to Reta in the quarter-finals.
As a result of their Constable tourney performances, Helal and Leong
will be ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation in the next Women's
Intercollegiate Squash Association (WISA) national rankings.

TRINITY CONSTABLE RESULTS
First Round
Lynn Leong (TC) d. Lindsey Wilkens3-0 9-1, 9-1, 9-0
Pam Saunders (TC) d. Margeret Elias 3-0 9-5, 9-5, 10-8
#1 Amina Helal (TC) received a bye

Quarter-finals
Lynn Leong d. #3 Olga Puidgmont-Sola3-2 9-10, 9-7, 6-9, 10-9, 10-8
#2 Runa Reta d. Pam Saunders 3-0 9-0, 9-2, 9-6
#1 Amina Helal d. Anjali Ponni-Rajkumar3-0 9-0, 9-6, 9-2

Semi-finals
Lynn Leong d. #2 Runa Reta3-1 5-9, 10-9, 9-5, 9-1
#1 Amina Helal d. #4 Louisa Hall 3-0 10-9, 9-6, 10-9

Finals
#1 Amina Helal d. Lynn Leong3-0