MEDFORD, Mass. – In its second match of the season, and first road test, No. 1 Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) battled past Tufts (3-1), winning 9-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Tufts Squash Center. The victory marks the 85th in a row for the program, extending its CSA record.
Junior captain,
Grace Steelman put the first point on the board for the Crimson with her 3-0 triumph over Natalie Bartlett, and her teammates soon followed suit. The match was officially put beyond reach when junior
Evie Coxon captured point number five for Harvard.
Harvard Highlights
- Harvard outscored Tufts in games, 27-1 on the day. Against its first two opponents, the Crimson now owns a 54-1 edge in total games.
- The win was the 85th in a row for the Crimson, a streak which dates back to the 2014-15 season.
- Charlotte Orcutt, Grace Steelman and Brittany Sun all made their season debuts.
- Harvard now leads the all-time series against Tufts, 16-0.
Next Up
Harvard will host Dartmouth tomorrow, Dec. 1, for a 5 p.m. match at the Murr Center. The contest can be seen on ESPN+ as well as Stretch Internet.
RESULTS
Harvard: 9 Tufts: 0
- Amina Yousry def. Riddhi Joshi– 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-1)
- Habiba Eldafrawy def. Caroline Chin – 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-4)
- Evie Coxon def. Sanjana Vissapragada – 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-5)
- Charlotte Orcutt def. Aleezah Burhan – 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-8)
- Amira Singh def. Nieve Monderer – 3-1 (11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 12-10)
- Brecon Welch def. Diya Sanghi – 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
- Binney Huffman def. Ellie Ackerman– 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-5)
- Grace Steelman def. Natalie Bartlett – 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-6)
- Brittany Sun def. Ami Sao – 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-2)
Exhibition:
Emma Carney def. Anushka Gupta – 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)
Order of finish: 8, 2, 4, 7, 3, 5, 9, 1, 6
