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Women's Squash

No. 1 Women’s Squash Claims Victory in Top-10 Showdown at No. 9 Penn

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Facing a top-10 opponent for the first-time this season, No. 1 Harvard (4-0, 3-0 Ivy) continued its record-breaking winning streak with an 8-1 road win at No. 9 Penn (6-3, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday at Penn Squash Center. 
 
The day's first point came from senior captain Hana Moataz who defeated Penn's Ashley Manning in straight sets. With the Crimson in front 4-1, the match was clinched for the visitors with a victory by junior Evie Coxon at the fourth singles spot. Coxon upended her opponent, Amina Tamer, 3-0. 
 
Harvard would go on to win the three outstanding matches to complete the 8-1 result. 
 
Harvard Highlights / Game Notes 
  • Harvard outscored the Quakers 26-6 in games on the day. Hana Moataz, Habiba Eldafrawy, Evie Coxon and Brecon Welch each won their matches without dropping a set.  
  • The win was the 87th in a row for the Crimson, a CSA women's record.  
  • Evie Coxon, Amira Singh and Brecon Welch each moved to 4-0 on the season individually. 
  • Charlotte Orcutt came from two sets down to defeat Penn's Grace Lavin, 3-2. 
  • Serena Daniel won a decisive 42-point fourth set to post a 3-1 win at four singles. 
  • Through four matches this season, Harvard has out scored its opponents 34-2. 
  • Harvard now leads the all-time series against Penn, 49-7, and has won the last eight times the schools have met. 
RESULTS
Harvard – 8, Penn – 1 
  1. Hana Moataz (Harv) def. Ashley Manning (Penn)– 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-4)
  2. Marina Stefanoni (Harv) def. Jamila Tamer (Penn) – 3-1 (6-11, 11-1, 11-2, 11-6) 
  3. Habiba Eldafrawy (Harv) def. Yoshna Singh (Penn) – 2-0 (ret.) (11-6, 11-6, 6-1)
  4. Serena Daniel (Harv) def. Avni Anand (Penn) – 3-1 (11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 22-20)
  5. Evie Coxon (Harv) def. Amina Tamer (Penn) – 3-0 (13-11, 11-3, 11-8)
  6. Charlotte Orcutt (Harv) def. Grace Lavin (Penn) – 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9)
  7. Amira Singh (Harv) def. Emma Carter (Penn) – 3-1 (11-5, 11-1, 9-11, 11-8) 
  8. Brecon Welch (Harv) def. Emma Wolf (Penn) – 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-4) 
  9. Eujung Park (Penn) def. Grace Steelman (Harv)– 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4) 
Order of finish: 1, 7, 4, 3, 9, 5, 2, 8, 6
 
Next Up
Harvard faces No. 3 Princeton tomorrow (Jan. 16) in a rematch of the 2020 Women's Team Championship Final. The contest can be seen live on Stretch Internet at 12 p.m. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Evie Coxon

Evie Coxon

Junior
Neuroscience
Serena Daniel

Serena Daniel

Sophomore
Hana Moataz

Hana Moataz

Senior
History of Art & Architecture
Charlotte Orcutt

Charlotte Orcutt

Junior
Applied Mathematics
Grace Steelman

Grace Steelman

Junior
Marina Stefanoni

Marina Stefanoni

Sophomore
Habiba Eldafrawy

Habiba Eldafrawy

First-Year
Amira Singh

Amira Singh

First-Year
Brecon  Welch

Brecon Welch

First-Year

Players Mentioned

Evie Coxon

Evie Coxon

Junior
Neuroscience
Serena Daniel

Serena Daniel

Sophomore
Hana Moataz

Hana Moataz

Senior
History of Art & Architecture
Charlotte Orcutt

Charlotte Orcutt

Junior
Applied Mathematics
Grace Steelman

Grace Steelman

Junior
Marina Stefanoni

Marina Stefanoni

Sophomore
Habiba Eldafrawy

Habiba Eldafrawy

First-Year
Amira Singh

Amira Singh

First-Year
Brecon  Welch

Brecon Welch

First-Year