CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Playing on its home courts for the first time in 52 days, No. 1 Harvard (7-0, 5-0 Ivy) took down No. 5 Columbia (5-3, 2-1 Ivy) by a score of 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Murr Center. With the victory, the program extends its CSA-record win streak to 90 matches. 
 
Harvard won eight of the day's nine matches. Senior Amina Yousry made quick work playing in the third position, losing just 12 points in a victory over Columbia's Erica McGillicuddy to put the day's first point on the board. 
 
The next three matches all went in favor of the home team as well, before Columbia picked up a win at the second position to bring the score to 4-1. Soon after, junior Evie Coxon sealed the match for the Crimson with her triumph at No. 6 to secure the clinching fifth point. 
 

Harvard Highlights / Match Notes 

• For the day, Harvard outscored Columbia in games, 25-5.  
• The win was the 90th in a row for the Crimson, a streak which dates back to the 2014-15 season. 
• Harvard is now 4-0 against top-10 opponents and 2-0 against opponents ranked in the top-five.
• Habiba Eldafrawy has appeared in all seven matches for the Crimson and is 7-0 individually. 
• Amina Yousry dropped a team-low 12 points in the match. 
• The Crimson is now 12-0 all-time vs. Columbia. 
• The match was the first at home for Harvard since Dec. 1 vs. Dartmouth. 

RESULTS

Harvard – 8, Columbia – 1 

1. Hana Moataz (Harv) def. Farida Mohamed (Col) – 3-0 (16-14, 11-8, 11-6)
2. Chan Sin Yuk (Col) def. Marina Stefanoni (Harv)– 3-1 (11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8) 
3. Amina Yousry (Harv) def. Sarah Cao (Col) – 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-3)
4. Habiba Eldafrawy (Harv) def. Erica McGillicuddy (Col) – 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 15-13)
5. Serena Daniel (Harv) def. Ellie McVeigh (Col) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-4)
6. Evie Coxon (Harv) def. Bunny Fox (Col) – 3-1 (6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7)
7. Charlotte Orcutt (Harv) def. Renee Chan (Col) – 3-0 (11-2, 11-8, 11-3) 
8. Amira Singh (Harv) def. Elizabeth Lentz (Col) – 3-1 (9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7) 
9. Brecon Welch (Harv) def. Cynthia Cao (Col) – 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-2) 

 Exhibition: Grace Steelman (Harv) def. Megan Meyerson (Col) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-8)
 
Order of finish: 3, 9, 5, 8, 2, 6, 7, 4, 1

Next Up

Harvard is back at the Murr Center Squash Courts tomorrow when it will host both Cornell and Amherst. The match against the Big Red will get under way at 1 p.m., while the Crimson will face the Mammoths at 5 p.m. Both contests can be seen on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.