HANOVER, NH – No. 2 Harvard Women's Squash (2-0, 2-0 Ivy) improved their match win streak to triple digits today as they defeated Ivy foe, No. 10 Dartmouth College (0-1, 0-1 Ivy).
About the streak
- The Crimson streak dates back to January 12, 2015, when the women of Harvard squash defeated No. 13 Franklin & Marshall, 9-0 following an upset loss to UPenn the day prior.
- Due to the loss, Harvard did not claim the Ivy League title that year but did go on to capture the national title.
- Throughout the duration of the streak, the Crimson have tallied six-straight Ivy titles and seven-straight National titles.
- The 100-straight match wins were made possible by a host of Crimson winning including 14 All-Americans who racked up a total of 30 All-American honors.
Harvard Highlights
- Harvard did not drop a game to Dartmouth.
- First-years Molly Stoltz and Saran Gregory-Nghiem captured their first career collegiate wins. Both swept their opponents 3-0.
- Emma Carney clinched the win for the Crimson with her 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-7) victory over Devon Glaser (Dartmouth) at the No. 9 position
- Habiba Eldafrawy dropped only ten points to her opponent, the least by any Crimson player.
- The Crimson now lead the series over Dartmouth 53-3, having won the last 17 matchups.
Results
- Marina Stefanoni def. Claire Aube (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-3)
- Habiba Eldafrawy def. Emily Schuster (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4)
- Saran Gregory-Nghiem def. Ellie Burke (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-1, 13-11, 11-7)
- Serena Daniel def. Neeya Patel (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-1)
- Brecon Welch def. Priya Verma (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 13-11)
- Charlotte Orcutt def. Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7)
- Molly Stoltz def. Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-8)
- Binney Huffman def. Callie Worth (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-8)
- Emma Carney def. Devon Glaser (Dartmouth), 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-7)
Order of finish: 7, 5, 3, 2, 9, 6, 1, 8, 4
Exhibition:
Grace Steelman def. Naaz Valvani (Dartmouth), 3-2 (10-12, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-2)
Next up
The Crimson will face their toughest matchup of the season thus far as they return home to take on No. 8 University of Virginia. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.