CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The best of women's college squash went head-to-head in a packed Murr Center this afternoon as No. 2 Harvard Women's Squash (4-1, 3-0 Ivy) welcomed No. 1 Trinity (6-0, 5-0 NESCAC). Despite relentless battles in every match, Trinity ultimately prevailed, remaining atop women's squash and handing the Crimson their first loss of the season.
Harvard Highlights
- Habiba Eldafrawy registered an impressive 3-0 win at the No. 3 position to remain undefeated on the season.
- Despite falling in the first two games, Marina Stefanoni pulled out the win at the No. 1 position dominating in the final two games, outscoring her opponent 22-3.
- Harvard remains ahead in the all-time series against Trinity, 45-13.
Results
Harvard – 2, Trinity – 7
- Marina Stefanoni def. Jan Safy (Trinity), 3-2 (7-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-3, 11-0)
- Malak A. Kamal (Trinity) def. Saran Gregory-Nghiem, 3-1 (11-7, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5)
- Habiba Eldafrawy def. Nouran Youssef (Trinity), 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-6)
- Hannah Chukwu (Trinity) def. Serena Daniel, 3-1 (11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 12-10)
- Madeleine Hylland (Trinity) def. Evie Coxon, 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10)
- Lujan Palacios (Trinity) def. Brecon Welch, 3-2 (11-8, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8)
- Janna Ashmawy (Trinity) def. Amira Singh, 3-2 (11-2, 9-11, 11-13, 11-3, 11-6)
- Kara Lincou (Trinity) def. Charlotte Orcutt, 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-7)
- Fabiola Cabello (Trinity) def. Binney Huffman, 3-2 (3-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 12-10)
Order of finish: 4, 2, 7, 3, 6, 9, 1, 5, 8
Next up
The Crimson will return to action next weekend with a pair of top ten matchups for their first weekend back-to-back of the season. Harvard will welcome No. 4 Princeton and No. 9 Penn to the Murr Squash Center at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday January 21 and Sunday January 22.
