CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's squash continued its great start to the 2023-24 season with another 9-0 win over the No. 7 Yale Bulldogs. The top-ranked Crimson (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) earned its fourth consecutive 9-0 sweep to improve its unblemished record. Harvard also improved to 2-0 in Ivy League play with the victory as the team gained more momentum heading into its showdown with No. 2 Trinity on Sunday.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Harvard and Yale met on the squash courts tonight for a clash of top-10 teams in in the CSA rankings.
• The Crimson took an early lead in the match after Serena Daniel sprinted to a 3-0 win at the no. 5 spot.
• Amira Singh was close behind, registering a 3-0 win herself.
• Saran Gregory-Ngheim notched the third Crimson win of the night with a 3-1 victory at the No. 2 spot on the ladder.
• Brecon Welch captured a victory in only 18 minutes after defeating her opponent 3-0 at the no. 6 spot.
• Molly Stoltz pushed the Crimson across the finish line, clinching the win for her team with a 3-0 win at the no. 8 slot.
• Habiba Eldafrawy and Ella Galova were next in the win column, posting a pair of 3-1 wins to put Harvard in front, 7-0.
• Lucie Stefanoni earned her first win of the semester with a 3-2 victory in the no. 4 pairing and her sister, Marina, closed out the match with a 3-0 win at the top of the ladder.

 

UP NEXT

Harvard will make the trip down to Hartford, Conn. on Sunday to battle the No. 2 Trinity Bantams in the CSA Match of the Week. The top two teams in the nation will square off on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:00 PM.
 

RESULTS

No. 1 Harvard - 9
No. 7 Yale - 0
 
1 - Marina Stefanoni def. Elisabeth Ross: 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-3)
2 - Saran Nghiem def. Sneha Sivakumar: 3-1 (8-11, 11-3, 11-3, 11-8)
3 - Habiba Eldefrawy def. Christy Tin Yan Lau: 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-0, 11-7)
4 - Lucie Stefanoni def. Gigi Yeung: 3-2 (11-7, 11-3, 11-13, 7-11, 11-5)
5 - Serena Daniel def. Mika Bardin: 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-7)
6 - Brecon Welch def. Meghna Sreedhar: 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-1)
7 - Ella Galova def. Layla Johnson: 3-1 (11-1, 11-1, 5-11, 14-12)
8 - Molly Stoltz def. Rashi Goverdhanam: 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-3)
9- Amira Singh def. Joy Qu: 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9)
Order of Finish: 5, 9, 2, 6, 8, 3, 7, 4, 1