NEW YORK, N.Y. – Harvard women's squash picked up where it left off in 2024 this afternoon, cruising to an 8-1 win over the No. 9 Columbia Lions. The Crimson (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) remain unbeaten on the season with the result against its Ivy League foe Columbia (2-3, 0-1 Ivy).
 

How it Happened

Harvard opened the 2025 portion of its season this afternoon down in New York City at the SL Green StreetSquash Center in the Upper West Side of Manhattan where it battled the No. 9 ranked Columbia Lions. The Crimson was looking to remain unbeaten on the season and add another win in Ivy League play against the Lions.
 
The Crimson built an early lead in the first wave after Ocean Ma and Amira Singh raced to earn the first wins of the days for Harvard. Both student-athletes won their matches at the five and seven matchups in straight games to give Harvard a 2-0 lead early in the competition. At the top of the ladder, Saran Nghiem split the first two games with her opponent but was unable to build momentum, eventually falling in a competitive match, 1-3.
 
The Crimson sealed the win in the second group of matches after three consecutive victories from Lucie Stefanoni, Brecon Welch and Molly Stoltz at the third, eighth and sixth pairings, respectively. Welch and Stefanoni both won their matches in straight games, while Stotlz won hers 3-1, to give Harvard the victory.
 
Habiba Eldafrawy, Caroline Fouts and Emma Carney all earned victories at the fourth, second and ninth matchups, respectively, to wrap up play. Harvard emerged victorious with an 8-1 result to remain unbeaten on the season.
 

Results

No. 1 Harvard – 8
No. 9 Columbia – 1
 
1 - Chan Sin Yuk (COL) def. Saran Nghiem, 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
2 - Caroline Fouts def. Nourin Khalifa (COL), 3-1 (11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3)
3 - Lucie Stefanoni def. Eva Salzman (COL), 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-7)
4 - Habiba Eldafrawy def. Amal Izhar (COL), 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-7)
5 - Ocean Ma def. Kaavya Bansal (COL), 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-3)
6 - Molly Stoltz def. Andreea Ghiorghisor (COL), 3-1 (11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9)
7 - Amira Singh def. Eugenia Li (COL), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4 ,12-10)
8 - Brecon Welch def. Sophia Hu (COL), 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-7)
9 - Emma Carney def. Advita Sharma (COL), 3-2 (9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10)
Order of Finish: 5, 7, 1, 3, 8, 6, 4, 2, 9
 

Up Next

Harvard will be back in action tomorrow afternoon against the Cornell Big Red. Match time is set for 1:30 PM in Ithaca, N.Y.