ITHACA, N.Y. – Seven match sweeps led Harvard women's squash to a victory this afternoon on the road against the No. 8 Cornell Big Red. The Crimson (5-0, 3-0 Ivy) remain unbeaten on the season with the result after knocking off the No. 8 Big Red.
How it Happened
Ocean Ma got the Crimson going early in the match, cruising to a 3-0 win in her match at the fifth position.
Amira Singh was just behind Ma, winning her match in the same sweeping fashion at seven to give the Crimson a quick 2-0 lead over the Big Red. Cornell added a win in the first wave at the top of the ladder, making the score 2-1 in favor of Harvard after three matches.
Molly Stoltz got Harvard started in the second set of matches, sprinting to a 3-0 win at her match at six.
Brecon Welch set up the win for Harvard, getting the fourth tally of the match with a 3-0 win in her pairing at the eight position.
Lucie Stefanoni gave Harvard the win with another 3-0 victory at the third matchup.
In the final group,
Emma Carney earned a win at the nine spot and
Habiba Eldafrawy took home another 3-0 win to boost the Crimson advantage.
Caroline Fouts recorded the final victory of the day, earning a 3-0 win at the second pairing to send Harvard back to Cambridge with an 8-1 victory.
Results
No. 1 Harvard – 8
No. 8 Cornell – 1
1 - Yee Xin Ying (COR) def.
Saran Nghiem, 3-0 (13-11, 11-3, 14-12)
2 –
Caroline Fouts def. Aishwarya Khubchandani (COR), 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-4)
3 -
Lucie Stefanoni def. Ananya Dabke (COR), 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-5)
4 –
Habiba Eldafrawy def. Alysa Ali (COR), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
5 –
Ocean Ma def. Christa Kay (COR), 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-1)
6 –
Molly Stoltz def. Maya Voloshin (COR), 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-4)
7 –
Amira Singh def. Sabine Ball (COR), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-6)
8 –
Brecon Welch def. Saniya Jaggi (COR), 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3)
9 –
Emma Carney def. Kahjin Yap (COR), DNF
Order of Finish: 5, 7, 1, 6, 8, 3, 9, 4, 2
Up Next
A big weekend awaits the Crimson, as it will welcome the No. 2 Trinity Bantams to the Murr Squash Center on Friday afternoon before heading to New Haven, Conn. to battle the No. 7 Yale Bulldogs.
