CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 1 Harvard women's squash team was narrowly defeated tonight in the annual rivalry match against No. 3 Trinity, coming in on the wrong side of a 4-5 defeat. The Crimson (5-1, 3-0 Ivy) got wins from the top four positions in the lineup, but it was not enough to top the No. 3 Bantams, who escaped with a win at the Murr Center squash courts. 

Saran Nghiem led the way at the top of the ladder, earning a 3-0 win in sweeping fashion, winning 11-5, 11-2, 11-3 to cruise to a win. At the second spot, Caroline Fouts battled back from a 1-2 deficit to win the final two games and earn a 3-2 win. 

Lucie Stefanoni, playing at the third spot on the ladder, also earned a 3-2 win, winning the decisive fifth game, 11-6. Habiba Eldafrawy took home the fourth win of the night for the Crimson, earning a 3-0 win, all games that were decided by three or less points. 

Trinity earned three match wins by a score of 3-2 to clinch the victory over the Crimson. 

Final Results 

No. 1 Harvard - 4
No. 3 Trinity - 5 
1 - Saran Nghiem def. Malak Ashraf Kamal (TRI), 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-3)
2 - Caroline Fouts def. Jana Safy (TRI), 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9)
3 - Lucie Stefanoni def. Noa Romero (TRI), 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 8-11, 11-6)
4 - Habiba Eldafrawy def. Hannah Chukwu (TRI), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-9)
5 - Kara Lincou (TRI) def. Ocean Ma, 3-1 (11-9. 7-11, 11-7, 11-9)
6 - Lujan Palacios (TRI) def. Molly Stoltz, 3-2 (11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8) 
7 - Janna Ashmawy (TRI) def. Amira Singh, 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-8)
8 - Fabiola Cabello (TRI) def. Brecon Welch, 3-2 (11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-4)
9 - Varvara Kliueva (TRI) def. Emma Carney, 3-2 (11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-3) 

Up Next

Harvard will travel to New Haven on Sunday (Jan. 19) to take on the No. 7 Yale Bulldogs. The match is set to begin at 1:00 PM and will air live on the Ivy League Streaming Platform.