NEW YORK, N.Y. – The top ranked women's squash team will make the trip down to the big city this weekend to play one more team match before competing in the CSA Individual National Championships. The No. 1 Crimson will battle the No. 5 Stanford Cardinal on Friday morning before sending six representatives to the 2025 Individual National Championship Tournaments. Saran Nghiem, Caroline Fouts, Lucie Stefanoni, Habiba Eldafrawy, Ocean Ma and Molly Stoltz will all compete for National Championships beginning on Saturday.  
 
A member of the Crimson has raised the Ramsay Cup National Championship Trophy 19 times in program history, most recently in 2024 when Saran Nghiem upset her teammate, Marina Stefanoni '24, in the championship round. Nghiem's title defense will begin this weekend and could include matches against teammates Caroline Fouts, Lucie Stefanoni and Habiba Eldafrway, who are all also entered into the Ramsay Cup draw.
 
Ocean Ma and Molly Stoltz will each make their Individual National Championship debut this weekend when they compete in seperate Holleran Cup draws.
 
Harvard will take on the Cardinal at 10:00 AM on Friday (Jan. 24) at Open Squash, FiDi – the site of the 2024 National Championships – before moving on to compete at Nationals.
 

What to Know

 
How to Follow – Individual National Championships
Where: Open Squash Fidi, New York City, N.Y.
When: Saturday, January 25 – Tuesday, January 28
Live Scoring: ClubLocker
Live Stream: TBA
 

History Against Stanford

The Crimson and the Cardinal have competed against each other 19 times in series history dating back to the 2007-08 season. Harvard owns a 19-0 record in the all-time series against its west coast foe.
 

National Championship First Round Matchups

 

Ramsay Cup Main Draw

Saran Nghiem
Vs. Maria Moya (UVA), 9:00 AM, Sat Jan 25, Ct. FiDi7
 
Caroline Fouts
Vs. Spring Ma (YALE), 9:50 AM, Sat Jan 25, Ct. FiDi7
 
Lucie Stefanoni
Vs. Amelie Haworth (STANFORD), 9:00 AM, Sat Jan 25, Ct. FiDi5
 
Habiba Eldafrawy,
Vs. Hannah Chukwu (TRINITY), 9:50 AM, Sat Jan 25, Ct. FiDi2
 

Holleran Cup

Ocean Ma (South)
First Round Bye
Semifinal at 9:00 AM, Sun Jan 26, Ct. FiDi5
 
Molly Stoltz (West)
Vs. Reshika Rajarathinam (WILLIAM SMITH), 2:00 PM, Sat Jan 25, Ct. FiDi7
 

Individual National Championship History

Saran Nghiem has had success in her previous two trips to the National Championships. Nghiem comes into the tournament as the defending Champion and also advanced to the quarterfinals in her first event in 2023.
 
Habiba Eldafrawy has also played in two tournaments, winning a Holleran Cup division in 2022 and advancing to the round of 16 in the Ramsay Cup draw in 2023. Lucie Stefanoni also earned a Holleran Cup Championship in 2024 in her only ever appearance at the Nationals.
 
Fouts, Ma and Stoltz will all compete in their first National tournaments this weekend.  
 

Breaking Down the Stats

Eldafrawy and Stefanoni enter the weekend tied for the team lead in wins with seven apiece. The duo also holds on to undefeated records in team play. Nghiem has played at the top of the Crimson ladder all season where she boasts an impressive 5-2 record, matching Caroline Fouts' win total. Fouts' 5-0 record features wins in each of the past four matches for the Crimson.
 
Ocean Ma and Molly Stoltz each come into the match with a record of 6-1 on the season.