CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's squash officially opened its 2025-26 season this evening at the Murr Cetner with a 9-0 sweep over No. 12 Dartmouth. The top-ranked Crimson (1-0, 1-0 Ivy) secured win at all nine positions against the Big Green (1-2, 0-1 Ivy), dropping just one game in the match to open the season with a victory.
How It Happened
The Crimson began its 2025-26 campaign this evening at the Murr Center Squash Courts when it welcomed in the Big Green for an Ivy League showdown. Playing on a three-court system, Harvard opened the match strong and never looked back to secure a convincing victory in its first match of the season.
Lucie Stefanoni opened the winning for Harvard with a quick 3-0 result at threes. Stefanoni outscored her opponent 33-7 in the match that finished in under twenty minutes. First-years
Dixon Hill and
Jomana Ahmed both secured their first collegiate victories at eights and sixes, respectively, in the first wave to boost Harvard to a 3-0 lead.
Saran Nghiem led off the second group of matches with a dominant 3-0 victory at twos.
Ocean Ma followed her lead and clinched the match for the Crimson with a 3-0 win at fives.
Sarita Popat closed out the second group of matches with a 3-1 win at sevens, giving Harvard a 6-0 lead heading into the final groups.
Caroline Fouts and
Ona Blasco Puig recorded the wins at ones and fours, respectively before
Molly Stoltz closed out the match with a win at nines. Blasco Puig's win was the first of her collegiate career.
Final Results
No. 1 Harvard – 9
No. 12 Dartmouth – 0
1.
Caroline Fouts def. Maria Clara Ramirez Velasquez (DART), 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-7)
2.
Saran Nghiem def. Ziyi Liu (DART), 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-3)
3.
Lucie Stefanoni def. Eleanor Clifford (DART), 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-5)
4. Ona Blasco def. Maya Shroff (DART), 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
5.
Ocean Ma def. Maya Mansoor (DART), 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
6.
Jomana Ahmed def. Nathalie Taylor (DART), 3-0 (11-1, 11-6, 11-8)
7.
Sarita Popat def. Kriti Muthu (DART), 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 16-14)
8.
Dixon Hill def. Callie Worth (DART), 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-7)
9.
Molly Stoltz def. Uma Patnaik (DART), 3-0 (
Order of Finish: 3, 8, 6, 2, 5, 7, 1, 4, 9
Up Next
Harvard will head South this weekend to take on the No. 6 University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The Crimson hopes to secure a top ten win to close out the semester on a strong note when the sides clash on Friday (Dec. 5) at 1:00 PM.
