CAMBRIDGE, Mass – The No. 3 Harvard women's squash team continued to roll this season with a 6-3 victory over the No. 4 Penn Quakers this afternoon at the Murr Center Squash Courts. The Crimson (8-1, 5-0 Ivy) remain unbeaten in Ivy League play with the result and set up an Ivy League Championship clinching scenario tomorrow when it takes on the top-ranked Princeton Tigers at the Murr Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Crimson returned to its home courts this afternoon to take on its Ivy Rival, Penn. Coming off a successful run at the CSA Individual National Championships, the Crimson looked to continue its success in team play with a win over the Quakers.
Harvard started strong in the first wave of matches, earning three consecutive victories.
Amira Singh kicked off the match with a quick 3-0 victory at sevens.
Habiba Eldafrawy and
Lucie Stefanoni followed by taking care of business at the three and four pairings to put Harvard in the lead earl at 3-0.
Harvard clinched the match in the second wave after wins by
Molly Stoltz and
Ocean Ma at the six and five matchups, respectively. Stoltz won her match, 3-0, and Ma captured a 3-1 win to seal the victory for Harvard. The Quaker got a tally on the board after Malak Khafagy defeated
Saran Nghiem at the top of the ladder.
Caroline Fouts would add the final Harvard point of the day with a sweeping win at the twos match.
Emma Carney and
Brecon Welch battled in their matches at eight and nine, respectively, but eventually fell to make the final score 6-3 in favor of the Crimson.
Results
1 - Malak Khafagy (Penn) def.
Saran Nghiem, 3-0 (13-11, 11-9, 11-7)
2 -
Caroline Fouts def. Franka Vidovic (Penn), 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-4)
3 -
Lucie Stefanoni def. Sohaila Ismail (Penn), 3-2 (11-13, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6)
4 -
Habiba Eldafrawy def. Savannah Margot Ingledew (Penn), 3-0 (12-10, 11-2, 11-0)
5 -
Ocean Ma def. Alexandra Stoddard (Penn) 3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2)
6 -
Molly Stoltz def. Jana Dweek (Penn), 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-8)
7 -
Amira Singh def. Ashna Tumuluri (Penn), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-2)
8 - Yoshna Singh (Penn) def.
Brecon Welch 3-2 (12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 9-11, 11-7)
9 - Hailey Shing-Fei Wong (Penn) def.
Emma Carney, 3-1 (10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6)
Order of Finish: 7, 4, 3, 6, 1, 5, 8, 9, 2
Up Next
The No. 3 Harvard women's squash team will have a chance to clinch the Ivy League Championship tomorrow afternoon when it takes on the top-ranked Princeton Tigers. The Crimson and the Tigers are set to clash at 12:00 PM at the Murr Center Squash Courts with the match set to air live on the Ivy League Streaming Platform.
