Harlem, N.Y.-The Virginia women’s squash team (6-5) defeated New York University (0-3) on Sunday (Dec. 2) at the SL Green StreetSquash. The Cavaliers won all eight positions in the match, 3-0, as both teams agreed to not play the ninth position.
“Today rounded out a fun and successful weekend in New York, and with this morning’s win over NYU we go into the winter break 6-5,” head coach Mark Allen said. “Considering the strong schedule we had in place for this first half of the season, I think we all feel pleased with this, and the victory over number eight ranked Cornell yesterday evening could possibly put a UVA squash team into the top 10 on the national rankings for the first time ever. Special shout out to co-captain Annie Tyson, who went 4-0 this weekend, including a win from 2-0 down against Cornell that proved to be pivotal in the overall match result. We will now enjoy some well-earned rest and then prepare for the second half of the season.”
Senior Annie Tyson (Flourtown, Pa.) led the team, capturing her fourth win of the weekend after defeating Erica Yu 11-1, 11-4, 11-3 in position four.
At the top of the ladder, freshman Emma Jinks (Stratford, Canada) led the Cavaliers, capturing an 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 win in the top position against Rebecca Wang. Freshman Caroline Baldwin (Rye, N.Y.) followed with an 11-4, 11-1, 11-0 win in position two against Alia Elkattan.
Sophomore Emily Woodworth (Weston, Mass.) defeated Johanna Lim 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 in position three, while junior Elle Carroll (New York, N.Y.) topped Caroline Crogan 11-1, 11-1, 11-0 in position five and junior Lois Lo (Hong Kong) topped Maya Rukshin 11-1, 11-1, 11-3 in position six.
Junior Isabelle Ezratty (Greenwich, Conn.) and senior Candace Craig (Crozet, Va.) rounded out the day with wins in position seven and eight, respectively. Ezratty defeated Viola Mai 11-0, 11-0, 11-1, while Craig defeated Amber Zheng 11-1, 11-4, 11-2.
Virginia will return to action against Williams on Jan. 19 in Annapolis, Md.
No. 12 Virginia 9, New York 0
1 | Emma Jinks (UVA) def. Rebecca Wang (NYU) 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
2 | Caroline Baldwin (UVA) def. Alia Elkattan (NYU) 11-4, 11-1, 11-0
3 | Emily Woodworth (UVA) def. Johanna Lim (NYU) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4
4 | Annie Tyson (UVA) def. Erica Yu (NYU) 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
5 | Elle Carroll (UVA) def. Caroline Crogan 11-1, 11-1, 11-0
6 | Lois Lo (UVA) def. Maya Rukshin (NYU) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3
7 | Isabelle Ezratty (UVA) def. Viola Mai (NYU) 11-0, 11-0, 11-1
8 | Candace Craig (UVA) def. Amber Zheng (NY) 11-1, 11-4, 11-2
No. 12 Virginia Defeats New York University 8-0
Harlem, N.Y.-The Virginia women's squash team (6-5) defeated New York University (0-3) on Sunday (Dec. 2) at the SL Green StreetSquash. The Cavaliers won all eight positions in the match, 3-0, as both teams agreed to not play the ninth position.