BOSTON –  The No. 10 Virginia women’s squash team (10-5) recorded a pair of neutral site wins on Saturday (Feb. 1) defeating No. 15 Middlebury (5-7), 9-0, and No. 12 Williams (12-5), 8-1, at Harvard’s Murr Center Squash Courts.
 
Four Cavaliers finished the day with a 3-0 win against both Middlebury and Williams.
 
Sophomore Emma Jinks (Stratford, Prince Edward Island) swept her matches, defeating Middlebury’s Ideal Dowling 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 and Williams’ Julia Ward 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 at the top of the order. Freshman Sydney Maxwell (Toronto, Ontario) topped Natalie Madden (Middlebury) 11-4, 11-2, 11-8 in position four before following with an 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 win over Melissa Swann (Williams) in the same position.
 
Senior Julia Thompson (Newtown Square, Pa.) recorded a pair of 3-0 wins in position seven. Thompson went 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 against Caroline Arena (Middlebury) and 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 against Anna Nicholson (Williams). In position eight, freshman Grace Seymour (Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.) captured an 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 win against Anne Glassie (Middlebury) and an 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 win against Mira Kamat (Williams).
 
Virginia will close the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 2), facing No. 19 Tufts (5-6) in Medford, Mass.
 
Match Notes:
• Virginia won eight of nine matchups 3-0 against Middlebury.
• Virginia swept five positions 3-0 against the Ephs.
• The Cavaliers have played seven-straight matches against a ranked opponent.
• Virginia’s sweep against Middlebury was the fifth 9-0 win of the season for the Cavaliers.
 
No. 10 Virginia def.  No. 15 Middlebury 9-0
Order of Finish: (5, 8, 4, 2, 9, 6, 3, 7, 1)
1 | Emma Jinks (UVA) def. Ideal Dowling (MC) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3
2 | Mandy Haywood (UVA) def. Virginia Schaus (MC) 5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3
3 | Maria Paula Moya (UVA) def. Gwen Davis (MC) 14-12, 11-5, 11-3
4 | Sydney Maxwell (UVA) def. Natalie Madden (MC) 11-4, 11-2, 11-8
5 | Emily Woodworth (UVA) def. Emily Bienkampen (MC) 11-4, 11-3, 11-0
6 | Julia Curran (UVA) def. Natasha Lowitt (MC) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
7 | Julia Thompson (UVA) def. Caroline Arena (MC) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10
8 | Grace Seymour (UVA) def. Anne Glassie (MC) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
9 | Caroline Baldwin (UVA) def. Mira Chugh (MC) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
Exh | Giovanna Veiga de Almeida (UVA) def. Hadley Barr (MC) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4
 
No. 10 Virginia def. No. 12 Williams 8-1
1 | Emma Jinks (UVA) def. Julia Ward (WC) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
2 | Haley Jefferson (WC) def. Mandy Haywood (UVA) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8
3 | Maria Paula Moya (UVA) def. Sarah Willwerth (WC) 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8
4 | Sydney Maxwell (UVA) def. Melissa Swann (WC) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
5 | Emily Woodworth (UVA) def. Quan Ng (WC) 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-13, 11-7
6 | Julia Curran (UVA) def. Abby LeBlanc (WC) 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6
7 | Julia Thompson (UVA) def. Anna Nicholson (WC) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8
8 | Grace Seymour (UVA) def. Mira Kamat (WC) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
9 | Sarah Doss (UVA) def. Kathryn Wright (WC) 11-7, 11-5, 11-2
Exh | Tara Arya (UVA) def. Alex Pear (WC) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3