No. 8 Virginia Knocks Off No. 5 Cornell
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 8 Virginia women’s squash team (11-4) knocked off No. 5 Cornell (9-4) with a 6-3 win on Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, Pa.
Virginia had three sweeps on the day and three 3-1 wins. Maria Moya swept at two, Emma Jinks won 3-0 at four and Maureen Foley won 3-0 at seven.
Lina Tammam dropped her first game but came back to win the next three for a 3-1 win at three. Olivia Walsh won her first two games and then secured the match with an 11-1 win in the fourth game. Julia Curran fell in the first game but bounced back for the 3-1 victory at nine.
Nasreen Hashmi battled to a 3-2 win in exhibition at 10. Meagan Best won her first and fourth games to force a tiebreaker but eventually fell 3-2 at No. 1. Nicolina Tessitore fell 3-0 at eight.
No. 8 Virginia 6, No. 5 Cornell 3
- | Sivasangari Subramaniam (CORN) def. Meagan Best (UVA) 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 5-11, 11-7
- | Maria Moya (UVA) def. Wen Li Lai (CORN) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
- | Lina Tammam (UVA) def. Aishwarya Khubchandani (CORN) 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
- | Emma Jinks (UVA) def. Ananya Dabke (CORN) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
- | Olivia Walsh (UVA) def. Lily Zelov (CORN) 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-1
- | Alysa Ali (CORN) def. Sydney Maxwell (UVA) 15-13, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5
- | Maureen Foley (UVA) def. Alexis Shatzman (CORN) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
- | Ania LaDow (CORN) def. Nicolina Tessitore (UVA) 11-7, 11-7, 12-10
- | Julia Curran (UVA) def. McKenna Stoltz (CORN) 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9
EXH | Nasreen Hashmi (UVA) def. Devon Shatzman (CORN) 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7