No. 7 Virginia Falls 9-0 Against No. 1 Harvard

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s squash team (5-2) fell 9-0 against No. 1 Harvard (2-0) on Saturday (Dec. 2) at the McArthur Squash Center in Charlottesville, Va.

Senior Meagan Best and sophomore Lina Tammam both took their opponents to five games.

At the top position, Best was edged 12-10 in the first game before taking the second two 11-7 and 13-11. Mariana Stefanoni took the final two games 11-8 and 11-1.

Tammam, playing at position two, was edged 13-11 in the first game and 11-9 in the second before coming back with two straight wins, 11-7 and 11-8, against Habiba Eldafrawy. The two were locked 10-10 in the fifth game, but Eldafrawy won the last two points to win 12-10 and preserve the sweep.

FROM HEAD COACH MARK ALLEN

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CAVALIER NOTES

• Harvard is the fifth top-10 team the Cavaliers have faced this season
• Harvard is 3-0 all-time against Virginia

UP NEXT

• The Cavaliers host No. 11 Dartmouth on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. in their final match before breaking for final exams and the holidays

• Virginia returns to action on Friday, Jan. 19, playing at Chatham

#1 Harvard 9, #7 Virginia 0

1 | Marina Stefanoni (HAR) def. Meagan Best (VA) 12-10, 7-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-1
2 | Habiba Eldafrawy (HAR) def. Lina Tammam (VA) 13-11, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 12-10
3 |Saran Gregory-Nghiem (HAR) def. Olivia Walsh (VA) 11-3, 11-9, 11-4
4 | Lucie Stefanoni (HAR) def. Maureen Foley (VA) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6
5 | Serena Daniel (HAR) def. Clare Minnis (VA) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6
6 | Brecon Welch (HAR) def. Eliza Mills (VA) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6
7 | Ella Galova (HAR) def. Caroline Pellegrino (VA) 11-13, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
8 | Molly Stoltz (HAR) def. Nili Sprecher (VA) 14-12, 11-13, 11-7, 11-5
9 | Amira Singh (HAR) def. Griffin Dewey (VA) 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-7
Exh. Jhansi Bhavsar (HAR) def. Annabelle MacTaggart (VA) 11-6, 11-8, 13-11