No. 6 Virginia Finishes in Fifth Place at Howe Cup

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 6 Virginia women’s squash team finished its season with a win on Sunday (March 9), defeating No. 4 Stanford 5-4 at the 2025 CSA National Collegiate Squash Team Championships at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center.

Sophomore Clare Minnis won the clincher for the Cavaliers (12-6), helping Virginia tie its best ever finish at the Howe Cup. The Cavaliers also finished fifth in 2023.

The Cardinal (10-5) got on the board first, winning at three to take an early lead over the Cavaliers.

Junior Nina Hashmi tied the match with a 6-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-5 win at eight.

Grad student Maria Moya and senior Maureen Foley followed with wins at four and six to extend the UVA lead.

Junior Lina Tammam dropped her first game but rallied to win at two, putting the Cavaliers up 4-1 over the Cardinal.

Stanford came back to tie the match with wins at one, five, and nine, sending the match to the final court.

Minnis dropped a narrow first game at seven to Tiana Parasrampuria but rebounded to take the second game and even the match. In the third game, she saved a game point down 10-9, winning the last three points to inch ahead in the match. She then closed out Parasrampuria in the fourth game, coming away with an 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3 win to break the tie and clinch the victory for the Hoos.

This is the fourth straight year Virginia will finish the season ranked in the top eight of the CSA final rankings.

FROM HEAD COACH MARK ALLEN

“The women have fought like warriors all season long and have truly earned their finishing position of top 5 in the nation this year. And it’s an appropriate send off too for all six of our graduating girls who have given so much to this program throughout their time at UVA.”

MATCH NOTES

• The Cavaliers ended a four-match losing streak to the Cardinal
• The two teams met three times this season. Stanford won in the regular season and in the Gaynor Cup final
• Clare Minnis won her fourth straight match, finishing the season with a 13-4 record
• Lina Tammam also won her fourth straight, finishing 13-3

#6 Virginia 5, #4 Stanford 4

1 | Meagan Best (VA) def. Riya Navani (STAN) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
2 | Lina Tammam (VA) def. Madison Ho (STAN) 6-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-5
3 | Miriam Cheng (STAN) def. Maria Min (VA) 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 13-11
4 | Maria Moya (VA) def. Marianna Dardon (STAN) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6
5 | Amelie Haworth (STAN) def. Maryam Mian (VA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7
6 | Maureen Foley (VA) def. Yuvna Gupta (STAN) 11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 11-7
7 | Clare Minnis (VA) def. Tiana Parasrampuria (STAN) 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3
8 | Nina Hashmi (VA) def. Khushi Kukadia (STAN) 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6
9 | Valerie Kaitlyn Huang (STAN) def. Claire Pellegrino (VA) 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8