Nov. 17, 2001

Ithaca, N.Y. - The Cornell women's squash team won its season opener Saturday with a 7-2 victory over Pennsylvania.

The Red, led by senior Olga Puigdemont Sola (Blanes Girona, Spain), started with victories in the Nos. 1-4 spots. Sola played a strong match in the No. 1 position, allowing freshman Linda McNair only 3 points, 9-0, 9-3, 9-0.

The team closed out the match with wins by junior Rachel Perschetz (Baltimore, MD) and freshman Claire Zipf (Gladwynne, PA), who both won 3-0 in the Nos. 8 and 9 spots, respectively. Zipf allowed Meade Morrison only 1 point, 9-0, 9-1, 9-0.

The Big Red returns to action Sunday, November 18 at 12 pm, when it takes on Princeton at the Belkin International Squash Courts.

Cornell 7, Penn 2
#1 Olga Puigdemont Sola (C) def. Linda McNair (P), 3-0
#2 Andrea McNeely (C) def. Robin Gupta (P), 3-0
#3 Melinda Lee (C) def. Quincy Riley (P), 3-0
#4 Brooke Stetson (C) def. Katie Fetter (P), 3-1
#5 Hanna Yoon (P) def. Catherine Sadler (C), 3-0
#6 Alex Black (P) def. Yasmin Fahr (C), 3-0
#7 Jennifer Brown (C) def. Caitlin O'Neil (P), 3-0
#8 Rachel Perschetz (C) def. Clare O'Connor (P), 3-0
#9 Claire Zipf (C) def. Meade Morrison (P), 3-0