ITHACA, N.Y.—The Big Red women's squash team lost a 7-2 hard fought match to No. 5 ranked Yale on Saturday afternoon. Cornell won at the No. 3 and No. 6 positions, and the Big Red picked up a win at the No. 10 spot in exhibition play. Cornell's two points were the first time the Big Red has won an individual match over the Bulldogs since the 2001-02 season.
At the No.3 spot,
Shivangi Paranjpe defeated Alia Azia, 9-4, 2-9, 10-8, 9-6.
Alex Cornett lost to Caroline Reigeluth, 3-1. Cornett won the first game, 9-2, but was edged out 10-8, 10-8, 9-7 in the next three. At No. 6,
Lauren Sachvie defeated Lexi Van Arkel 3-2. Sachvie won the first game, 9-4, but Van Arkel battled back to win the next two, 9-4, 9-5. The Big Red player then pulled through to a 9-6, 10-8 victory. At the No. 9 spot,
Clare Berner fell to Katharine Ettinger 3-2. Berner dropped the first game, 9-7, but took the lead winning the next two 10-8, and 9-5. Ettinger picked up the win with victories in the final two games, 9-0 and 9-7. At the No. 10 spot in exhibition,
Izzy Spyrou defeated Kaitlin Vinci, 3-1
1. Logan Greer (Yale) def.
Rebecca Hazell, 9-6, 9-4, 9-0
2. Jenn Gemmell (Yale) def. Sarah Toomey, 9-0, 9-4, 9-7
3.
Shivangi Paranjpe (Cornell) def. Alia Azia, 9-4, 2-9, 10-8, 9-6
4. Rhetta Nadas (Yale) def.
Liza Stokes, 9-0, 9-3, 9-5
5. Caroline Reigeluth (Yale) def.
Alex Cornett, 2-9, 10-8, 10-8, 9-7
6.
Lauren Sachvie (Cornell) def. Lexi Van Arkel, 9-4, 4-9, 5-9, 9-6, 10-8
7. Tara Wadhwa (Yale) def.
Rachel Wagner, 3-9, 9-4, 9-5, 9-4
8. Ally Kerr (Yale) def.
Annie Ritter, 9-4, 9-1, 10-8
9. Katherine Ettinger (Yale) def.
Clare Berner 9-7, 8-10, 5-9, 9-0, 9-7
10.
Izzy Spyrou (Cornell) def. Kaitlin Vinci, 9-6, 9-2, 9-10, 9-4