NEW YORK, N.Y. — The women's squash team opened Ivy League play with a 9-0 whitewashing of Columbia on Sunday at SL Green StreetSquash Center, marking the third time through four matches that the Big Red has blanked its opponent. Sixth-ranked Cornell improved to 4-0, while dropping 14th-ranked Columbia in its season debut.
 
Co-captain Jaime Laird (No. 3) and freshman Reut Odinak (No. 9) got the match started with three-game victories, while sophomore Rachel Au (No. 6) wrapped up the first rotation with another Cornell victory after battling back from a first-game loss. All matches in the middle rotation were decided in three games in favor of Cornell's Jessenia Pacheco (No. 2), Brynn Daniels (No. 5) and co-captain Maggie Remsen (No. 8). The match concluded with two more three-game victories from Laura Caty (No. 7) and Abbey Foster (No. 4). Sophomore Danielle Letourneau (No. 1) then fought off Catherine Jenkins in the No. 1 match, 11-9, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6.
 
The Big Red improved to 2-0 all-time against the Lions in the programs' first-ever meeting in New York. Cornell has an extended hiatus for final exams and the holiday break before returning to action Jan. 12-13 with three matches at Belkin International Squash Courts against Yale, Brown and St. Lawrence.
 
No. 6 CORNELL 9, No. 14 COLUMBIA 0
Sunday, at SL Green StreetSquash Center, New York
1. Danielle Letourneau (Cor) def. Catherine Jenkins, 11-9, 10-12, 11-2, 11-6.
2. Jessenia Pacheco (Cor) def. Keyna Pacheco, 11-7, 11-5, 11-7.
3. Jaime Laird (Cor) def. Leah Barnett, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.
4. Abbey Foster (Cor) def. Alisha Maity, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2.
5. Brynn Daniels (Cor) def. Monica Stone, 14-12, 11-9, 11-5.
6. Rachel Au (Cor) def. Katie Quan, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.
7. Laura Caty (Cor) def. Kate Calihan, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5.
8. Maggie Remsen (Cor) def. Diya Kumar, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9.
9. Reut Odinak (Cor) def. Skyler Dickey, 11-2, 11-9, 11-5.
10. Olivia Wherry (Cor) def. Morgan Strauss (Col), 11-1, 11-7, 11-5.