WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The women's squash team got its season off to a strong start on Friday with a 9-0 victory over the host team at the Williams Round Robin.
 
Cornell, which enters the season ranked eighth in the country by the College Squash Association, got three-set sweeps from Lauren Leizman (No. 9) and Colby Gallagher (No. 6) in the opening rotation, plus another in the middle from Emma Uible (No. 2).
 
Michèle Garceau returned from injury to win in four sets at No. 1. The Big Red also won the day's lone five-setter, with Charlotte Knaggs battling from a 2-1 deficit at No. 7.
 
The Big Red has now won 11 consecutive matches against Williams. Cornell continues play at the event on Saturday with a 10 a.m. match with 23rd-ranked Dickinson.
 
#8 CORNELL 9, #14 WILLIAMS 0
1. Michèle Garceau (C) def. Nicole Friedman, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 13-11
2. Emma Uible (C) def. Julia Ward, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4
3. Margaux Losty (C) def. Hayley Parson, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
4. Nghi Nguyen (C) def. Ananya Mahalingam-Dhingra, 13-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7
5. Madison Miles (C) def. Esther Baek, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5
6. Colby Gallagher (C) def. Sarah Willwerth, 11-2, 11-6, 11-7
7. Charlotte Knaggs (C) def. Abigail LeBlanc, 11-9, 8-11, 11-13, 11-2, 11-9
8. Lucy Martin (C) def. Melissa Swann, 11-8, 11-6, 1-11, 11-5
9. Lauren Leizman (C) def. Anna Nicholson, 11-8, 11-1, 11-7
Ex. Mimi DeLisser (C) def. Caroline Hogan, 11-3, 15-17, 11-9, 12-10