NEW YORK — The women's squash team got off to a strong start Saturday, but Virginia swept the final three matches to secure a 6-3 upset victory over the Big Red at SL Green StreetSquash.
 
Madison Miles won in three games at No. 3, then Steph Tan won in four at No. 9 for Cornell (1-1) – tabbed eighth in the Dunlop College Squash Rankings to start the weekend. But 12th-ranked Virginia (5-5) rallied from a two-game deficit to win at No. 6 and escape the first rotation with a one-point deficit.
 
Lily Zelov got the next rotation started strong for Cornell by winning in three games at No. 2, but that was the Big Red's final victory. The clinching point came in five games at No. 4.
 
Cornell is back in action with another crucial match at noon Sunday, when it opens Ivy League play against Columbia at SL Green StreetSquash.
 
VIRGINIA 6, CORNELL 3
National rankings: Cornell 8, Virginia 12
Saturday's results; at SL Green StreetSquash, New York
1. Emma Jinks (V) def. Nghi Nguyen, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
2. Lily Zelov (C) def. Caroline Baldwin, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7
3. Madison Miles (C) def. Emily Woodworth, 11-4, 15-13, 11-4
4. Tara Arya (V) def. Colby Gallagher, 6-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
5. Amanda Haywood (V) def. Lauren Leizman, 11-9, 11-9, 11-3
6. Diane Tyson (V) def. Mimi deLisser, 7-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-3
7. Sarah Doss (V) def. Lucy Martin, 11-8, 17-15, 3-11, 13-11
8. Giovanna Veiga (V) def. Hannah Scherl, 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 12-10
9. Steph Tan (C) def. Eleanor Carroll, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
Ex. Adinah Scherl (C) def. Madeleine Mayhew, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
Order of finish: 9, 3, 6, 2, 5, 8, 1, 4, 7