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Lucy Martin competes for the Cornell women’s squash team in an Ivy League match against Dartmouth on Feb. 1, 2020 at Belkin International Squash Courts in Ithaca, N.Y. (Eldon Lindsay/Cornell Athletics)
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#11 Women's Squash Topped By #10 Virginia In Kurtz Cup Semifinal

2/22/2020 5:59:00 PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The women's squash team's attempted defense of the Kurtz Cup came to a close Saturday with a 6-3 loss to Virginia in the semifinals at Yale's Brady Squash Center.
 
Seniors Lucy Martin and Madison Miles, and sophomore Sivasangari Subramaniam accounted for the Big Red points in convincing sweeps at No. 8 and No. 1, respectively. Cornell (6-11), which entered the weekend ranked 11th in the nation by the College Squash Association, will close out the weekend at the Hoehn Cup – which is the CSA's 'B' Division national championship – with a third-place match against 12th-ranked Brown at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
 
Martin's quick sweep started off the opening rotation to give the Big Red a quick 1-0 lead. After 10th-ranked Virginia (16-6) tied it up with a win at No. 2, a marathon match at No. 5 ensued. Junior tri-captain Mimi deLisser fought off a couple match balls in the fourth game before clawing out a 15-13 win to force a fifth, but the Cavaliers ultimately prevailed to take a 2-1 lead.
 
Virginia would win the next three matches to reach completion via sweep to clinch the match, but not without resistence from Cornell. Miles rallied to force a fifth game at No. 4, then overcame a big early deficit in the final game to win 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9. A short time later, Subramaniam completed her sweep at No. 1 to improve to 14-1 on the season. 

Virginia 6, Cornell 3

National Rankings: Virginia 10, Cornell 11
At Brady Squash Center; New Haven, Conn.
1. Sivasangari Subramaniam (C) def. Emma Jinks, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8
2. Maria Moya-Lopez (V) def. Lily Zelov, 11-4, 10-12, 11-3, 11-5
3. Sydney Maxwell (V) def. Colby Gallagher, 11-3, 11-8, 11-6
4. Madison Miles (C) def. Amanda Haywood, 6-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9
5. Julia Thompson (V) def. Mimi deLisser, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 13-15, 11-3
6. Emily Woodworth (V) def. Alexis Shatzman, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 5-11, 13-11
7. Julia Curran (V) def. McKenna Stoltz, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
8. Lucy Martin (C) def. Grace Seymour, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
9. Caroline Baldwin (V) def. Ania LaDow, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9
 
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