PHILADELPHIA — The No. 6-ranked Cornell women's squash team fell to No. 8-ranked Yale, 5-4, in the Big Red's final match at the Howe Cup on Sunday morning.

Cornell (9-8) saw senior Sivasangari Subramaniam, junior Wen Li Lai, and freshman Aishwarya Khubchandani post victories at the top three positions of the ladder.

Subramaniam cruised in three games, while Khubchandani prevailed in four games, and Lai battled against Sneha Sivakumar in five games. Lai dropped just one point in the decisive fifth set.

Senior Lily Zelov was the other Big Red player to register a win on Sunday, posting a four-game victory over Whitney Taylor at the No. 5 position.

Three of Yale's five wins on the day came in three-game sweeps.

Fellow senior McKenna Stoltz fell in five games at the No. 9 position to Joy Qu.

Results

No. 1: Sivasangari Subramaniam def. Elisabeth Ross, 12-10, 11-6, 11-5.
No. 2: Wen Li Lai def. Sneha Sivakumar, 11-6, 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 11-1.
No. 3: Aishwarya Khubchandani def. Christy Tin Yan Lau, 12-10, 8-11, 13-11, 11-6.
No. 4: Brianna Jefferson def. Ananya Dabke, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5.
No. 5: Lily Zelov def. Whitney Taylor, 16-14, 8-11, 13-11, 15-13.
No. 6: Meghna Sreedhar def. Alysa Ali, 11-9, 11-9, 11-2.
No. 7: Mika Bardin def. Alexis Shatzman, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-5.
No. 8: Lindsay Westerfield def. Ania LaDow, 11-6, 11-5, 12-10.
No. 9: Joy Qu def. McKenna Stoltz, 9-11, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10.

Looking Ahead

Selected members from the Cornell women's squash team will participate at the College Squash Association Individual Championships in Philadelphia from March 3-5. The players who will participate at the event will be announced closer to the event.