PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The No. 9 Cornell women's squash team fell to 6-2 on the season Friday afternoon, losing its Ivy League opener 7-2 to No. 4 Penn (8-0) at the Penn Squash Center. 

Freshmen Christa Kay and Maya Voloshin won their matches for the Big Red. Kay improved to 6-2, while Voloshin moved into a tie for the team lead in wins with seven. Penn moved to 30-3 all-time against Cornell and avenged last season's loss. 

Full Results

Match 1: Wen Li Lai lost to Malak Taha 12-10, 13-11, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9

Match 2: Aishwarya Khubchandani lost to Sohaila Ismail 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6

Match 3: Ananya Dabke lost to Franka Vidovic 11-4, 11-8, 11-5

Match 4: Alysa Ali lost to Jana Dweek 11-6, 11-5, 11-9

Match 5: Christa Kay def. Avni Anand 6-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-1, 8-11

Match 6: Devon Shatzman lost to Ashna Tumuluri 11-8, 11-7, 11-13, 11-4

Match 7: Ania LaDow lost to Natasha Pensler 11-7, 11-2, 11-3

Match 8: Maya Voloshin def. Emma Wolf 12-10, 3-11, 13-15, 5-11

Match 9: Saniya Jaggi lost to Grace Lavin 11-8, 16-14, 6-11, 11-3

Up Next: 

The Big Red faces Princeton on Sunday, Jan. 21, at noon at the Belkin Squash Courts.