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Cornell women's squash sophomore Xin Yang Yee attempts a serve during match action against Stanford at the Belkin Squash Courts in Ithaca, N.Y., on Nov. 22, 2024.
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#8 Women's Squash Posts Clean Sweep Over #14 Williams

11/24/2024 5:10:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 8-ranked Cornell women's squash team (1-1) posted a clean sweep over No. 14-ranked Williams (0-2), 9-0, at the Belkin Squash Courts on Sunday afternoon.

Eight of the nine victories featured Cornell winning in straight games. Sophomore Christa Kay came back from a 2-1 deficit at the No. 5 position against her older sister, Theresa Kay, by posting 11-6 victories in the fourth and fifth games to claim the sibling rivalry.

Xin Ying Yee won her match at the No. 1 position to improve to 2-0 on the season. She defeated Melanie Wang in straight games, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5.

Freshman Sabine Ball also improved to 2-0 on the year, defeating Anika Kakarla at the No. 7 position. Ball dropped just four points across her three-game victory, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2.

RESULTS
No. 1: Xin Ying Yee def. Melanie Wang, 11-4, 11-9, 11-5
No. 2: Aishwarya Khubchandani def. Sophia Koehler, 11-5, 11-9, 11-2
No. 3: Ananya Dabke def. Rhea Pandit, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5
No. 4: Alysa Ali def. Rachel Miller, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
No. 5: Christa Kay def. Theresa Kay, 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6
No. 6: Maya Voloshin def. Nora Brant, 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
No. 7: Sabine Ball def. Anika Kakarla, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2
No. 8: Saniya Jaggi def. Amanda Solecki, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
No. 9: Kahjin Yap def. Naomi Jefferson-Sambanis, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6

UP NEXT
Cornell will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 7, when it travels to Medford, Mass., to face Tufts (1-4) at the Tufts Squash Center. Match action will begin at 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on PlaySight.
 
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