ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 7-ranked Cornell women's squash team (6-6, 2-4 Ivy League) concluded conference action with a resounding 7-2 victory on Senior Day over No. 9-ranked Columbia (3-8, 1-5 Ivy League) at the Belkin Squash Courts on Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore
Xin Ying Yee (No. 1), juniors
Aishwarya Khubchandani (No. 2) and
Alysa Ali (No. 4), and senior
Ananya Dabke (No. 3) all registered straight-game victories in the top four matches. Sophomore
Maya Voloshin (No. 6) also logged a win in three games.
Junior
Devon Shatzman edged out Advita Sharma for a five-game victory at the No. 8 position, as each of the five games alternated winners. Also posting a victory for the Big Red was freshman
Saniya Jaggi, who won after Eugenia Li retired following the conclusion of the third game.
Columbia's Kaavya Bansal (No. 5) and Sophia Hu (No. 9) both logged four-game victories over sophomore
Christa Kay and senior
Kacey Mollenkopf, respectively, to log the lone win on the day for the Lions, who have now lost their last five matches.
MATCH RESULTS
No. 1:
Xin Ying Yee def. Nourin Khalifa, 11-1, 11-3, 11-6.
No. 2:
Aishwarya Khubchandani def. Eva Salzman, 12-10, 11-3, 11-4.
No. 3:
Ananya Dabke def. Amal Izhar, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7.
No. 4:
Alysa Ali def. Aleeza Khan, 11-5, 11-3, 11-6.
No. 5: Kaavya Bansal def.
Christa Kay, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
No. 6:
Maya Voloshin def. Andreea Ghiorghisor, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10.
No. 7:
Saniya Jaggi def. Eugenia Li, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, retired.
No. 8:
Devon Shatzman def. Advita Sharma, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10.
No. 9: Sophia Hu def.
Kacey Mollenkopf, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4.
UP NEXT
Cornell will conclude its regular-season slate next Saturday, Feb. 15, when it welcomes No. 6-ranked Virginia (8-3) to the Belkin Squash Courts. Match action is scheduled to begin at noon and all matches will be streamed for free on Stretch Internet.