Cornell University Athletics

2025-26 | SENIOR SEASON
Named Second Team All-Ivy and earned CSA Scholar-Athlete Award ... posted 11-9 overall record and 10-7 mark in dual matches ... competed at top three positions, going 1-0 at No. 1, 2-1 at No. 2 and 7-6 at No. 3 ... advanced to round of 32 at CSA Individual Championships after winning opening-round match over Columbia's Yeheni Kuruppu in straight games before falling in straight games to Harvard's Caroline Fouts in Round of 32 (Jan. 23) ... opened season with six wins in first seven matches, including a season-long four-match win streak between Nov. 23 and Jan. 17, with three of four wins coming in at least four games ... posted two wins in three postseason matches, defeating Amherst's Kanzy Elkaliuoby (March 5) and Virginia's Maria Min (March 7) at CSA National Team Championships in straight games.

2024-25 | JUNIOR SEASON
Finished season with 8-9 overall record and 8-8 dual match mark, primarily competing at No. 4 position (8-7) and playing one match at No. 3 ... posted four consecutive victories after dropping season-opening match in five games to Stanford's Amelie Haworth (Nov. 22) ... claimed Ivy League-opening match against Dartmouth's Maya Mansoor (Jan. 11) in straight games ... lost semifinal match of Holleran West bracket at CSA Individual Championships to Virginia's Maryam Mian in four games (Jan. 26) ... won three of final five matches, including pair of five-game wins in round of 16 matchup of Howe Cup bracket against Drexel (March 6) and second consolation semifinals versus Stanford (March 8) ... received CSA Scholar-Athlete Award.

2023-24 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Concluded season tied with Wen Li Lai for team lead in overall wins, finishing with 13-7 overall record ... logged win in lone appearance at No. 3 position against Chatham (Dec. 1) and went 9-6 from No. 4 ... opened season with victories in first seven matches ... seven of 13 wins on season came in straight games ... lost to Trinity's Lujan Palacios in championship match of Holleran West bracket at CSA Individual National Championship (March 10).

2022-23 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Posted 12-5 record, with 12 wins serving as second-most on Big Red ... reached quarterfinals of Holleran South bracket of CSA National Individual Championships ... won first five collegiate matches, four of which came in three games ... won five of last seven matches, including a four-match win streak over opponents from Dartmouth, Columbia, Drexel, and Virginia ... logged 5-2 record in Ivy League matches.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Spent previous 10 years playing squash, ranking in top 10 at GU11, GU13, GU15, GU17, and GU19 levels, reaching as high as No. 2 at GU13 ... three-time regional championship winner at GU11, GU13, GU19 ... won three gold medals at various tournaments ... inducted into Cum Laude Society during senior year of high school ... AP scholar, and received Scholar-Athlete Award from US Squash during sophomore, junior, and senior years.

PERSONAL
Alysa Ali is the daughter of Farah Hussein and Murtaza Ali, and has two younger sisters ... her cousin also attended Cornell ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.