The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens_squash/)
With losses to Drexel, the men’s team’s chance for qualifying the Potter Cup has been thrown into doubt and the women’s team is out of contention for the Howe Cup.
The University of Pennsylvania smashed both Red squash teams on February 6, pulverizing the men’s team and throwing the women’s team’s future competition eligibility into question. Prior to facing the Quakers, the No. 7 men’s team (4-6, 2-4 Ivy) competed against the tenth-ranked University of Rochester (1-5, 4-0 Liberty) on Wednesday, Feb. 2. With star player No.
With the cancellation of classes and any remaining athletics seasons, the Red’s squash team was able to finish out its 2019-2020 schedule relatively unscathed.
Seniors Lucy Martin and Madison Miles and sophomore Sivasangari Subramaniam were able to secure three wins in the semifinal round, but Virginia topped the Red, going on to win the Kurtz Cup title in the finals over Dartmouth.
“I’m happy for them — all six of them have been great team members, very successful.”
“I think everyone was pretty excited. Obviously it’s a different thing than playing for the team.”
“So, for us, [playing Penn before] is definitely an advantage. We will go in have fun, and ultimately, you never know what can happen.”
Trying to finish the season on a high, neither the men’s or women’s team was able to snatch a victory in their final matches of the regular season before nationals.
“We have been physically working hard this week, and it is going to be a busy weekend…But I am optimistic that we are capable of winning.”
This weekend, select members of the men’s and women’s squash teams will travel to Williamstown, Mass., to compete in the CSA Individual Championships at Williams College. Representing Cornell from the men’s team will be junior co-captain Chris Sachvie, sophomores Will Hartigan and McKay Claghorn, and freshmen Alex Domenick, Dave Hilton and Thomas Spettigue. On the women’s side, the Red will rely on freshman Shivangi Paranjpe, sophomore Jennifer Gemmell, juniors Rebecca Hazell and Liza Stokes and senior Alex Cornett, who will be competing in her last collegiate match. [img_assist|nid=35582|title=Overhand it|desc=Sophomore Will Hartigan will compete this weekend.|link=node|align=right|width=|height=0]