HANOVER, N.H. — The No. 11 Dartmouth women's squash team dropped a tough 9-0 final to visiting top-ranked Harvard on Saturday. Within the defeat was a number of close calls, including first-year
Kriti Muthu dropping a hard-fought 3-2 final at No. 8 in a matchup that took 45 minutes to complete.
Muthu won the first game before Harvard's Emma Carney captured the next two, including a 15-13 win in game number 3. But Muthu responded to win 13-11 in game 4. However, Carney captured the win with an 11-1 victory in the fifth and deciding game.
Junior
Maria Clara Ramirez took an early lead at the top position behind a 13-11 win, but the Crimson's Sarah Nghiem responded to take the next three games.
For the complete results, please see below.
Dartmouth will look to bounce back on Friday when it hosts Amherst at 3:30 p.m. The Big Green also welcome Virginia on Saturday at 2 p.m.
RESULTS
Harvard 9, Dartmouth 0
1. Sarah Nghiem (Harvard) def.
Maria Clara Ramirez (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (11-13, 11-3, 11-8, 11-1)
2. Lucie Stefanoni (Harvard) def.
Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-4)
3. Habeeba Eldefrawy (Harvard) def.
Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-6)
4. Ocean Ma (Harvard) def.
Maya Mansoor (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5)
5. Molly Stoltz (Harvard) def.
Zayna Usman (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-7)
6. Amira Singh (Harvard) def.
Aubrey Lennon (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-5)
7. Brecon Welch (Harvard) def.
Maya Shroff (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (6-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6)
8. Emma Carney (Harvard) def.
Kriti Muthu (Dartmouth) — 3-2 (7-11, 11-8, 15-13, 11-13, 11-1)
9. Sarita Popat (Harvard) def.
Nathalie Taylor (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
Exh. Ella Galova (Harvard) def.
Devon Glaser (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 11-1, 12-10)