ITHACA, N.Y. — The Dartmouth women's squash team returned to the courts on Saturday at eighth-ranked Cornell, but fell short in the end by an 8-1 final. First-year
Maya Shroff picked up the Big Green's lone win, at No. 6, with fellow first-year
Kriti Muthu falling in five games at No. 7.
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The match was the Big Green's first since facing Virginia on Dec. 7.
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Shroff highlighted the day when after dropping the first two games, she was victorious — 16-14, 11-9, 11-9 — over the final three games, in a matchup that took 48 minutes to complete.
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Muthu found herself leading 2-1 after three games at the No. 7 position, but Cornell's Sabine Ball picked up wins over the final two games.
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Also winning games for the Big Green were sophomore
Zayna Usman at No. 5 and sophomore
Nathalie Taylor at No. 8, each falling 3-1.
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The Big Green will look to bounce on Sunday when they play at No. 9 Columbia.
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RESULTSÂ
Cornell 8, Dartmouth 1
1.Yee Xin Ying (Cornell) def.
Maria Clara Ramirez (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-3)
2. Aishwarya Khubchandani (Cornell) def.
Ellie Clifford (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-7)
3. Ananya Dabke (Cornell) def.
Chelsea Cho (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-4)
4. Alysa Ali (Cornell) def.
Maya Mansoor (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5)
5. Christa Kay (Cornell) def.
Zayna Usman (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5)
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Maya Shroff (Dartmouth) def. Maya Voloshin (Cornell) — 3-2 (7-11, 7-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-9)
7. Sabine Ball (Cornell) def.
Kriti Muthu (Dartmouth) — 3-2 (11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 11-1, 11-2)
8. Saniya Jaggi (Cornell) def.
Nathalie Taylor (Dartmouth) — 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4)
9. Kahjin Yap (Cornell) def.
Devon Glaser (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-9)
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EXH. Devon Shatzman (Cornell) def.
Mary Wood (Dartmouth) — 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
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