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Women’s Squash Sweeps Empire State Road Trip

Freshman No 1. Amanda Sobhy easily swept her matchup, 11-5, 11-4, 11-5, for the 3-0 victory.

“Amanda is such a beautiful payer to watch. She is an inspiration to us all,” Kingshott said of her teammate.

The Crimson has never lost to Cornell, and Sunday’s victory ran the all-time record to 18-0.

Harvard will face stiffer competition next weekend, as it faces No. 10 Brown and No. 2 in what is expected to be the de facto Ivy League championship.

“Everyone is very pleased with how we’ve been playing and all our hard work has been paying off,” Kingshott said.  “We’re excited to keep it going.”

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HARVARD 9, COLUMBIA 0

In the first matchup of the weekend against Columbia on Friday in New York, N.Y., all but one of the Crimson’s players captured 3-0 matches.

This is the first year that the Lions have had a varsity squash team, but even though Columbia might not be the most experienced team, the Crimson made sure not to look past them.

“We always have the upmost respect for our opponents,” Kingshott said. “You can never underestimate your opponents.... Obviously, we’re going to be the target, and so we need to take that in stride and be confident in our ability.”

Despite handily beating the Lions, Harvard is excited to add another opponent to its league.

“It’s so great to have more teams to play,” Cortes said. “They put up a good fight. They’re a really new team, but we definitely had to battle.”

Playing in the top three spots for Harvard, Sobhy, Gemmell, and co-captain Nirasha Guruge all swept their Lion counterparts, winning, 3-0.

Freshman Haley Mendez was the first Harvard player to reach 10 wins this season for the Crimson in her 3-1 win over Katie Quan.

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