CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—No. 7 ranked Columbia won four straight matches in claiming a 5-4 women's squash victory over No. 9 Virginia Sunday at McArthur Squash Center.
The victory improves Columbia to 8-4 on the year, while Virginia drops to 8-4. It also marked Columbia's second win over a top-10 ranked team on the year.
After Virginia registered a win at the No. 1 position, Columbia's
Bunny Fox answered with a 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 win at No. 5 over Emily Woodworth. Virginia then took a victory at No. 1 and a slim 2-1 lead.
But Columbia won four straight victories at the No. 4, 9, 7 and 3 positions to clinch the match. Kalgutkar registered an 11-5, 7-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9 comeback win over Virginia's Sydney Maxwell at No. 4 to tie the match at 2-2. She battled back from a 2-1 deficit to win the final two games 11-9.
Jane Pincus then defeated Virginia's Tara Arya 11-8, 13-11, 11-4 at No. 9 to improve to a nation-leading 12-0 on the year.
Cindy Cao followed with an 11-3, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9 win over Virginia's Julia Thompson and
Nicole Kendall gave Columbia a 5-2 lead and sealed the victory with an 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 win at No. 3 over Maria Paula Moya.
Columbia gets back into action next weekend when it hosts Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 2 at noon at SL Green StreetSquash.
COLUMBIA'S WOMEN'S SQUASH RESULTS
No. 7 COLUMBIA 5, No. 9 VIRGINIA 4
1 | Emma Jinks (Virginia) def.
Habiba Mohamed (Columbia) 12-10, 6-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9
2 | Amanda Haywood (Virginia) def.
Erica McGillicuddy (Columbia) 14-12, 11-5, 4-11, 11-8
3 |
Nicole Kendall (Columbia) def. Maria Moya-Lopez (Virginia) 11-2, 11-7, 11-8
4 |
Jui Kalgutkar (Columbia) def. Sydney Maxwell (Virginia) 11-5, 7-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9
5 |
Bunny Fox (Columbia) def. Emily Woodworth (Virginia) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
6 | Julia Curran (Virginia) def.
Ellie McVeigh (Columbia) 12-10, 11-3, 11-6
7 |
Cindy Cao (Columbia) def. Julia Thompson (Virginia) 11-3, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9
8 | Grace Seymour (Virginia) def.
Doria Chen (Columbia) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (1)
9 |
Jane Pincus (Columbia) def. Tara Arya (Virginia) 11-9, 13-11, 11-4
Order of Finish (8, 5, 1, 4, 9, 7, 3, 6, 2)
