STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford produced a successful 2017-18 campaign, highlighted by both team and individual accomplishments.
Earning a No. 5 final national ranking, Stanford (16-4) outlasted Penn 5-4 in the consolation final of the CSA National Championships. The Cardinal, which posted a nation-best 16 victories, dropped a 5-4 decision to Yale in the opening round and cruised past Cornell 8-1 in its consolation opener before defeating the Quakers for the second time this season.
Stanford won six of its final seven matches down the stretch. The Cardinal was undefeated in seven home matches and also finished 7-4 overall against top-10 opponents, including a 6-3 win at Yale during the regular season. Meanwhile, two of its four losses came against eventual national champion Harvard.
CSA National Individual ChampionshipsFive Cardinal players competed in the CSA National Individual Championships in Washington, D.C. from March 2-4, highlighted by Tatyanna Dadabbo's runner-up finish in the consolation bracket of the Holleran South division.
Casey Wong – Ramsay Cup
Main Round of 16: lost to Kayley Leonard (Harvard) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
Consolation Round of 16: lost to Julia Le Coq (Trinity) 11-9, 8-11, 11-10, 11-9
Sarah Bell – Holleran Cup
Main Round of 16: d. Devin Mullaney (Colby) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
Main Round Quarterfinals: d. Quincy Beck (Brown) 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10
Main Round Semifinals: lost to Zoe Foo Yuk Han (George Washington) 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5
Christie Huchro – Holleran Cup
Main Round of 16: d. Lindsay Stanley (Penn) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9
Main Round Quarterfinals: lost to Zoe Foo Yuk Han (George Washington) 11-4, 12-10, 14-12
Tatyanna Dadabbo – Holleran Cup
Main Round of 16: lost to Vanessa Raj (Trinity) 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
Consolation Quarterfinals: d. Emily Woodworth (Virginia) 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 11-7
Consolation Semifinals: d. Lucy Martin (Cornell) 11-9, 11-7, 13-11
Consolation Championship: lost to Janel Gaube (Dartmouth)11-3, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3
Tara Shannon – Holleran Cup
Main Round of 16: d. Karolina Holinkova (Trinity) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6
Main Round Quarterfinals: lost to Kate Feeley (Princeton) 13-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3
CSA Postseason HonorsSophomore Casey Wong was named a CSA Second-Team All-American, finishing 8-7 overall as Stanford's lone selection. CSA All-Americans must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's matches and participate in the Individual Championships to be considered for All-America status. The second team is comprised of the association's players ranked No. 11-20.
Additionally, the Cardinal was represented with seven CSA Scholar Athlete recipients. The award is presented to juniors or seniors who have played on the team throughout their college career, participated in the majority of the team's matches in the top-10 of the lineup during the season and achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
| Name | Year | GPA (Major) |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bell | Sr. | 3.76 (Human Biology) |
| Tatyanna Dadabbo | Sr. | 3.66 (Bioengineering) |
| Christie Huchro | Sr. | 3.84 (Political Science) |
| Lucy Rowe | Jr. | 3.53 (Undeclared) |
| Tara Shannon | Jr. | 3.54 (Bioengineering) |
Final Season RecordsStanford produced 136 individual victories, ranking second in the country behind Williams College (144). Freshmen Sumrin P. Mudgil (16-2) and Caroline Neave (15-2) finished 1-2 atop the ladder, as seven Cardinal players registered double-digit win totals.
| Name | Year | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|
| Sumrin P. Mudgil | Fr. | 16-2 |
| Caroline Neave | Fr. | 15-2 |
| Christie Huchro | Sr. | 14-2 |
| Juliette Love | Fr. | 13-0 |
| Sarah Bell | Sr. | 13-4 |
| Lucy Rowe | Jr. | 13-4 |
| Chloe Chemtob | So. | 11-5 |
| Grayson Melby | Jr. | 9-0 |
| Tatyanna Dadabbo | Sr. | 8-2 |
| Casey Wong | So. | 8-7 |
| Anna Marie Manning | Jr. | 7-4 |
| Tara Shannon | Jr. | 3-8 |
| Julia Gillette | So. | 2-0 |
| Caroline Kimmel | Jr. | 2-1 |
Callahan Sportsmanship Award
Head coach Mark Talbott was honored with the Callahan Sportsmanship Award at the fourth annual Character in Sports Day at the 2017 U.S. Open Squash Championships.
The award is named in honor of Robert W. Callahan, the Hall of Fame Princeton coach who died in 2015 and was widely renowned for instilling a profound sense of sportsmanship in his players.
"Mark was the most successful player in U.S. history and the most beloved because of his sportsmanship, said Hall of Famer and longtime colleague and friend Ned Edwards. "He set the bar so high, as the No. 1 hardball player. He showed that you could be the best person on court and still call double bounces, not look for lets, always clear."
Accepting the Callahan Sportsmanship Award, Talbott spoke about his longtime friendship with the Callahans. He said that his squash-playing father, Doug Talbott, had been a big proponent of sportsmanship. As a two-time winner of the U.S. Open, Talbott also said that this was his first time seeing the Open at Drexel and how impressed he was with the event.
Talbott, who arrived on The Farm in 2004, has developed the Cardinal into a consistent top-10 program focused on community outreach and junior player development. Inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2000, Talbott is arguably the greatest squash player in American history.