Feb. 18, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No. 7 Stanford women's squash completed their final weekend at the Howe Cup of the CSA National Women's Team Championships, hosted by the Harvard at the Barnaby Courts. The Cardinal went 1-2 on the weekend to finish the season in seventh place nationally to match their previous best effort, established last season.
In the opening round, the Cardinal took on No. 2 Harvard who won the first eight matches and held on for an 8-1 victory Friday in the quarterfinal.
With the teams using a three-court system, Alisha Mashruwala of Harvard opened the action with a 3-0 victory against Samantha Buechner at the No. 3 position, winning 9-1, 9-2 and 9-0. Johanna Snyder followed at the No. 6, picking up the first two games 9-3 and 9-6. Her opponent, Aditi Maliwal, won the third game, 9-6, but Snyder clinched the match with a 9-5 decision in the following set.
At the No. 9, Sandra Mumanachit held off Shannon Harrington, 9-6, in their first game before rattling off back-to-back 9-1 wins for a 3-0 victory. Emily Park faced a competitive battle with Katy Brewster at the No. 2 spot, holding on for a 3-2 decision. Brewster opened their match with a 9-7 win, before Park fought back to take the next two sets, 9-5 and 9-0. Brewster tied the match in the fourth game, 9-5, but Park scored early and often in the fifth game, outlasting Brewster, 9-2.At the No. 5 position, Bethan Williams also picked up a 3-2 win, as she topped Katie Corelli. Williams took the first game, 10-8, before falling dropping the next two (9-0 and 9-4). Williams remained focused and outscored Corelli down the stretch, 9-2 and 9-6, to clinch the team match for Harvard.
Stanford's lone win came at the No. 7 slot, as Kyla Sherwood got the best of Cece Cortes, 3-0 (9-5, 9-8, 9-6).
The Crimson then rattled off three consecutive 3-0 victories at the No. 8, 1 and 4 slots. At the No. 8, Alexandra Zindman shut down Leah Stork by scores of 9-5, 9-8 and 9-6, while Nirasha Guruge downed Stanford's No. 1, Lilly Lorentzen, 9-1, 9-0 and 9-6. Katherine O'Donnell gave Harvard its eighth win of the day when she defeated Cecilia Haig, 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-4).
Position Harvard Stanford Winner Scores
1Nirasha Gurgue Lily LorentzenHarvard 9-1 9-0 9-6
2Emily Park Katy BrewsterHarvard 7-9 9-5 9-0 5-9 9-2
3Alisha Mashruwala Samantha Buechner Harvard 9-1 9-2 9-0
4Katherine O'Donnell Cecilia HaigHarvard 9-1 9-2 9-0
5Bethan Williams Katie CorelliHarvard 9-0 9-11 9-2 9-6
6Joanna Snyder Aditi MaliwalHarvard 9-3 9-6 6-9 9-5
7Cece Cortes Kyla SherwoodStanford 9-5 9-8 9-6
8Ali Zindman Leah StorkHarvard 9-3 9-6 9-5
9Sandra MumanachitShannon HarringtonHarvard 9-6 9-1 9-1
10Eliza CohenMargaret Chapmannot recorded
In the second round, No. 6 Cornell defeated Stanford, 6-3. At the No. 2 position Shivangi Paranjpe defeated Katy Brewster, 3-2. Paranjpe won the first two games, 9-7, 9-7, but her opponent rallied back to tie the match with a 9-6 and 9-7 win in games three and four. The Big Red player secured the victory with a 9-1 win in the fifth and final set.
The Big Red's Jen Gemmell and Liza Stokes defeated their opponents, 3-0, at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, respectively. At the No. 5 spot, Alex Cornett traded games back and forth with Katie Corelli, but Cornett picked up a 9-4 victory in the fifth set to notch the win. Lauren Sachvie edged out Aditi Maliwal 10-9 in her first set, then posted commanding 9-5 and 9-2 wins in games two and three to win at the No. 6 position. At No. 9, Izzy Spyrou faltered only in the second game, to win a 3-1 match over Shannon Harrington.
PositionCornellStanfordWinnerScores
1Rebecca HazellLily LorentzenStanford 9-2 9-1 9-2
2Shivangi ParanjpeKaty BrewsterCornell 9-7 9-7 6-9 7-9 9-1
3Jean GemmellSamantha BuechnerCornell 9-0 9-4 9-5
4Liza StokesCecilia HaigCornell 9-5 9-0 9-5
5Alex CornettKatie CorelliCornell 9-7 5-9 9-6 3-9 9-4
6Lauren SachvieAditi MaliwalCornell 10-9 9-5 9-2
7Rachel WagnerKyla SherwoodStanford 9-4 9-7 6-9 9-4
8Annie RitterLeah StorkStanford 9-1 3-9 10-8 9-1
9Izzy SpryrouShannon HarringtonCornell 9-6 2-9 9-4 9-1
In the final match, Stanford came through with a 7-2 win over No. 8 Williams College. The win clinched the seventh place national finish for the Cardinal. In the No. 1 match Lily Lorentzen fell to Toby Eyre of Williams 3-0, before the Cardinal rattled off three straight wins. Katy Brewster and Samantha Buechner each won their matches 3-1, before Celia Haig swept her opponent 3-0 in the No. 4 slot.
Caroline Henry rallied for the second Williams win in the No. 5 spot over Caroline Henry 4-1, before Stanford dominated the rest of the match.
Aditi Maliwal led three straight Stanford sweeps in the No. 6 spot. Kyla Sherwood and Leah Stork followed suit a the No. 7 and 8 spots to clinch victory for Stanford.
Shannon Harrington rounded out play for Stanford with a 3-1 win over Julia Reiser of Williams to give the Cardinal the 7-2 final.
PositionStanfordWilliamsWinnerScores
1Lily LorentzenToby Eyre Williams 9-2 9-5 9-6
2 Katy BrewsterJennifer Cox Stanford9-7 7-9 9-7 10-8
3Samantha BuechnerCourtney Bogle Stanford3-9 9-3 9-5 9-4
4Cecilia HaigArianna KouridesStanford9-0 9-3 9-0
5Katie CorelliCaroline Henry Williams9-2 9-3 1-9 9-2
6Aditi MaliwalKavitha Mannava Stanford9-0 9-2 9-2
7Kyla SherwoodStephanie Barnet Stanford9-4 9-5 9-3
8Leah StorkCarolyn Kaemmer Stanford9-3 9-0 9-1
9Shannon HarringtonJulia Reiser Stanford10-9 7-9 9-6 9-5