WASHINGTON, D.C. - No. 11 Stanford closed out its fall season at Squash on Fire in Washington, D.C., coming up short in losses to No. 5 Princeton (8-1) and No. 9 Penn (5-4).
Despite fielding a lineup that included seven underclassmen, the Cardinal produced several positive moments throughout the weekend.
After producing a team-best 14-1 record last year while becoming Stanford's first Holleran Cup champion since Madeleine Gill in 2013, Si Yi Ma continued her impressive play. Ma won both of her matches, including a three-set win over Princeton's Molly Chadwick at the No. 1 spot to account for the Cardinal's only point against the Tigers.
In the 5-4 loss to Penn, Stanford controlled the top of the lineup, with Miriam Cheng, Khushi Kukadia and Lucia Bicknell also contributing victories. Meanwhile, Leah McGillicuddy forced her opponent to five sets in a competitive match at the No. 7 spot.
Stanford returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 4, hosting Tufts University at 4 p.m. in its only home match of the season.
Nov. 18: No. 5 Princeton 8, No. 11 Stanford 1
1's: Si Yi Ma (STAN) d. Molly Chadwick (PRINCE) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
2's: Andrea Toth (PRINCE) d. Miriam Cheng (STAN) 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8
3's: Liyen Teoh (PRINCE) d. Khushi Kukadia (STAN) 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6
4's: Caroline Spahr (PRINCE) d. Lucia Bicknell (STAN) 11-13, 11-1, 12-10, 12-10
5's: Olivia Robinson (PRINCE) d. Mary Duffy (STAN) 11-3, 11-8, 13-11
6's: Katherine Glaser (PRINCE) d. Isabella Rolfe (STAN) 11-4, 11-3, 11-5
7's: Charlotte Bell (PRINCE) d. Leah McGillicuddy (STAN) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3
8's: Katherine Sapinski (PRINCE) d. Abigail Alemayeho (STAN) 11-1, 11-2, 11-1
9's: Abigail Schuster (PRINCE) d. Riya Saran (STAN) 11-1, 11-0, 11-3
Nov. 19: No. 9 Penn 5, No. 11 Stanford 4
1's: Si Yi Ma (STAN) d. Avni Anand (PENN) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9
2's: Miriam Cheng (STAN) d. Jana Dweek (PENN) 11-9, 11-3, 11-6
3's: Khushi Kukadia (STAN) d. Ashley Manning (PENN) 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6
4's: Lucia Bicknell (STAN) d. Natasha Pensler (PENN) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7
5's: Navmi Sharma (PENN) d. Mary Duffy (STAN) 11-4, 13-11, 11-7
6's: Eujung Park (PENN) d. Isabella Rolfe (STAN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
7's: Penelope Oh (PENN) d. Leah McGillicuddy (STAN) 11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3
8's: Emma Wolf (PENN) d. Abigail Alemayeho (STAN) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6
9's: Grace Lavin (PENN) d. Riya Saran (STAN) 11-0, 11-5, 11-1