PHILADELPHIA – Freshman Khushi Kukadia won her game on day one of the CSA National Individual Championships, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Kukadia won her match 3-1 against Franklin & Marshall's Gurlin Kaur in the Holleran East Cup. It was a battle, with all but one game going beyond 11 points, with Kukadia winning the match in a fourth round that went 14-12.
Si Yi Ma fell in the Ramsay Cup in four rounds, dropping her record to 12-2. In the Holleran West Cup, Lucia Bicknell also fell in the round of sixteen 3-1.
The Cardinal is coming off a third-place finish in the Kurtz Cup at CSA Team Nationals and completed an impressive turnaround after a winless 2022 season.
After finishing 0-11 last season, Stanford took a major step forward in 2023 despite regularly featuring a starting lineup that included seven freshmen. The Cardinal also delivered a third-place finish at the MASC Championships in its first year as a member school.
RESULTS
Khushi Kukadia (STAN) def. Gurlin Kaur (F&M) 12-10, 13-15, 11-3, 14-12
Malek Ashraf Kamal (TRIN) def. Si Yi Ma (STAN) 11-6, 4-11, 12-10, 11-7
Audrey Berling (F&M) def. Lucia Bicknell (STAN) 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-9
