Women's Squash Team Sweeps Virginia to Open Busy Weekend

Friday, November 22

Princeton, N.J.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

Virginia

Princeton University women's squash vs. George Washington University, Princeton, NJ, November 18, 2018.

Emily Rose was among the Tigers who swept her match Friday.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Women's Squash Team Sweeps Virginia to Open Busy Weekend

November 22, 2019 | Women's Squash

In the team's first home match of the new season, the Princeton women's squash team swept Virginia 9-0 Friday afternoon in Jadwin Gym.

"I was happy to see such a dominate result against Virginia," Tiger coach Gail Ramsay said. "Everyone was a bit nervous about the first home match and we knew Virginia had a good year in the recruiting department. On the court, Emme Leonard played a great match. She had to fight hard to get her rhythm and finally look comfortable out there once she evened the match at 1-1."

Six of Princeton's nine matches were 3-0 sweeps with only one, between top-of-the-ladder players Raneem El Torky and Virginia's Emma Jinks, going the distance. El Torky took the match 13-11 in the final game.

"It was a battle and I fought very hard," El Torky said. "I did not give up at any point during the match and was very proud that I was mentally strong to come back from 2-1 down and win the match."

"The team had a great showing at the home opener against Virginia," Elle Ruggiero said. "I find that getting on court and hearing the cheers of not only my teammates and coaches but also my friends and professors keeps me energized and excited for each point. Their support off-court made it so much fun to play on-court."

Princeton's weekend will continue with a trip to the Philadelphia Cricket Club for a neutral-site matchup with Stanford Saturday at 4 p.m. The Tigers will return home for a 2 p.m. Sunday match against Drexel where the first 50 fans will receive free pizza and cheer gear will be available.

Princeton's Friday results are below:

Raneem El Torky (Princeton) def. Emma Jinks (Virginia), 3-2 (11-2, 6-11, 10-12, 11-9, 13-11)
Andrea Toth (Princeton) def. Maria Moya-Lopez (Virginia), 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-5)
Emme Leonard (Princeton) def. Sydney Maxwell (Virginia), 3-1 (13-15, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9)
Caroline Spahr (Princeton) def. Amanda Haywood (Virginia), 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6)
Elle Ruggiero (Princeton) def. Emily Woodworth (Virginia), 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-5)
Morgan Steelman (Princeton) def. Julia Thompson (Virginia), 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-6)
Emily Rose (Princeton) def. Tara Arya (Virginia), 3-0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-5)
India Stephenson (Princeton) def. Giovanna De Almeida (Virginia), 3-1 (14-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4)
Madison Soukup (Princeton) def. Eleanor Carroll (Virginia), 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-6)
10th match: Lucy Stephenson (Princeton) def. Lois Lo (Virginia), 3-0 (11-7, 11-0, 11-4)