Princeton University Athletics
Sunday, January 12
Princeton, N.J.
12:00 PM
Princeton University
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Trinity
Hermione Cao (center) had the clincher on Sunday.
Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC
No. 4 Princeton Sweeps Weekend, Tops No. 2 Trinity, 5-4
January 12, 2025 | Women's Squash
In a rematch of the 2024 CSA Howe Cup final, the No. 4-ranked Princeton women's squash team was a 5-4 winner over No. 2-ranked Trinity on Sunday afternoon at the racquet center in Princeton's Meadows Neighborhood.
Caroline Eielson and Zeina Zein got Princeton out to a 2-0 lead with three-game wins at fifth and first positions before Trinity's Janna Ashmawy needed five games to get past Sonya Sasson at seventh and get the Bantams on the board.
Katherine Sapinski won her match at sixth in four games before Trinity's Noa Romero was a winner in five over Molly Chadwick at third, making it 3-2 Princeton.
From there, Liyen Teoh won in three games at eighth to get Princeton one win from the clincher, and after Hannah Chukwu won in three at fourth to keep pace for Trinity, Hermione Cao sealed it with a three-game win at ninth for a 5-3 Tiger lead. Jana Safy won at second in four games over Emma Trauber to make the 5-4 final.
Now 4-0 on the season, Princeton will host No. 15 Amherst on Tuesday before returning to Ivy League play on Friday with a visit from No. 8 Cornell.
Zeina Zein (P) def. Malak Ashraf Kamal (T), 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-4)
Jana Safy (T) def. Emma Trauber (P), 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10)
Noa Romero (T) def. Molly Chadwick (P), 3-2 (8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5)
Hannah Chukwu (T) def. Charlotte Bell (P), 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-3)
Caroline Eielson (P) def. Kara Lincou (T), 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-0)
Katherine Sapinski (P) def. Lujan Palacios (T), 3-1 (11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10)
Janna Ashmawy (T) def. Sonya Sasson (P), 3-2 (8-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 15-13)
Liyen Teoh (P) def. Fabiola Cabello (T), 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
Hermione Cao (P) def. Varvara Esina (T), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-2)
10th match: Josephine Klein (P) vs. Zaynab Khan (T), not played
Caroline Eielson and Zeina Zein got Princeton out to a 2-0 lead with three-game wins at fifth and first positions before Trinity's Janna Ashmawy needed five games to get past Sonya Sasson at seventh and get the Bantams on the board.
Katherine Sapinski won her match at sixth in four games before Trinity's Noa Romero was a winner in five over Molly Chadwick at third, making it 3-2 Princeton.
From there, Liyen Teoh won in three games at eighth to get Princeton one win from the clincher, and after Hannah Chukwu won in three at fourth to keep pace for Trinity, Hermione Cao sealed it with a three-game win at ninth for a 5-3 Tiger lead. Jana Safy won at second in four games over Emma Trauber to make the 5-4 final.
Now 4-0 on the season, Princeton will host No. 15 Amherst on Tuesday before returning to Ivy League play on Friday with a visit from No. 8 Cornell.
Zeina Zein (P) def. Malak Ashraf Kamal (T), 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-4)
Jana Safy (T) def. Emma Trauber (P), 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10)
Noa Romero (T) def. Molly Chadwick (P), 3-2 (8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5)
Hannah Chukwu (T) def. Charlotte Bell (P), 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-3)
Caroline Eielson (P) def. Kara Lincou (T), 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-0)
Katherine Sapinski (P) def. Lujan Palacios (T), 3-1 (11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10)
Janna Ashmawy (T) def. Sonya Sasson (P), 3-2 (8-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 15-13)
Liyen Teoh (P) def. Fabiola Cabello (T), 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
Hermione Cao (P) def. Varvara Esina (T), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-2)
10th match: Josephine Klein (P) vs. Zaynab Khan (T), not played
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