NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 5 Yale women's squash team fell to No. 6 Cornell, 5-4, at the Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs record fell to 4-3 with the loss and 2-2 in the Ivy, while the Big Red improved to 7-2 and 3-1 in the conference.

After falling in the first three matches, Yale snagged a victory from Brianna Jefferson in the fourth. Cornell responded with two victories in the No. 5 and No. 6 matches before the Bulldogs rattled off three-staight match victories. The late push was not enough as the Big Red held on for the win. 
 
Match Results

1. Sivasangari Subramaniam (COR) defeated Elisabeth Ross (YAL)—3-1 (11-7, 10-12
2. Wen Li Lai (COR) defeated Sneha Sivakumar (YAL)—3-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10)
3. Aishwarya Khubchandani (COR) defeated Christy Lau (YAL)—3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7)
4. Brianna Jefferson (YAL) defeated Ananya Dabk (COR)—3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8
5. Lily Zelov (COR) defeated Whitney Taylor (YAL)—3-1 (11-2, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9)
6. Alysa Ali (COR) defeated Meghna Sreedhar (YAL)—3-2 (11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 11-6)
7. Mika Bardin (YAL) defeated Alexis Shatzman (COR)—3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-8)
8. Gigi Yeung (YAL) defeated Ania LaDow (COR)—3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-3)
9. Nina Mital (YAL) defeated McKenna Stolt (COR) —3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-8)

 
Up Next
Yale returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 28 when the Bulldogs travel to Philadelphia, Pa. for a meeting with Penn.