PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Yale women's squash team opened up the Collegiate Squash Association (CSA) National Team Championships with a 5-4 win over Columbia on Thursday afternoon at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. The Bulldogs advanced to the Quarterfinals where they will play No. 2 Harvard. 

Yale entered the postseason tournament as the No. 7 seed and took down No. 10 Columbia for the team's second win over the Lions this season. With the victory, Yale improved to 6-6 overall.

Match Results

• Chan Sin Yuk (COL) def. Heng Wai Wong (YALE) 3-0
• Nourin Khalifa (COL) def. Christy Lau (YALE) 3-0
• Spring Ma (YALE) def. Amal Izhar (COL) 3-0
• Meghna Sreedhar (YALE) def. Eva Salzman (COL) 3-1
• Meha Shah (YALE) def. Kaavya Bansal (COL) 3-2
• Whitney Taylor (YALE) def. Andreea Ghiorghisor (COL) 3-0
• Eugenia Li (COL) def. Rashi Goverdhanam (YALE) 3-2
• Advita Sharma (COL) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 3-1
• Lindsay Westerfield (YALE) def. Sophia Hu (COL) 3-1

Match Notes

• Yale previously defeated Columbia 7-2 on Feb. 2 at home. The Bulldogs have won four-of-five matchups against the Lions dating back to 2022.
• Spring Ma and Whitney Taylor won in straight games.
• Meha Shah recorded a key victory for the Bulldogs, winning in five sets in the No. 5 position.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will play No. 2 Harvard in the CSA Quarterfinals on Friday, March 7 at 11 a.m.