Women's Squash
Squashing the Competition
The women's squash team closed out its season with a win over Princeton to take home its sixth-straight national championship.
SIX-PEAT: Women's Squash Wins Sixth Consecutive National Championship
Harvard women's squash defeated No. 2 Princeton to take home the Howe Cup. This marks the sixth consecutive year in which Harvard has won the national championship.
“Stress with Answers:" Gina Kennedy and Navigating Pressure in Elite Squash
Senior squash co-captain Gina Kennedy commands one of the most demanding schedules on campus between training, school, and matches. In such an individual sport, the veteran star talks performance, teamwork, and the future.
Lucky Number 13
Friday’s win against No. 13 Brown (pictured above) and Sunday’s triumph versus No. 4 Yale would mark the Crimson’s 12th and 13th victories against ranked opponents, helping Harvard to its perfect 13-0 record. Feb. 15 will break the ranked opponent streak for the Crimson as the team squares off with an unranked foe for the first time this season against the Big Red of Cornell.
Women’s Squash Rolls to 79 Straight Wins
After bursting out to a commanding 2-0 lead over her opponent, No. 3 Trinity College’s Nanna Carleke, Harvard junior Hannah Craig fell just short in the third and fourth games. In the decisive fifth game, Craig responded with a dominating showing, overwhelming Carleke with an 11-2 victory to secure the seventh seed matchup for the Crimson. It was one of Harvard’s eight victories in its 8-1 romping of the Bantams on Feb. 5.
Squash Supreme: Both Men and Women are Teams of the Year
Not only did both squash teams meet those expectations, but they smashed them, as both went undefeated and cruised to national championships.
Men's and Women's Squash Each Claim National Individual Championships
The Harvard squash program ended its impressive season winning both Men’s and Women’s Team National Championships and Men’s and Women’s Individual National Championships.
Women's Squash Caps Perfect Season With Championship
The Harvard women’s squash team finished its historic season over the weekend in the national championship with yet another shutout 9-0 win. Though the team has retained an impressive level of squash excellence, this season was even more remarkable, as every single player on the team went undefeated.
Streak Extended
The Crimson ended its historic perfect season this past weekend, taking home their fifth-consecutive Howe Cup and extending their winning streak to 65 games.
Still On Top
Women's squash took home its fourth-straight conference title, while the men's team secured its fifth crown in seven years.
Men's, Women's Squash Win Dual Ivy League Titles
Harvard’s squash teams continued to dominate over the weekend, with both teams taking home their respective Men’s and Women’s Ivy League titles. The victories concluded their seasons in perfection.
Top-Ranked Men’s, Women’s Squash Defeat Trinity
The No. 1 Men's and Women's Squash teams both took victories versus Trinity at the Murr Center on Wednesday.
Corcoran the Court
Sophomore Adam Cocoran lines up a swing versus Trinity. The Winchester, England native won his match 3-1
Squash Routs Dartmouth In Ivy League Opener
Both the No. 2 men’s squash team (4-0, 1-0 Ivy) and the No. 1 women’s squash team (1-0, 1-0) handily defeated Dartmouth to begin their Ancient Eight seasons.
Egypt Holds Special Place in the Heart of Harvard Squash Players
Of the six freshmen joining Harvard’s storied squash program this year, three hail from Cairo, Egypt. They are the latest set of top recruits from a country that dominates the international squash scene.
Boasting Expectations
The men's squash team is still in the middle of a quest to dethrone perennial rival Trinity, while the women's squad is the team to beat, going undefeated and losing just four individual matches last season.
Squashed Dreams
The men's Squash team has finished second in the nation in both of the past two seasons.
Another Title in Hand: Team of the Year
The women's squash team went 15-0 on en route to its fourth consecutive national title.