The women's team is off to a stellar start, headlined by a pair of top-10 wins.
The Cavaliers battled through a weekend of tough competition and finished 1-2 to claim seventh place at their first ever Howe Cup.
The Cavaliers’ final weekend did not go according to plan as they dropped all three of their matches leading to an eighth-place finish in the tournament.
The Cavalier men and women traveled to Philadelphia and Princeton to take on Ivy League foes Pennsylvania, Princeton and Cornell.
Saturday’s match was the first collegiate squash match since the 2020 National Individual Championships on March 8, while Sunday’s match was the Cavaliers’ first sweep since their 9-0 win over Dickinson College Feb. 7 of last year.
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All three standouts are set to return next season and continue their strong performances for Virginia Squash.
Virginia women’s squash won the Kurtz Cup for the first time in program history this past weekend.
Virginia squash competed at the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships over the weekend, with the men’s team winning the regional tournament and the women’s team becoming the regional runner-up.
The Virginia men’s and women’s squash teams opened the new year with a clean sweep over the weekend, defeating both Western Ontario and Vassar at the McArthur Squash Center.
No. 10 Virginia was unable to win any of its matches against No. 3 Princeton and No. 2 Trinity but was able to run away with an 8-1 victory against Wesleyan.
The undefeated No. 9 Cavaliers (4-0) beat the No. 16 Midshipman (3-2) 8-1 in the first of their two games this week.
Both teams will face George Washington, and the men’s team will go against Navy.
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Both Cavalier squash teams finished 3-1 after a strong weekend of play.
