Women’s Squash: No. 6 Hoos upended by No. 3 Tigers in Howe Cup quarters, 7-2

Photo: UVA Athletics

The No. 6 Virginia women’s squash team suffered a 7-2 loss to No. 3 Princeton at the 2025 CSA National Collegiate Squash Team Championships on Friday at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.

The Cavaliers (10-6) fell in the quarterfinals of the Howe Cup to the Tigers (12-2). Junior Lina Tammam and sophomore Clare Minnis recorded the points for the Hoos.

Tammam picked up an 11-1, 12-10, 11-9 victory at two over Molly Chadwick. Minnis dropped the first game against Sonya Sasson at seven but won the next three games to take her match.

Princeton won both matches this season against Virginia.

With the loss, the Cavaliers will play for places 5-8 against No. 7 Yale in the consolation bracket on Saturday at 11 a.m. Virginia won the regular season meeting between the two teams in Charlottesville 8-1 in November.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Freshman Claire Pellegrino dropped her first match of the season, ending an 11-match win streak to start her career
•  Lina Tammam improves to 11-3 this season
• Clare Minnis improves to 11-4 this year

PRINCETON 7, VIRGINIA 2

1 | Zeina Zein (PRIN) def Meagan Best (VA) 2-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3
2 | Lina Tammam (VA) def. Molly Chadwick (PRIN) 11-1, 12-10, 11-9
3 | Charlotte Bell (PRIN) def. Maria Min (VA) 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
4 | Caroline Eielson (PRIN) def. Maria Moya (VA) 9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5
5 | Katherine Sapinski (PRIN) def. Maryam Mian (VA) 11-9, 9-11, 15-13, 11-3
6 | Liyen Teoh (PRIN) def. Maureen Foley (VA) 11-6, 12-10, 11-8
7 | Clare Minnis (VA) def. Sonya Sasson (PRIN) 2-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-5
8 | Hermione Cao (PRIN) def Nina Hashmi (VA) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
9 | Josephine Klein (PRIN) def. Claire Pellegrino (VA) 12-10, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4