Women's Squash 11/11/2022 9:13:00 PM Colleen Murphy

No. 6 Women's Squash Opens Season at No. 8 Virginia

No. 6 Yale at No. 8 Virginia
Saturday, Nov. 12—12 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va.
Live Results

The No. 6 ranked Yale women's squash team will open the 2022-23 season on the road at No. 8 Virginia on Saturday, Nov. 12.

Leading the Charge
Senior Brianna Jefferson returns to the fold to captain the 2022-23 Bulldogs. Also returning are senior Julia Zhukovets, juniors Sneha Sivakumar and Elisabeth Ross, and sophomores Christy Lau, Nina Mital, Nina Mital, Nina Varma, and Lindsay Westerfield.

Welcome to Yale
The Bulldogs welcome three first years to this year's squad as Mika Bardin, Joy Qu, and Whitney Taylor.

Last Meeting with UVA
The Bulldogs last faced the Cavaliers on Nov. 13, 2021 and took a 7-2 win. Yale is a perfect 3-0 in the last three meetings with UVA.

Looking Ahead
Following their match against Virginia, the Bulldogs will have a three-week layover before they return to action on Friday, Dec. 2 at home against Williams.

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Players Mentioned

Brianna Jefferson: Senior

Christy Lau: Sophomore

Nina Mital: Sophomore

Elisabeth Ross: Junior

Sneha Sivakumar: Junior

Nina Varma: Sophomore; Before Yale: member of the Southern Region for U.S. national squash training camps, helped launch Houston squash program and competed/won tournaments locally and within the Southern region. Four time U.S. Squash Scholar athlete award recipient Personal Information: loves chocolate chip cookies, proud Texan, older brother is a junior at Yale Fun Fact: I have met Hannah Montana before.

Lindsay Westerfield: Sophomore

Julia Zhukovets: Senior

Joy Qu: First Year

Mika Bardin: First Year

Whitney Taylor: First Year

Players Mentioned

Brianna Jefferson
: Senior

Christy Lau
: Sophomore

Nina Mital
: Sophomore

Elisabeth Ross
: Junior

Sneha Sivakumar
: Junior

Nina Varma
: Sophomore; Before Yale: member of the Southern Region for U.S. national squash training camps, helped launch Houston squash program and competed/won tournaments locally and within the Southern region. Four time U.S. Squash Scholar athlete award recipient Personal Information: loves chocolate chip cookies, proud Texan, older brother is a junior at Yale Fun Fact: I have met Hannah Montana before.

Lindsay Westerfield
: Sophomore

Julia Zhukovets
: Senior

Joy Qu
: First Year

Mika Bardin
: First Year

Whitney Taylor
: First Year