PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 8 Yale women's squash team fell to No. 4 Drexel, 7-2, at the Penn Squash Center. The Bulldogs were competing in the Howe Cup consolation bracket semifinals at the College Squash Association (CSA) National Team Championships.
 
Meghna Sreedhar and Mika Bardin picked up the lone wins for Yale in their matches. Sreedhar earned a hard-fought victory in four sets, while Bardin's match was retired. Four of Yale's nine matches were decided in four or five sets as the Bulldogs challenged their opponents.
 
Match Scores

1. Alina Bushma (DREX) def. Elisabeth Ross (YAL)—3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-7)
2. Karina Tyma (DREX) def. Sneha Sivakumar (YAL)—3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-1)
3. Margot Prow (DREX) def. Christy Lau (YAL)—3-1 (10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10)
4. Amirah Rusydina Rosli (DREX) def. Brianna Jefferson (YAL)—3-1 (9-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-8)
5. Emma Bartley (DREX) def. Whitney Taylor (YAL)—3-2 (11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3, 11-4)
6. Meghna Sreedhar (YAL) def. Moa Bonnemark (DREX) 3-1 (12-10, 4-11, 11-4, 11-2)
7. Mika Bardin (YAL) def. Sanya Vats (DREX) 2-1 (Retired) (11-9, 9-11, 12-10)
8. Lydia Robinson (DREX) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YAL)—3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-6)
9. Ciara Richards (DREX) def. Joy Qu (YAL)—3-2 (7-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3)

 
Up Next
The squad will face No. 6 Cornell ono Sunday, Feb. 19 in the final consolation game at 8:30 a.m. at Penn Squash Center to close out the CSA National Team Championship.