PHILADELPHIA – The No. 4 Cardinal took down No. 8 Cornell this morning, winning 5-4 in the CSA National Championships' 2nd Consolation Semifinal.
The freshman class showed out again, as Amelie Haworth, Tiana Parasrampuria and Valerie Huang all won. Khushi Kukadia and Madison Ho joined them with wins to secure the 5-4 victory.
Stanford takes on No. 6 Virginia tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. PT. The Card went 2-0 against the Cavaliers this season, including a 7-2 win in last month's MASC Championship.
March 8 | No. 4 Stanford 5, No. 8 Cornell 4
1's: Xee Xin Ying (CU) d. Riya Navani (STAN) 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3
2's: Madison Ho (STAN) d. Aishwarya Khubchandani (CU) 11-13, 11-9, 11-3, 12-10
3's: Ananya Dabke (CU) d. Miriam Cheng (STAN) 11-9, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9
4's: Alysa Ali (CU) d. Mariana Narvaez Dardon (STAN) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 13-11
5's: Amelie Haworth (STAN) d. Christa Kay (CU) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5
6's: Maya Voloshin (CU) d. Yuvna Gupta (STAN) 8-11, 11-9, 2-11, 15-13, 11-8
7's: Tiana Parasrampuria (STAN) d. Sabine Ball (CU) 11-5, 11-9, 11-4
8's: Khushi Kukadia (STAN) d. Saniya Jaggi (CU) 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 11-6
9's: Valerie Huang (STAN) d. Devon Shatzman (CU) 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6