Facing tough Ivy League opponents this early in the season should help new additions to the roster acclimate to college squash and remind veterans of the speed of some of the nation’s best.
The Cavaliers did not win the national championship but made strides against elite competition.
The star of Virginia women's squash shares her story with The Cavalier Daily.
In individual competition, the Cavaliers excelled.
Both the men's team and women's team own an impressive 4-2 record.
Even though they fell to Pennsylvania, the Cavaliers dominated Chatham with a pair of sweeps.
The women's team is off to a stellar start, headlined by a pair of top-10 wins.
Here's a rundown on squash rules, the women's team and the men's team.
Although No. 4 is a lofty ranking, the next step for the team is to break into the powerhouses of the sport in Harvard, Princeton, and Trinity.
The Cavaliers took on three top-ten teams, and though all ended up losses, the games were some of the most competitive of the season.
Following an impressive season last year with a third consecutive Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference title, the No. 5 Virginia men’s squash team swept Navy Tuesday night at the McArthur Squash Center in Charlottesville.
The fall opener for Virginia men’s and women’s squash is right around the corner.
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.
Every student athlete is different — but in some cases, they are more similar than others.
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.
