Jessica Larson ‘06 reached the main draw singles’ final and Candice Cherk reached the semi-finals as the Garnet won the 2006 Pennsylvania State Collegiate Badminton Team Championship.
Larson also had success in two of the doubles’ draws reaching the mixed doubles C draw final with partner Young Lou from Boston University.
Larson and Cherk teamed up in [...]
Jessica Larson ‘06 and Candice Cherk ‘07 claimed victory in singles’ action as the Garnet fell to Bryn Mawr 3-2 on Wednesday evening in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Larson cruised to a 11-6, 11-2 victory over Ashley Himelfarb while Cherk wasted little time in dispatching Anna Merkle by a score of 11-1, 11-2.
The Garnet (3-2) will travel [...]
Jessica Larson ‘06 and Candice Cherk ‘07 reached the finals of the women’s doubles bracket at the Northeast Collegiate Badminton Tournament for the second consecutive year. The 2006 edition of the tournament was held in Tarble Pavilion on Sunday afternoon.
Cherk had success in the single’s portion of the tournament as well, reaching the finals match [...]
Jessica Larson ‘06 easily won her singles’ match yet the Bryn Mawr Owls prevailed in a couple of close matches to defeat Swarthmore 3-2 in Tarble Pavilion on Tuesday evening.
Larson dispatched of Belinda Leung 11-1, 11-4 and Anjali Aggarwal ‘06 overcame Jennette Kwon in a nail-biter 11-9, 11-9 to claim both points for the Garnet [...]
Jessica Larson ‘06, Candice Cherk ‘07, and Abe Howland ‘06 easily won their singles’ matches to propel Swarthmore (3-0) to a 4-1 victory at Bryn Athyn on Monday evening.
Howland rolled over Malcolm Smith 15-4, 17-5 and Cherk cruised past Shalako Umbach 15-9, 15-9. Larson sealed the team victory with a hard-fought 15-4, 17-14 win over [...]
Jessica Larson ‘06 and Candice Cherk ‘07 easily won their doubles’ match in Tarble Pavilion on Monday evening vs. Haverford College. The Garnet (2-0) were awarded the win, 1-0, by default over the Fords.
According to PAIAW rules, both teams must field entrants consisting of all female players to be considered a varsity match.
Larson and Cherk [...]
The Garnet badminton team swept all three singles matches, barreling to a 4-1 victory over visiting Bryn Athyn in Tarble Pavilion on Thursday evening.
Anjali Aggarwal ‘06 led off the night with a clean 15-2, 15-6 win over Jeremy Fehon. Candice Cherk ‘07 followed suit with her own 15-2, 15-6 victory over Brigdon Odhnen. The Garnet [...]
The Garnet badminton team made a strong showing at the Mid-Atlantic Classic on the campus of Bryn Athyn this weekend.
Anjali Aggarwal ‘06 advanced all the way to the Group C Singles final, while classmates Jessica Larson and Abe Howland played their way into the Group C Quarterfinals.
Aggarwal and Larson teamed up to make the Group [...]
Swarthmore College badminton, coming off a strong 2004-2005 season, looks ahead to another successful season in the PAIAW conference. The team finished its regular season with a perfect 6-0 record, going on to finish fourth at the Northeast Collegiate Tournament. First-year head coach Bhavin Parik takes over after two seasons as the assistant for the [...]
Swarthmore finished in fourth place at this year’s Northeast Collegiate Tournament held in Tarble Pavilion on Saturday. Cornell edged out Boston University on a tiebreaker after both teams finished with 22.5 points. Penn placed third with 14.5 points while the Garnet compiled 13.5 on the day.
Leading the way for Swarthmore was the duo of Jessica [...]