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Garnet Fourth at Northeast Collegiate

Sunday, February 20th, 2005

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 [...]

Garnet Tame Lions 4-1

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

Swarthmore improved to 6-0 on the season with a 4-1 PAIAW victory at Albright.
Candice Cherk ‘07 moved up to No. 1 singles and easily dispatched Teresha Miller, 11-1, 11-3 while Jessica Larson ‘06 posted an identical score in a No. 2 breezing by Daniella Regits.
Katie Crawford fell at No. 3 in a close match to [...]

Garnet Pick Up Win Over Bryn Athyn

Monday, February 14th, 2005

The Garnet picked up a 4-1 PAIAW victory over a shorthanded Bryn Athyn on Monday night at Tarble Pavilion.
Lacking the required number of women on its squad, Bryn Athyn had to forfeit four of five matches to the Garnet.
After the match had been decided the squads faced off in mixed singles and doubles exhibition matches. [...]

Garnet Dominates Fords

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

Dominating singles play from Jessica Larson ‘06 and Candice Cherk ‘07 powered the Garnet to a 4-1 PAIAW victory at Haverford on Wednesday night.
Larson was an 11-1, 11-0 winner at No. 1 singles over Rui Qi Lim and Cherk defeated Yen Na Yum 11-3, 11-4 at No. 2 to set the pace for the evening. [...]

Garnet Take Two

Monday, January 31st, 2005

Dominating singles play from Jessica Larson ‘06 and Candice Cherk ‘07 powered the Garnet to a 4-1 PAIAW victory at Haverford on Wednesday night.
Larson was an 11-1, 11-0 winner at No. 1 singles over Rui Qi Lim and Cherk defeated Yen Na Yum 11-3, 11-4 at No. 2 to set the pace for the evening. [...]

Larson Captures C Flight Singles Title

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

Jessica Larson ‘06 captured the C Flight Singles title at the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Classic.
Larson also teamed with Candice Cherk ‘07 to advance to the semifinal round of the C Flight Doubles along with Maisha Howard ‘08 and Anna Ruff ‘06.
Cherk reached the semifinals of the B Flight Singles Draw.

2004-05 Season Preview

Monday, November 1st, 2004

With the graduation of four seniors, the 2004-05 badminton team will be a young sqad. Even so, the team looks to equal or better its performance from last year’s PAIAW co-championship season. Returning for the Garnet are the starting trio of Anjali Aggarwal ‘06, Candice Cherk ‘07, and Jessica Larson ‘06 to lead the team. [...]