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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]