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2008-09 Women's Squash

Tara Chawla

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Vincent Massey
  • Hometown Winnipeg, Manitoba

Biography

2008-09: Went 11-3 overall, 6-2 in the Ivy League, playing at the No. 6 and No. 7 positions ... Won her match in Penn's 5-4 win at Yale (123/6) and against Trinity (1/24).

 

2007-08: Went 10-2 overall and 4-2 in the Ivy League ... Claimed a 3-2 victory at No. 4 against Princeton (1/30) which clinched the 5-4 match for Penn and propelled the Quakers to a No. 1 national ranking and an eventual Ivy League title ... Went 1-2 at Howe Cup ... Advanced to the Round of 16 in the Ramsay Division at the CSA Individual Championships.

 

2006-07: Went 9-2 overall and 4-2 in the Ivy League playing mainly at the No. 6 position ... Went 3-0 at the Howe Cup ... Advanced to the semifinal round of the Ramsay Division at the CSA Individual Championships. 

2005-06: Went 11-4 overall and 5-1 in Ivy play as a rookie ... Led the team by going 4-1 at the Constable, winning the W5.5 bracket ... Finished the season ranked 30th in the nation.

High School: Most recently ranked seventh in Canada in the U-19 Juniors division ... Winner of the 2003 Canadian Junior Open Championships U-17 competition ... Took fourth place at the 2005 Canadian Junior Closed U-19 ... Lettered in volleyball, soccer, and badminton ... Captain of the volleyball and badminton teams ... Won district badminton titles in 2003 and 2005 and a provincial title in 2005 ... Jostens Scholarship winner.

Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1987 ... Daughter of Pat and Archie Chawla ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

  • 2006-07Sophomore

  • 2007-08Junior

  • 2008-09Senior