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After making it to the quarterfinals, Gemmell encountered a rather unexpected opponent—her teammate Alisha Mashruwala, the captain for the 2010-11 season.
But Gemmell was unaffected by this matchup; she swept Mashruwala and then Yale’s Greer for a second time to make it to the finals.
The match was the closest of Gemmell’s season. After capturing the first game, Gemmell dropped the next two to Hathway. It was then do-or-die for the rookie.
A win this year, then, represented more than merely preserving an unblemished record—it was about finally capturing what had eluded every Crimson athlete on the team.
“It was a huge win,” freshman Natasha Kingshott said. “Nobody on the team had beaten them before...It was kind of revenge, almost.”