To be the best, you have to beat the best. And, that's just what the New York University women's golf team did in its first matches of the 2025-26 season.

Competing at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship in Batavia, OH, on Monday, September 8, the #10-ranked Violets dominated the nation's top-ranked team, Emory University, by a score of 5.5-0.5 in match play and then went on to double-up #-3 ranked Washington University in St. Louis.

The Violets won five of the six matches contested vs. Emory at the Elks Run Golf Course, with the sixth ending in a tie.

The biggest victory of the round was produced by senior Srishti Dhurandhar, who recorded four birdies and only needed 14 holes (6&4) to clinch the win.

Fellow senior Tiya Chowdary and freshman Inha Jun, each needed just 15 holes (4&3) to secure victories.

A pair of sophomores won closer matches, with Naomi Tan a 2&1 winner and Sonia Hao needing all 18 holes to hold on for a 1UP win.

Freshman Jiayi Fu settled for a tie with Emory's Amanda Zheng after 18 holes.

The Violets kept the momentum in their second contest.

Chowdary and Jun each provided 5&3 victories, while Tan was right there at 5&4.

The fourth win was provided by Fu at 3&2.

The Violets will go for a sweep of the UAA Championship when they face #2-ranked Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday.