Freshman Ryan (pictured) wins his first collegiate match as the Crimson defeats the Tigers. (Zack Williamson)

PRINCETON, N.J. - No. 5 Harvard men's squash (2-2, 2-0) ended a two-match skid with a 7-2 road victory over No. 9 Princeton Saturday afternoon at Jadwin Gymnasium.

Harvard fought hard, but lost at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, facing off against two All-Americans. Madhav Dhingra took one game but fell 3-1 at the No. 1 position to Samuel Kang, while Dylan Murray was swept 3-0 at the No. 2 position by Tyler Osborne.

Harvard dominated the rest of the proceedings with wins in the seven remaining matches, four of which were 3-0 sweeps.

At the No. 5 position, freshman David Ryan made a splash in his season debut, taking down Princeton's Taylor Tutrone, 3-0.

Senior captain Tyler Olson stayed undefeated with his fourth victory this season, registering a 3-1 win at the No. 8 position.

Freshman Mandela Patrick started the season 0-2 but was able to pick up his first collegiate win, defeating the Tigers' Ben Leizman, 3-1, at the No. 9 position.

Harvard now travels south for a match against No. 11 Penn, January 10 at 2 p.m.

Complete Results

Harvard 7, Princeton 2

1. Kang def. Dhingra – (3-1)
2. T. Osborne def. Murray (3-0)
3. Smith def. J. Osborne (3-0)
4. Koh def. Hoffman (3-0)
5. Ryan def. Tutrone  (3-0)
6. McLaughlin def. LeBlanc (3-0)
7. Roberts def. Ezratty (3-2)
8. Olson def. Shah (3-1)
9. Patrick def. Leizman (3-1)