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No. 1 Men's Squash Prepares For National Championship Defense

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The road to the Potter Cup will end in Cambridge this weekend as the undefeated Harvard men's squash team will attempt to win its second straight national title on its home courts. The Crimson (14-0, 7-0 Ivy) will look to capture back-to-back championships for the first time since 1995-97. The top-seeded Crimson will begin its pursuit of the Cup on Friday afternoon when it faces off with the Drexel Dragons at the Murr Center Squash Courts.

Harvard has never lost to the No. 8 Dragons, posting a 4-0 series advantage, including a 9-0 win earlier this season. The match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.

Four teams will represent the Ancient Eight in the Potter Cup draw. The top-ranked Crimson is joined by No. 3 Penn, No. 4 Princeton and No. 6 Yale. Trinity comes into the tournament as the second seed with Rochester and Virginia rounding out the field as the fifth and seventh seeds, respectively.

How to Follow
 Live Stream: College Squash on YouTube
 Live Stats:  CSA on Club Locker
 Tournament Draws: Potter Cup Field  
 Tournament Information: CSASquash

What to Know

  • Harvard has played, and beaten, all seven other teams in the Potter Cup this season.
  • The Crimson is 19-8 in Potter Cup play under the leadership of Mike Way, Gregory Lee '87 and Russell Ball '88 Endowed Coach for Harvard University, James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence.
  • Harvard enters the match on a 30-match winning streak and a 16-match win streak on its home courts.
  • Harvard is competing for the Potter Cup for the 11th straight season, the longest such streak in program history.
  • Samuel Scherl enters the match on a team-best 29-match winning streak. Saadeldin Abouaish is riding a 25-match win streak of his own.
  • The nation's top-ranked team posted a combined individual record of 122-4 through the regular season.
  • As individuals, the team has posted a combined mark of 38-13 during national championship competition.

Leading the Way
 Mike Way, the Gregory Lee '87 and Russell Ball '88 Endowed Coach for Harvard University and James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence, is in his 10th season as the head coach for both men's and women's squash. Way is coming off a historic 2018-19 season in which both his teams won the Ivy League and national title. In addition, Way coached the individual national champion in each division. Victor Crouin won the Pool Trophy and Gina Kennedy earned her second Ramsay Cup a year ago.

Next Up
 The Crimson will get right back to work in preparation for the CSA Individual Nationals which will be held March 6-8 at Penn. Draws and seedings will be announced the week of the tournament.  

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