PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – No. 2 Harvard (7-1, 3-1 Ivy) posted a 6-3 victory vs. No. 9 Drexel (5-4) in the final match of its three-match road trip on Tuesday at Kline & Specter Squash Center. 
 
Harvard finishes the trip with a 2-1 record, beating No. 3 Princeton and Drexel, while falling to No. 1 Penn. 
 
The day's first two matches were split between the two schools with Harvard's Victor Crouin claiming victory at the first position, while Drexel's Jose Andres Lopez got the win in the eighth spot. 
 
The Crimson proceeded to take the fifth and third matches before Drexel grabbed another point at No. 9. The score sat, 4-3, in Harvard's favor after matches at Nos. 6 and 7 were split. Eventually, it was Marwan Tarek who secured the victory for Harvard with a hard-fought 12-10 win in the fifth game at the second spot. 

Harvard Highlights / Match Notes 

• Senior Samuel Scherl improves to a team-best 7-0 this season. 
• Harvard is now 3-1 this season in matches against top-10 opponents. 
• Victor Crouin posted the day's only clean game with a 11-0 win in game two of his match against Lucas Rousselet. The senior dropped a team-low eight points for the day. 
• The Crimson outscored Drexel 20-12 in games for the day. 
• Harvard now leads the all-time series against the Dragons, 6-0. 

RESULTS

Harvard – 6, Drexel – 3

1. Victor Crouin (Harv) def Lucas Rousselet (Drex).– 3-0 (11-6, 11-0, 11-2)
2. Marwan Tarek (Harv) def. Matias Knudsen (Drex) – 3-2 (12-10, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10) 
3. Samuel Scherl (Harv) def. Haris Qasim (Drex) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7)
4. Adam Corcoran (Harv) def. Fritiof Jacobsson (Drex) – 3-1 (11-13, 11-2, 11-3 11-6)
5. Ido Burstein (Harv) def. Dylan Kachur (Drex) – 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-6)
6. Liam Rotzoll (Harv) def. Matthew Lucente (Drex) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-3)
7. Noel Heaton (Drex) def. Tate Harms (Harv)– 3-2 (6-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11) 
8. Jose Andres Lopez (Drex) def. Conner Stoltz (Harv) –  3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 12-10) 
9. Filip Krueger (Drex) def. John Finley Ong (Harv)– 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-8) 

Exhibition: Neel Joshi (Harv) def. Michael Berry (Drex) – 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-4)
 
Order of finish: 1, 8, 5, 3, 9, 6, 7, 2, 4 
 

Next Up

The Crimson returns to Cambridge where the team will face Columbia on Saturday (Jan. 22), and Cornell and Amherst on Sunday (Jan. 23). Saturday's contest will begin at 12 p.m., while Sunday's matches will start at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. The competition can be seen on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.