HARTFORD, Conn. – Second-ranked Harvard men's squash went on the road and defeated No. 3 Trinity, 8-1, Friday night in Hartford, Conn. The Crimson's sixth straight victory moved it to 11-1 on the season, while the Bantams dropped to 9-2.
 
Harvard's top player, Victor Crouin, got the Crimson the board first, making quick work of Miko Aijanen, 3-0. George Crowne (No. 4), Conner Stolz (No. 9), Samuel Scherl (No. 3) and Ido Burstein (No. 6) all encountered some resistance in their matches, but the quartet emerged victorious, providing the necessary points to clinch the team decision at 5-0.
 
With the outcome already decided, Liam Rotzoll, Adam Corcoran and Marwan Tarek, at Nos. 7, 5 and 2, respectively, pocketed victories to propel Harvard to its final point total.
 

Harvard Highlights / Match Notes

• The Crimson better its record against top-five opponents this season to 2-1. 
• The win is the sixth in a row for the Crimson, a season-best streak. 
• Victor Crouin and Adam Corcoran earned the night's lone 3-0 results. Corcoran lost only 15 total points and won the third game, 11-0. 
• Liam Rotzoll and Conner Stoltz each pulled out five-game wins for Harvard. 
• Samuel Scherl (11-0) and George Crowne (9-0) remain unbeaten on the season. 
• Harvard outscored Trinity 26-11 in games. 

No. 2 Harvard 8, No. 3 Trinity 1

1. Victor Crouin (HARV) def. Miko Aijanen (TC), 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-8)
2. Marwan Tarek (HARV) def. Mohamed Sharaf (TC), 3-1 (2-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-2)
3. Samuel Scherl (HARV) def. Aly Eltokhy (TC), 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-4)
4. George Crowne (HARV) def. Marawan ElBorolossy (TC), 3-1 (13-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6)
5. Adam Corcoran (HARV) def. Julius Benthin (TC), 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-0)
6. Ido Burstein (HARV) def. Danial Nurhaqiem Shahrul Izham (TC), 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-3)
7. Liam Rotzoll (HARV) def. Mateo Restrepo (TC), 3-2, (11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9)
8. Aly Tolba (TC) def. Tate Harms (HARV), 3-2 (11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11)
9. Conner Stoltz (HARV) def. Will Curtis (TC), 3-2 (7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4)
 
Exhibition: Khamal Cumberbatch (TC) def. John Finley Ong (HARV), 3-0 (11-7-, 11-6, 11-6)
 
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 9, 3, 6, 7, 5, 2, 8

Up Next:

Harvard heads home to face No. 4 Yale on Sunday at 1 p.m. The match can be seen on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.