CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a battle of Ivy League rivals, No. 2 Harvard (12-1, 5-1 Ivy) got the best of No. 4 Yale (8-3, 4-2 Ivy) in what was the Crimson's final regular season match of the 2021-2022 campaign. 
 
Harvard notched wins at the top eight positions in the lineup to claim an 8-1 victory on Sunday at the Murr Center Squash Courts. 
 
The Crimson got out to a 2-1 lead in the first-wave of matches as Victor Crouin won his match at number one while George Crowne added a point at number four. Yale's Tyler Carney got his team on the board with a win at the ninth position, but Harvard took the final six contests of the day to finish with a comfortable 8-1 margin. 

Harvard Highlights / Match Notes 

• Samuel Scherl (12-0) and George Crowne (10-0) finish the regular season undefeated as individuals. Marwan Tarek, Adam Corcoran and Ido Burstein were each 11-1 in 12 matches played. 
• Harvard is now 3-1 this season in matches against top-five opponents. 
• The Crimson finishes the year 13-0 at the third and fourth playing positions and a combined 74-4 at Nos. 1-6. 
• Harvard individuals finish the regular season with a combined record of 101-16.  
• Samuel Scherl lost a team-low 12 points on the day. 
• The Crimson outscored Yale 24-5 in games. 
• Harvard now leads the all-time series against Yale, 79-21 and has won the last six meetings. 

RESULTS

Harvard – 8, Yale – 1 

1. Victor Crouin (Harv) def Harrison Gill (Yale).– 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-4)
2. Marwan Tarek (Harv) def. Nadav Raziel (Yale) – 3-1 (10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6) 
3. Samuel Scherl (Harv) def. Max Forster (Yale) – 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-1)
4. George Crowne (Harv) def. Siow Yee Xian (Yale) – 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-5)
5. Adam Corcoran (Harv) def. Maxwell Orr (Yale) – 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-0)
6. Ido Burstein (Harv) def. Brian Leonard (Yale) – 3-0 (15-13, 11-4, 11-5)
7. Liam Rotzoll (Harv) def. Jed Burde (Yale) 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10, 11-9) 
8. Tate Harms (Harv) def. Eric Kim (Yale) –  3-2 (3-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-6) 
9. Tyler Carney (Yale) – def. Conner Stoltz (Harv) 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 14-12) 

 
Exhibition: Merritt Wurts (Yale) def. John Finley Ong (Harv)– 3-0 (13-11, 11-4, 11-9)
 
Order of finish: 1, 9, 4, 3, 6, 7, 2, 5, 8

Next Up:

The Crimson now prepares for Men's Team Nationals where Harvard will go for its third straight title Feb. 18 – 20 in Philadelphia.