CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 1 Harvard Men's Squash (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) proved their spot atop college squash by besting No. 5 UVA (2-2, 1-0 MASC) in the first top five matchup of the season. 
 
Senior co-captain, George Crowne, grabbed the fifth, and team win clinching, match win by defeating Omar El Torkey 3-1 (5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-0).  After dropping the first game and then two tight games, Crowne secured the win with a dominating fourth game in which he did not drop a point. 
 
The Crimson other co-captain, Marwan Tarek captured the eighth win of the day with a thrilling 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4) match against Aly Hussein (UVA) that was nearly two hours in length.  The back-and-forth competition showcased the best of college squash as the two were the final match in the No.1 vs. No.5 matchup. 

Harvard Highlights

• Harvard beat UVA in nearly perfect fashion, dropping only one match and seven games. 
• Marwan Tarek remains perfect on the year after a thrilling match.  Tarek is 4-0 at the No. 1 position for the Crimson.
• Neel Joshi led all Crimson players by dropping 17 points at the No. 9 position in his 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5) win over Tyler Mackesy (UVA). 
• Ido Burstein, Tate Harms, Denis Gilevskiy, Ayush Menon, and Neel Joshi all swept their opponents.
• Following the victory, the Crimson remain unbeaten against UVA (4-0), having won all four of their matchups. 

Results

1. Marwan Tarek def. Aly Hussein (UVA), 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-4)
2. George Crowne def. Omar El Torkey (UVA), 3-1 (5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-0)
3. Taha Dinana (UVA) def. David Costales, 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-5)
4. Ido Burstein def. Cullen Little (UVA), 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-7)
5. Tate Harms def. John Paul Tew (UVA), 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-8)
6. Denis Gilevskiy def. Myles McIntyre (UVA), 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-3)
7. Ishant Shah def. CJ Baldini (UVA), 3-1 (10-12, 11-0, 11-4, 11-4)
8. Ayush Menon def. Francis Hajek (UVA), 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 13-11)
9. Neel Joshi def. Tyler Mackesy (UVA), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5)

 
Order of finish: 5, 3, 7, 9, 6, 2, 8, 4, 1

Next up

Following a break of over a month, the Crimson will return to play on Friday January 13 at 5:00 p.m. as they travel to Yale.