CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a battle of top-three ranked teams, No. 1 Harvard Men's Squash (8-0, 4-0 Ivy) defended their position atop the standings, handling No. 3 Princeton (3-1, 2-1 Ivy), 7-2.
The match began with the Crimson and Tigers trading matches as the score stood at 2-2 after four contests were complete. From that point on, it was all Harvard as
Marwan Tarek,
Ishant Shah, and
Denis Gilevskiy grabbed wins three, four, and five, respectively to secure the victory for the Crimson with two matches outstanding.
George Crowne grabbed win six for the Crimson, continuing his hot streak at the No. 2 position. The match ultimately came to a conclusion with an early ending to Tate Harm's match that was suspended due to Princeton injury. With the win the Crimson grow their undefeated streak to eight wins.
Harvard Highlights
- George Crowne continues to tear through his opponents this year as he defeated Karim Elbarbary (Princeton) 3-0. Crowne has not dropped a game in three straight matches.
- Crowne outscored his opponent 34-18, dropping the least number of points of any Crimson player on the day.
- Marwan Tarek, Denis Gilevskiy, and Neel Joshi all added wins today to join Crowne as the remaining undefeated Crimson players.
- Harvard extended its lead over Princeton in the all-time series 66-27, with the Crimson having won the last 11 matchups.
Results
Harvard – 7, Princeton – 2
- Marwan Tarek def. Daelum Mawji (Princeton), 3-1 (4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4)
- George Crowne def. Karim Elbarbary (Princeton), 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-3)
- Ido Burstein def. Thomas Rosini (Princeton), 3-2 (11-6, 11-6, 7-11, 8-11, 11-3)
- Tate Harms def. Ahmed Wael (Princeton), DF (11-7, 5-11, 5-3)
- Denis Gilevskiy def. Hassan Khalil (Princeton), 3-2 (9-11, 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5)
- Alastair Cho (Princeton) def. David Costales, 3-1 (14-12, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10)
- Neel Joshi def. Zain Ahmed (Princeton), 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-9)
- Ishant Shah def. Gordon Lam (Princeton), 3-1 (15-13, 2-11, 11-3, 11-9)
- Avi Agarwal (Princeton) def. Conner Stoltz, 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-8)
Order of finish: 8, 3, 9, 6, 1, 8, 5, 2, 4
Next up
In a quick turn around, the Crimson will face their toughest matchup of the season as No. 2 Penn comes to the Murr Squash Center tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. The battle will determine who sits atop the college squash and Ivy League standings.
