ITHACA, NY – No. 1 Harvard Men's Tennis (10-0, 5-0 Ivy) kicked off their final Ivy weekend of the year with a dominating win over No. 8 Cornell (5-5, 0-4 Ivy). With the win, Harvard has claimed a share of the 2023 Ivy title, with the chance to be sole champions of the league with a win tomorrow.
Harvard Highlights
- The Crimson saw 3-0 sweeps at four positions from George Crowne, Denis Gilevskiy, David Costales, and Ayush Menon.
- Denis Gilevskiy was dominate at the No. 5 position today, outscoring his opponent 33-10, dropping the least number of points by any Crimson player.
- George Crowne returned to winning ways after falling last weekend. With a 3-0-win Crowne improves to 9-1 on the year.
- Marwan Tarek and Neel Joshi both captures wins today to remain as the only Crimson players to stand with undefeated records (among those with multiple matches played).
- The Crimson improve to 5-0 in Ivy League play and with a win tomorrow will clinch the Ivy League title for the first time since the 2020 season.
- Following the win, the Crimson improve to 52-2 in the all-time series against Cornell. Harvard has won the last 13 matchups between the two squads.
Results
Harvard – 8, Cornell – 1
- Marwan Tarek def. Veer Chotrani (Cornell), 3-2 (15-13, 11-8, 6-11, 2-11, 11-6)
- George Crowne def. Aaron Liang (Cornell), 3-0 (11-6, 13-11, 11-6)
- Arnaav Sareen (Cornell) def. Ido Burstein, 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-1)
- Tate Harms def. Spencer Yager (Cornell), 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-4)
- Denis Gilevskiy def. Humza Khan (Cornell), 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-4)
- David Costales def. Rohan Iyer (Cornell), 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-5)
- Neel Joshi def. Tanay Punjabi (Cornell), 3-1 (11-6, 11-2, 9-11, 11-3)
- Ishant Shah def. Nicholas Robinson (Cornell), 3-1 (11-6, 3-11, 11-4, 12-10)
- Ayush Menon def. Morgan Huberman (Cornell), 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-5)
Next Up
The Crimson will close out Ivy League play tomorrow when they travel to Columbia to take on the Lions in New York, NY at 12:00 p.m.
