CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 1 Harvard Men's Squash welcomed No. 14 Tufts to the Murr Squash Center to begin their final home stint of the season.
The Crimson started hot, grabbing three wins in the first four matches. With two more wins from
Liam Rotzoll and
Marwan Tarek, Harvard secured the win over Tufts with three matches outstanding. The Crimson rolled through their last three opponents to down the Jumbos, 8-1.
Harvard Highlights
- In all eight wins on the day, the Crimson were perfect, sweeping their opponents 3-0.
- Marwan Tarek remained undefeated on the year, improving to 11-0 after defeating Harry Charlton (Tufts), 11-5, 11-4, 11-2.
- George Crowne joins his fellow co-captain, Tarek, with 11 wins to lead the Crimson in wins this season. En route to his win, Crowne dropped the least number of points of any Crimson player, outscoring his opponent 11-4, 11-2, 11-4.
- In their eight wins, seven Crimson players did not allow their opponents to score more than 15 points throughout the match.
- With the win, the Crimson remain perfect in their all-time series with the Jumbos, having won all 18 matchups.
Results
Harvard – 8, Tufts – 1
- Marwan Tarek def. Harry Charlton (Tufts), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-2)
- George Crowne def. Kunal Valia (Tufts), 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4)
- Ido Burstein def. Kerwin Teh (Tufts), 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
- Youssef Ezzo (Tufts) def. Tate Harms, 3-2 (4-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9)
- Denis Gilevskiy def. Sanjeev Jeyabalan (Tufts), 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-5)
- David Costales def. Oliver Eielson (Tufts), 3-0 (11-1, 11-7, 11-3)
- Neel Joshi def. Jared Chin (Tufts), 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-8)
- Liam Rotzoll def. Vivaan Jaikishan (Tufts), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-6)
- Ayush Menon def. Rohan Valia (Tufts), 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-6)
Order of finish: 2, 7, 4, 3, 8, 1, 6, 9, 5
Next Up
Harvard will close out its regular season this weekend as they welcome No. 20 St. Lawrence on Saturday, February 11 at 12:00 p.m. and No. 7 Drexel on Sunday, February 12 at 12:00 p.m.
