PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard men's squash fell to the fourth-ranked Princeton Tigers this afternoon after a competitive match on the courts at Jadwin Gymnasium. The fourth-ranked Crimson (6-2, 3-1 Ivy) fell to the Tigers by a score of 6-3, snapping its 11-match winning streak against its Ivy foe.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crimson made the trip to Princeton this weekend to take on the Tigers at Jadwin Gymnasium in a meeting of the third and fourth ranked team in the nation.
• Princeton jumped out to a 2-0 lead after taking the points at the second and fifth pairings. Omar Azzam and Denis Gilevskiy both fell in 0-3 matches.
• Jacob Lin got back in the win column with a victory at the seven spot, winning 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-6) to get the Crimson on the board.
• Senior captain, Ido Burstein, was narrowly defeated at the no. 3 position in a back-and-forth 2-3 loss. Burstein held a 2-0 advantage but could not hold off his opponent in the close match.
• The Tigers went on to clinch the match with wins at the eight and nine positions on the ladder. Neel Joshi and Ishant Shah dropped 1-3 and 0-3 matches, respectively in their pairings.
• Liam Rotzoll had his opponent on the ropes in his match at the six spot, but not could close out the match, eventually falling in a 2-3 loss. Rotzoll was unable to recover from an 0-2 deficit that included a loss in an 18-20 tiebreak during the second game.
• David Costales earned the win from the one spot, coming out victorious in a 3-2 match. Costales and his Princeton foe were heading into the fifth game tied at 2-2 before his opponent was forced to retire.
• Tate Harms closed out the match for Harvrad with a 3-1 win at the fourth position, remaining undefeated in individual action.

 
 

RESULTS

No. 4 Harvard - 3
No. 3 Princeton - 6

1 - David Costales def. Karim Elbarbary, 3-2 (12-14, 11-9, 9-11. 11-4, 11-2 (RE))
2 - Hollis Robertson (PRI) def. Omar Azzam, 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 12-10)
3 - Thomas Rosini (PRI) def. Ido Burstein, 3-2 (9-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-5)
4 - Tate Harms def. Avi Agarwal (PRI), 3-1 (8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11)
5 - Alastair Cho (PRI) def. Denis Gilevskiy, 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-5)
6 - Hassan Khalil (PRI) def. Liam Rotzoll, 3-2 (11-9, 20-18, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8)
7 - Jacob Lin def. Zain Ahmed (PRI), 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-6)
8 - Gordon Lam (PRI) def. Neel Joshi, 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8)
9 - Federico Sosa (PRI) def. Ishant Shah, 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-5)
 
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 7, 3, 9, 8, 6, 1, 4