CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's squash team will return to action this weekend with another pair of matches against opponents ranked inside the CSA Top 15. The Crimson (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) will first travel to No. 12 Dartmouth (1-0) for a match on Wednesday (Dec. 4) before taking on No. 6 Virginia (2-2) to close out the semester at the Murr Center Squash Courts. Harvard will look to continue its strong start to the 2024-25 season this week before it pauses for the upcoming Winter break.
What to Know
Last Time Out
- The Crimson opened its 2024-25 season two weeks ago with a pair of victories at the Murr Center Squash Courts.
- Harvard defeated No. 14 Western Ontario, 8-1, before defeating No. 10 Tufts, 7-2.
- Five different members of the team recorded wins in straight sets over Western Ontario to lift the Crimson to its first winning result of the 2024-25 season.
- Against Tufts, the top seven student-athletes on the ladder earned wins to send Harvard home with a victory.
Crimson Debut
- First-year Segev Rome earned two victories from the No. 5 position on the ladder to earn his first two career collegiate wins.
Series History Against Dartmouth
- This will be the 85th matchup between the Ivy League foes in the series history.
- Harvard leads in the series with a record of 83-1, the only loss coming in the 2015 season.
- The Crimson currently owns a nine-match winning streak over the Big Green dating back to the 2023 season.
Series History Against Virginia
- The Crimson and the Cavaliers have met only five times in the series history with all five matchups going to the Crimson.
- Harvard came away with a 7-2 win in the meeting with Virginia last season.
The Top of the Ladder
- David Costales and Denis Gilevskiy started strong in 2024-25, returning to their positions at the one and two spots, respectively. The duo combined for a record of 4-0 in the opening weekend, not dropping a single set over the two matches.
Up Next
Harvard will pause for the finals and holiday break for just over a month following its matches this week. The Crimson will be back in action on Jan. 11 and 12 when its travels to Columbia and Cornell.
