CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard men's squash got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, using eight wins to propel the team to an 8-1 victory over the No. 6 Cornell Big Red. The Crimson (7-3, 4-2 Ivy) got the win over its top-10 opponent to snap a three-game losing skid. Harvard also remains unbeaten on its home courts with the result. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Crimson jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after Jacob Lin and Ido Burstein secured victories at seven and three, respectively. Burstein, a senior captain, swept his opponent 3-0 and outscoring him 33-13 in the match. 

Ido Burstein gets it done at three ??

Harvard takes a 2-0 lead over Cornell! #GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/l4NOsPg5AV

— Harvard Squash (@harvardsquash) February 3, 2024

Liam Rotzoll rallied to win his match at six, storming back in the final game to force a tiebreak, eventually earning a 3-1 match victory with a 13-11 win in the fourth and final game. Omar Azzam put the Crimson on the brink of the clinch with his 3-0 sweep at the second position on the ladder. Denis Gilevskiy clinched the match for Harvard with a rapid 3-0 victory in which he outscored his Cornell opponent, 33-7, for the largest margin of victory in the match. 

WIN CLINCHED ??

Omar, Denis and Conner Stoltz takes the wins at 2, 5 and 9 to give Harvard a 6-0 lead and a match victory! #GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/NmeQCZExDJ

— Harvard Squash (@harvardsquash) February 3, 2024

Conner Stoltz and Neel Joshi followed with 3-0 wins at the nine and eight spots on the ladder, pushing the lead to 7-0 Harvard. Tate Harms picked up the final win of the day, outlasting his opponent in a 3-2 victory at the four spot. Harms rallie back from a 0-2 deficit to win three straight games and pick up his team leading ninth win of the season. 

Got the win ?#GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/Zw4vahYPWF

— Harvard Squash (@harvardsquash) February 3, 2024

RESULTS

No. 4 Harvard - 8
No. 6 Cornell - 1

1 - Veer Chotrani (COR) def. David Costales, 3-1 (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7)
2 - Omar Azzam def. Spencer Yager (COR), 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-8)
3 - Ido Burstein def. Arnaav Sareen (COR), 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-1)
4 - Tate Harms def. Syan Singh (COR), 3-2 (6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8)
5 - Denis Gilevskiy def. Shreemann Raghavan (COR), 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-1)
6 - Liam Rotzoll def. Morgan Huberman (COR), 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11)
7 - Jacob Lin def. Tanay Punjabi (COR), 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3)
8 - Neel Joshi def. Arnav Tevatia (COR), 3-0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-6)
9 - Conner Stoltz def. Jeh Pandole (COR), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-5)

Order of Finish: 7, 3, 6, 2, 5, 9, 8, 4, 1