CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 6 Harvard men's squash team continued the action at the CSA Team National Championships this afternoon with a victory over No. 7 Drexel in the Potter Cup consolation bracket. The Crimson emerged with a 6-3 win over the Dragons to move into the fifth-place game tomorrow afternoon where it will face off against the No. 8 Columbia Lions.
How it Happened
The Crimson opened an early lead in the first wave after Denis GIlevskiy and
Tate Harms recorded back-to-back wins at twos and sixes, respectively. Both members of the Crimson won their matches, 3-0 to put Harvard in front early.
Segev Rome completed the frist-wave sweep with a 3-1 victory at sevens.
Conner Stoltz held a 1-0 lead before his opponent was forced to withdraw, giving Stoltz a 1-0 win and the fourth Crimson victory of the afternoon. Drexel fought back with a win at nines but its comeback hopes were short lived as
David Costales clinched the match for Harvard with a hard-fought 3-0 win at the top of the Crimson lineup. Costales took care of business in his bout, winning 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, to put the Crimson over the top and in the win column.
Neel Joshi led off the final wave with a victory before Drexel took the final two matches of the contest to bring the final score to 6-3 in favor of the Crimson.
Final Score
No. 6 Harvard – 6
No. 7 Drexel – 3
1 -
David Costales def. Guido Lindner (COL), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8)
2 -
Denis Gilevskiy def. Youssef Bastawy (COL), 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6)
3 -
Neel Joshi def. Yuri Pollak Pelbart (COL), 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-7)
4 - Fritiof Jacobsson (COL) def.
Jacob Lin, 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-2)
5 -
Conner Stoltz def. Dumitru Goian (COL), 1-0 (11-8, 8-2 RE)
6 -
Tate Harms def. Sean Murphy (COL), 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-8)
7 -
Segev Rome def. Tavneet Singh Mundra (COL), 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8)
8 - Darien Benn (COL def.
Marcus Lee, 3-0 (12-10, 12-10, 11-0)*
9 - Shomari Wiltshire (COL) def.
Louis Murray, 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-8)
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 7, 5, 9, 1, 4, 3, 8
Up Next
Harvard will compete in the fifth-place match against No. 8 Columbia tomorrow afternoon. Match time is set for 2:30 PM with the action set to air live on YouTube.
