CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 3 Harvard men's squash team earned another strong result in its return to the courts this afternoon, defeating the No. 6 Columbia Lions, 7-2. The Crimson (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) secured a hard-earned win over the Lions (3-2, 0-1 Ivy) to remain unbeaten on the season.
 

How it Happened

The Crimson opened its second semester schedule this afternoon with a match against the sixth-ranked Columbia Lions. Harvard put its undefeated record on the line against the No. 6 Lions in the Crimson's second Ivy match of the season.
 
Harvard grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the lead in the match after wins at sevens and sixes by Jacob Lin and Alexander Broadbridge, respectively. Lin posted a 3-1 win, rallying to win three consecutive games after dropping the first. A first-year, Broadbridge came from down 1-2 to win the final two games of his matchup and earn a 3-2 victory in a thrilling win. David Costales battled at ones, eventually falling, 2-3, at the top of the ladder. The Crimson maintained a 2-1 lead after the first wave of matches.
 
Ishant Shah opened the second wave with a swift 3-0 victory at nines. Maddox Moxham rallied from behind in his match at fives but fell in a five-set marathon, 2-3. Denis Gilevskiy closed out the wave with a solid 3-1 win at twos, putting Harvard in a position to clinch the win.
 
The final wave of student-athletes got the job done for Harvard, posting three wins to push Harvard over the finish line. Omar Azzam and Christian Capella each posted 3-0 wins at threes and fours, respectively to secure the win for Harvard. Segev Rome closed out the match for the Crimson at eights, winning the final two games – including a 12-10 win the decisive fifth-game – to take the win.
 
Harvard walked out of the Murr Center with another hard-fought result after posting a 7-2 win over its Ivy rivals.
 

Final Results

No. 3 Harvard - 7
No. 6 Columbia - 2
1 - Yusuf Sheikh (COL) def. David Costales, 3-2 (11-6, 12-14, 8-11, 11-8, 9-11)
2 - Denis Gilevskiy def. Shaurya Bawa (COL), 3-1 (11-9, 15-13, 9-11, 11-3)
3 - Omar Azzam def. Franklyn Smith (COL), 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-3)
4 - Christian Capella def. Arhan Chandra (COL), 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-5)
5 - Ahmad Haq (COL) def. Maddox Moxham, 3-2 (6-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8, 2-11)
6 - Alexander Broadbridge def. Imad Athar (COL), 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9)
7 - Jacob Lin def. Shaoqian Du (COL), 3-1 (4-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8)
8 - Segev Rome def. Varun Fuloria (COL), 3-2 (11-3, 2-11, 6-11, 11-2, 12-10)
9 - Ishant Shah def. Laszlo Godde (COL), 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-3)
Order of Finish: 7, 6, 1, 9, 5, 2, 3, 4, 8
 

Up Next

Harvard will be back on the courts tomorrow afternoon when it welcomes the No. 10 Cornell Big Red to the Murr Center. The match is set to begin at 12:00 PM with all the action streaming live on the Ivy League Streaming Platform.