CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard men's squash is prepared to head off to Hartford this Friday to go toe-to-toe with the No.1 team in the nation, the Trinity Bantams before hosting No. 4 Yale on the program's senior day. Facing their biggest test to date, the second-ranked Crimson (6-0, 3-0 Ivy) will take on the Trinity Bantams on the road, looking to secure a massive result. On Sunday, the Crimson will return to Ivy League play to host the No. 4 Bulldogs

The Matchup

Harvard men's squash looks to lengthen their win streak this Friday to seven in another non-conference matchup. The top-ranked Bantams have been cruising up to this point, winning their first seven matches of the season.
 
Yale heads into the weekend with a 4-1 record and a 2-0 mark in conference play after defeating Penn and Princeton (both by 5-4 scorelines) two weeks ago.  
 

Keep Rolling

The Crimson men's squash team is off to a 6-0 start after defeating No. 10 Cornell (Jan. 18th). Harvard swept the opposition 9-0 at home. The group recently moved up in the CSA National rankings, taking the No. 2 spot in the poll.
 
Five student-athletes on the Crimson ladder own perfect 6-0 individual records this season including Omar Azzam, Alexander Broadbridge, Christian Capella, Jacob Lin, and Segev Rome.
 

Series History

In the series against the Bantams, Harvard boasts a favorable 40-31 record in this historic series, with the first match dating back to 1947. The Crimson have won six of the last eight meetings between the schools.
 
Harvard owns an 83-25 record in the conflict against Yale that dates to 1925. The Bulldogs have fought back in recent years, currently holding a three-match win streak against the Crimson. Prior the the run from Yale, Harvard had won 13 matches in a row against the Ivy foe.

Recent Achievements

• Five members of the Crimson competed in the CSA Individual National Championships this past weekend in New York, New York.
• Junior Omar Azzam reached the semifinals of the Pool trophy draw and competed at Grand Central Terminal on the Tournament of Champions glass court.

 

Up Next

Harvard will battle for the Ivy League Championship in two weeks when it hits the road for matches against Penn (Feb. 14) and Princeton (Feb. 15). The critical Ivy matchups are both set to begin at 12:00 PM and will air live on the Ivy League streaming platform.