NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale men's squash team wrapped up its Ivy League schedule with a dominant 7-2 win over No. 2 Princeton on Sunday afternoon at Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs improved to 8-2 overall with a 5-2 conference mark.
Prior to Sunday's match, Yale celebrated its three seniors: Siow Yee Xian,
Brian Leonard, and
Jed Burde.
Siow Yee Xian competed in the last matchup of the day, putting together an exciting performance against Princeton's Karim Elbarbary. After falling behind 2-1, the senior marched back to win the last three games in a match that took 87 minutes. Leonard also won the last home match of his collegiate career, taking care of Federico Sosa in straight games.
Also winning for the Bulldogs were
Maxwell Orr,
Max Forster,
Tad Carney,
Lachlan Sutton, and Nikhil Ismael.
Match Results
- Siow Yee Xian (YALE) def. Karim Elbarbary (PRIN) 12-10, 4-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-8
- Hollis Robertson (PRIN) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 10-12, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6
- Maxwell Orr (YALE) def. Thomas Rosini (PRIN) 12-10, 15-13, 7-11, 12-10
- Max Forster (YALE) def. Avi Agarwal (PRIN) 11-5, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4
- Tad Carney (YALE) def. Alastair Cho (PRIN) 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8
- Lachlan Sutton (YALE) def. Hassan Khalil (PRIN) 11-7, 11-3, 11-2
- Nikhil Ismael (YALE) def. Zain Ahmed (PRIN) 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8
- Gordon Lam (PRIN) def. Merritt Wurts (YALE) 11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-5
- Brian Leonard (YALE) def. Federico Sosa (PRIN) 14-12, 11-7, 11-8
Up Next
Yale will wrap up its regular season schedule against No. 3 Trinity on Friday, Feb. 9 on the road.
