ITHACA, N.Y. – The Yale men's squash team defeated Cornell 7-2 on Saturday afternoon, clinching a spot in the inaugural Ivy League tournament. The women's team dropped its matchup to the Big Red by a score of 6-3.
Men's Results – Yale 7, Cornell 2
• Tad Carney (YALE) def. Syan Singh (CORN) 3-0
• Youssef Sarhan (CORN) def. Lachlan Sutton (YALE) 3-2
• Aly Ezzat (CORN) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 3-2
• Rohan Arya Gondi (YALE) def. Arnav Tevatia (CORN) 3-0
• Rishi Srivastava (YALE) def. Roman Bicknell (CORN) 3-0
• Rick Chen (YALE) def. Daniel King (CORN) 3-0
• Oliver Velasco (YALE) def. Jeh Pandole (CORN) 3-0
• Bennett Eun (YALE) def. Vivaan Shah (CORN) 3-2
• Jack O'Flynn (YALE) def. Ethan Jain (CORN) 3-0
Match Notes
• With the victory, Yale clinched a spot in the Ivy League Tournament on Feb. 21-22 at the site of the women's No. 1 seed.
• Yale improved to 6-3 overall with a 4-1 record in conference play.
• Yale has a chance to earn a share of the Ivy League regular season title with a win at Columbia on Sunday.
• Carney improved to 8-1 overall this season.
• Srivastava picked up his seventh win of the year.
• Carney, Gondi, Srivastava, Velasco, Chen, and O'Flynn all won in straight games.
Women's Results – Cornell 6, Yale 3
• Yee Xin Ying (CORN) def. Heng Wai Wong (YALE) 3-0
• Spring Ma (YALE) def. Aishwarya Khubchandani (CORN) 3-1
• Alysa Ali (CORN) def. Meha Shah (YALE) 3-0
• Elise Kang (YALE) def. Vicky Lai (CORN) 3-2
• Sabine Ball (CORN) def. Eedha Mehta (YALE) 3-2
• Alyssa Ho (YALE) def. Christa Kay (CORN) 3-1
• Maya Voloshin (CORN) def. Whitney Taylor (YALE) 3-2
• Saniya Jaggi (CORN) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 3-2
• Lamees Shalaby (CORN) def. Swetha Sivakumar (YALE) 3-0
Match Notes
• Yale dropped to 2-7 overall. All seven losses have come against opponents ranked in the top eight nationally.
• Kang picked up her team-leading fifth win of the season.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 15, at Columbia.