PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Yale men's squash team started off the CSA Championships on a high note, downing Tufts 9-0 on Thursday evening at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center in Philadelphia. 

The fifth-seeded Bulldogs had no trouble in their opening round matchup against No. 12 Tufts. The Elis dropped a total of two games throughout the event as they cruised to the quarterfinals of the national championship tournament. 

Match Results
Siow Yee Xian (YALE) def. Kerwin Teh (TUFTS) 11-4, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5
Arav Bhagwati (YALE) def. Harry Charlton (TUFTS) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
Maxwell Orr (YALE) def. Youssef Ezzo (TUFTS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-0
Max Forster (YALE) def. Nachiket Desai (TUFTS) 14-12, 11-5, 11-5
Tad Carney (YALE) def. Jared Chin (TUFTS) 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
Lachlan Sutton (YALE) def. Rutva Samant (TUFTS) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8
Nikhil Ismail (YALE) def. Rohan Valia (TUFTS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3
Merritt Wurts (YALE) def. Aarav Gill (TUFTS) 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-6
Brian Leonard (YALE) def. Emerson Wang (TUFTS) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4

Moving On
The Bulldogs will face off against fourth-seeded Harvard on Friday at 11 a.m. in the quarterfinals.