Men's Squash

Men's Squash

Bulldogs Down Cornell, Clinch Ivy League Tournament Berth

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.

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Players Mentioned

Tad Carney

Tad Carney

Sophomore
Arav Bhagwati

Arav Bhagwati

Sophomore
Bennett Eun

Bennett Eun

First Year
Jack O

Jack O'Flynn

First Year
Lachlan Sutton

Lachlan Sutton

First Year
Whitney Taylor

Whitney Taylor

Sophomore
Layla Johnson

Layla Johnson

First Year
Rick  Chen

Rick Chen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rohan Arya Gondi

Rohan Arya Gondi

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rishi Srivastava

Rishi Srivastava

5' 11"
Sophomore
Oliver Velasco

Oliver Velasco

First Year
Spring Ma

Spring Ma

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tad Carney

Tad Carney

Sophomore
Arav Bhagwati

Arav Bhagwati

Sophomore
Bennett Eun

Bennett Eun

First Year
Jack O

Jack O'Flynn

First Year
Lachlan Sutton

Lachlan Sutton

First Year
Whitney Taylor

Whitney Taylor

Sophomore
Layla Johnson

Layla Johnson

First Year
Rick  Chen

Rick Chen

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rohan Arya Gondi

Rohan Arya Gondi

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rishi Srivastava

Rishi Srivastava

5' 11"
Sophomore
Oliver Velasco

Oliver Velasco

First Year
Spring Ma

Spring Ma

Sophomore