PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Yale men's squash team defeated the University of Virginia 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs took down the fourth-seeded Cavaliers to advance to the national semifinals for the fifth consecutive season.

The women's team dropped a quarterfinal matchup to No. 1 Princeton, 9-0.

Men's Results

• Tad Carney (YALE) def. Juan Irisarri (UVA) 3-1
• Juan Jose Torres (UVA) def. Lachlan Sutton (YALE) 3-0
• Rohan Arya Gondi (YALE) def. John Paul Tew (UVA) 3-2
• Rishi Srivastava (YALE) def. Krishna Mishra (UVA) 3-1
• Arav Bhagwati (YALE) def. Dylan Moran (UVA) 3-1
• Oscar Okonkwo (UVA) def. Rick Chen (YALE) 3-1
• Oliver Velasco (YALE) def. Ewan Harris (UVA) 3-1
• Maxwell Velazquez (UVA) def. Bennett Eun (YALE) 3-1
• Nathan Rosenzweig (UVA) def. Jack O'Flynn (YALE) 3-1

Match Notes

• Yale improved to 8-5 overall this season.
• The Bulldogs avenged an early-season loss to the Cavaliers. Virginia topped Yale 6-3 on Nov. 16 in the Bulldogs' season opener.
• Carney and Gondi each earned their 10^th victories of the season.
• Yale has reached the CSA Semifinals the last five tournaments.
• Carney, Gondi, Srivastava, and Bhagwati are all 2-0 at the CSA Championships.
• The Bulldogs will take on No. 1 Trinity on Saturday, March 7 at 10:30 with a finals appearance on the line.

Women's Results

• Zeina Zein (PRIN) def. Heng Wai Wong (YALE) 3-0
• Alexandra Jaffe (PRIN) def. Spring Ma (YALE) 3-0
• Emma Trauber (PRIN) def. Meha Shah (YALE) 3-2
• Charlotte Bell (PRIN) def. Elise Kang (YALE) 3-1
• Samantha Jaffe (PRIN) def. Eedha Mehta (YALE) 3-0
• Caroline Eielson (PRIN) def. Alyssa Ho (YALE) 3-0
• Liyen Teoh (PRIN) def. Whitney Taylor (YALE) 3-0
• Hermoine Cao (PRIN) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 3-0
• Sonya Sasson (PRIN) def. Swetha Sivakumar (YALE) 3-0

Match Notes

• Yale dropped to 4-8 overall.
• The Bulldogs will compete in the consolation bracket of the CSA Tournament on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m.