PRINCETON, N.J. – The men's squash team finished fourth at the College Squash Association's National Championships over the weekend, marking the highest finish in program history.
 
Sixth-seeded Cornell (13-7) feel to Harvard in Sunday's third-place match, 5-4 – an identical result to the teams' regular-season meeting on Feb. 5 at Cornell's Belkin International Squash Courts. On Sunday at Princeton's Jadwin Squash Courts, fourth-seeded Harvard once again rallied from an early deficit to top the Big Red. Victories from Thomas Spettigue (No. 3) and Arjun Gupta (No. 6) gave Cornell a 2-1 lead after the first rotation, but the match was tied at 3 going into the final trio of matches. Owen Butler won at No. 7 to give the Big Red its fourth point, but Harvard won matches at the Nos. 1 and 4 spots to surge ahead for good.
 
The weekend started with a bang for Cornell, which upset third-seeded Yale, 8-1, in Friday's quarterfinal opener. It was just the Big Red's third victory in 53 all-time meetings with Yale, avenging a 5-4 loss to the Bulldogs on Jan. 14.
 
The Big Red swept the first wave after wins from Rishi Jalan (No. 9) and Gupta (No. 6), followed by a dramatic victory from Spettigue (No. 3) – a match in which Spettigue rallied from two games down against the Bulldogs' Richard Dodd. It pushed Jalan to 12-0 on the season.
 
Freshman Ryan Todd gave the Big Red a 4-0 lead with a five-game victory at No. 8, then Alex Domenick clinched the victory with a three-game sweep at No. 2.
 
On Saturday, Cornell fell to Princeton, 7-2, in the semifinals. Spettigue (No. 3) and Aditya Jagtap (No. 4) provided the Big Red's victories. Princeton went on to win the national championship Sunday, beating 13-time defending champion and top seed Trinity, 5-4.
 
While team competition has concluded for the Big Red, the CSA's Individual Championships will be held March 2-4. Junior Nick Sachvie finished second in last year's event.
 
#4 HARVARD 5, #6 CORNELL 4
Potter Cup; third-place match
Sunday, Feb. 19
At Jadwin Squash Courts; Princeton, N.J.
1. Ali Farag (H) def. Nick Sachvie, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
2. Brandon McLaughlin (H) def. Alex Domenick, 7-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
3. Thomas Spettigue (C) def. Gary Power, 11-4, 14-12, 4-11, 11-7
4. Nicholas Hopcroft (H) def. Aditya Jagtap, 9-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
5. Will Hartigan (C) def. Tyler Olson, 11-3, 11-8, 8-11, 6-11, 11-6
6. Arjun Gupta (C) def. Nigel Koh, 11-2, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5
7. Owen Butler (C) def. Zeke Scherl, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7
8. Jason Michas (H) def. Ryan Todd, 4-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6
9. Tom Mullaney (H) def. Rishi Jalan, 11-9, 14-12, 9-11, 11-4
Ex. Bryan Keating (C) def. William Ahmed, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
 
#2 PRINCETON 7, #6 CORNELL 2
Potter Cup; semifinal
Saturday, Feb. 18
At Jadwin Squash Courts; Princeton, N.J.
1. Todd Harrity (P) def. Nick Sachvie, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.
2. Christopher Callis (P) def. Alex Domenick, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7.
3. Thomas Spettigue (C) def. Tyler Osborne, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9.
4. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. Kelly Shannon, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9.
5. Samuel Kang (P) def. Will Hartigan, 11-8 7-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-8.
6. Clay Blackiston (P) def. Arjun Gupta, 11-9, 11-5, 11-4.
7. Dylan Ward (P) def. Owen Butler, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4.
8. Stephen Harrington (P) def. Ryan Todd, 11-9, 12-10, 14-12.
9. Jesus Pena (P) def. Rishi Jalan, 8-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11.
 
#6 CORNELL 8, #3 YALE 1
Potter Cup; first round
Friday, Feb. 17
At Jadwin Squash Courts; Princeton, N.J.
1. Nick Sachvie (C) def. Kenneth Chan, 12-10, 11-9, 16-14.
2. Alex Domenick (C) def. Hywel Robinson, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.
3. Thomas Spettigue (C) def. Richard Dodd, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4.
4. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. John Roberts, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9.
5. Will Hartigan (C) def. Ryan Dowd, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 13-11.
6. Arjun Gupta (C) def. Neil Martin, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7.
7. Robert Berner (Y) def. Owen Butler, 11-8, 11-9, 1-11, 11-8.
8. Ryan Todd (C) def. Samuel Clayman, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7.
9. Rishi Jalan (C) def. Joseph Roberts, 11-8, 11-2, 1-11, 11-8.
Ex. Eric Caine (Y) def. Bryan Keating, 11-0, 11-0, 0-11, 0-11, 11-0.