ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's squash team has started its weekend with a pair of convincing victories against Franklin & Marshall, 9-0 on Friday, and Dartmouth, 8-1 on Saturday, at the Belkin International Squash Courts. The sixth-ranked Big Red (10-3, 3-1 Ivy League) closes out the busy stretch by playing host to fifth-ranked Harvard at noon Sunday.
 
Aditya Jagtap (No. 3), Will Hartigan (No. 4) and Owen Butler (No. 6) had two straight-set victories apiece for the Big Red. Ryan Todd's match at No. 7 against the Diplomats went to four sets, while Nick Sachvie (No. 1) and Bryan Keating (No. 8) went the distance to close out the sweep for Cornell. Butler is now 12-1 on the year for the Big Red, and head coach Mark Devoy is 12-0 all-time against the Diplomats.
 
On Saturday, the Big Green got its lone point at the No. 1 position. Spettigue rallied from two sets down to topple Guilherme De Melo at the No. 2 position. Keating also went to five sets in his match at No. 8 after falling behind, 2-1. Six out of the seven remaining matches were decided in three sets. It was Cornell's sixth consecutive victory over Dartmouth.
 
 
RESULTS
#6 CORNELL 8, #7 DARTMOUTH 1
Saturday, at Belkin International Squash Courts; Ithaca, N.Y.
1. Christopher Hanson (D) def. Nick Sachvie, 11-3, 11-9, 14-12.
2. Thomas Spettigue (C) def. Nicholas Sisodia, 8-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-5.
3. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. Luke Lee, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.
4. Will Hartigan (C) def. Christopher Jung, 14-12, 11-6, 11-7.
5. Arjun Gupta (C) def. Robert Maycock, 14-16, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7.
6. Owen Butler (C) def. Stephen Wetherill, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7.
7. Ryan Todd (C) def. Fletcher Pease, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6.
8. Bryan Keating (C) def. Alex Kurth, 11-5, 11-5, 11-2.
9. Rishi Jalan (C) def. Bayard Kuensell, 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 13-11.
Ex. Brian O'Toole (D) def. Matthew Shang, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9.
 
#6 CORNELL 9, #8 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 0
Friday, at Belkin International Squash Courts; Ithaca, N.Y.
1. Nick Sachvie (C) def. Guilherme De Melo, 11-7, 11-3, 6-11, 8-11, 11-6.
2. Thomas Spettigue (C) def. Alexander Arjoon, 11-7, 11-8, 12-10.
3. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. Ryan Mullaney, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5.
4. Will Hartigan (C) def. Aadit Zaveri, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9.
5. Arjun Gupta (C) def. Sujat Barua, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7.
6. Owen Butler (C) def. Brian Henry, 11-4, 11-3, 11-3.
7. Ryan Todd (C) def. Freddy Hernandez, 11-3, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9.
8. Bryan Keating (C) def. Patrick Cunningham, 12-10, 8-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-1.
9. Rishi Jalan (C) def. David Snyder, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5.
Ex. Matthew Shang (C) def. Adnan Abdulhusein, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8.