ITHACA, N.Y. — Junior Aditya Jagtap shook off an early deficit for a four-game victory at the No. 2 position, but the men's squash team wasn't able to generate anything else Saturday in an 8-1 loss to Harvard. Cornell, ranked eighth by the College Squash Association, falls to 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the Ivy League.
 
For Jagtap, it was his third victory of the weekend. He has improved to 8-2 on the season, competing from the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Jagtap dropped the opening game against Brandon McLaughlin on Saturday before rallying for a 3-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 victory.
 
Sophomore Gustav Runersjö went to five games in his No. 5 match, and Bryan Keating (No. 3) and Rishi Jalan (No. 6) also won games in their respective matches in the opening rotation. No. 2 Harvard is now 10-0 and 4-0 in the Ivy League.
 
The weekend concludes with a noon Sunday match against No. 11 Dartmouth.
 
#2 HARVARD 8, #8 CORNELL 1
1. Ali Farag (H) def. Nick Sachvie, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4
2. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. Brandon McLaughlin, 3-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
3. Dylan Murray (H) def. Bryan Keating, 11-3, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9
4. Gary Power (H) def. Kevin Flannery, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5
5. Nigel Koh (H) def. Gustav Runersjö, 8-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-4, 11-6
6. Bryan Koh (H) def. Rishi Jalan, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9
7. Tom Mullaney (H) def. Graham Dietz, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
8. Tyler Olson (H) def. Abhijit Malik, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4
9. Matt Roberts (H) def. Harry Freeman, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
Ex. Samuel Goldberg (H) def. Augie Jones, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5
Records: Cornell 5-5 (2-2 Ivy); Harvard 10-0 (4-0)