CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Senior Nick Sachvie and junior Aditya Jagtap won matches at the top two positions Friday, but it wasn't enough for the men's squash team in a 6-3 loss to Trinity in the quarterfinals of the Potter Cup at Harvard's Murr Center.
 
It's the second time this season Sachvie and Jagtap defeated their respective opponents from second-ranked Trinity (17-1), which matched its winning score against Cornell (9-6) from earlier this year. Up next for the seventh-ranked Big Red is a consolation semifinal match against sixth-seeded Rochester at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
 
The Bantams, who have won 13 national titles in the last 14 years, started with a three-game victory at No. 3 and four-game victory at No. 9. Senior Rishi Jalan got the Big Red on the board by outlasting his opponent at No. 6 in five games.

Trinity stretched its lead to 4-2 after the second rotation, despite Jagtap's team-leading 11^th win of the season. He had little trouble in a three-game victory, surrendering a total of just 13 points. Sachvie also cruised in his match, winning 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.

The Big Red will take on Rochester for the first time this season after their regular-season match was canceled by inclement weather earlier this month.

#2 TRINITY 6, #7 CORNELL 3
Potter Cup quarterfinals; at Murr Center; Cambridge, Mass.
1. Nick Sachvie (C) def. Miled Zarazua, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
2. Aditya Jagtap (C) def. Karan Malik, 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
3. Vrishab Kotian (T) def. Kevin Flannery, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
4. Juan Vargas (T) def. Bryan Keating, 11-7, 11-5, 5-11, 11-5
5. Zeyad Elshorfy def. Gustav Runersjö, 11-7, 6-11, 11-1, 11-8
6. Rishi Jalan (C) def. Moustafa Hamada, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6
7. Affeeq Ismail (T) def. Graham Dietz, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
8. Matthew Mackin (T) def. Abhijit Malik, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
9. John Lamont (T) def. Harry Freeman, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9
Ex. Pranay Merchant (T) def. Geoff Keating, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9