WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The men's squash team opened the season with a 7-2 victory over Williams on Friday evening at the Williams Round Robin.
 
Both of the host Ephs' victories came in the opening rotation, with Ben Francis' win at No. 6 getting the Big Red on the board. Jared Scherl won a hard-fought five-set match at No. 8 to help Cornell sweep the middle rotation and take a 4-2 lead. The Big Red then rolled from there, capped by a come-from-behind victory in five sets from Alex Jung at No. 7. Cornell got top performances from its tri-captains, Perry Hanson, Andy Muran and Jordan Brail.
 
Cornell, which entered the weekend ranked 12th in the country by the College Squash Association, has now won nine consecutive matches against Williams, which is ranked 20th. It was the season-opener for both squads.
 
The Big Red continues play at the event on Saturday, when it takes on Dickinson at 10 a.m. and Western Ontario at 3 p.m.
 
#12 CORNELL 7, #20 WILLIAMS 2
1. Andy Muran (C) def. Carl Shuck, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7
2. Perry Hanson (C) def. William Means, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7
3. Wyatt Khosrowshahi (W) def. Ian Rothweiler, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10
4. Jordan Brail (C) def. David Pincus, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3
5. Illia Presman (C) def. Claude Smith, 11-8, 11-3, 15-13
6. Ben Francis (C) def. Mason Elizondo, 12-10, 11-4, 11-4
7. Alex Jung (C) def. A.J. Solecki, 12-14, 11-6, 3-11, 11-2, 11-8
8. Jared Scherl (C) def. Andrew Litvin, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9
9. Jamie Havran (W) def. James Paolella, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11
Ex. Ben Eisenberg (W) def. Kenan Ong, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6