NEW YORK — The men's squash team won each of its matches from the top three positions, but Virginia used a pair of five-game victories to quell the upset bid and secure a 5-4 victory on Saturday at SL Green StreetSquash.
 
Cornell (1-2), which opened the weekend tabbed 16th in the Dunlop College Squash Rankings, got strong three-game wins from sophomore Yohann Surti (No. 9) and freshman Charles Culhane (No. 2).
 
Senior Andy Muran improved to 3-0 this season with a four-game win at No. 1, and senior Perry Hanson rallied from two down to win in five at No. 3 to keep the match alive. But 12th-ranked Virginia (4-4) broke a 4-all tie with a five-game victory at No. 6 to win.
 
The Big Red is back in action at noon Sunday, when it opens Ivy League play against third-ranked Columbia at SL Green StreetSquash.
 
VIRGINIA 5, CORNELL 4
National rankings: Virginia 12, Cornell 16
Saturday's results; at SL Green StreetSquash, New York
1. Andy Muran (C) def. Patrick McElroy, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6
2. Charles Culhane (C) def. Toby Hansford, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5
3. Perry Hanson (C) def. William Holey, 8-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
4. Grayson Bubrosky (V) def. Alex Dworetzky, 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
5. William Braff (V) def. Illia Presman, 15-13, 11-8, 4-11, 7-11, 11-8
6. Glenn Yates (V) def. Nicholas Göth Errington, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9
7. Jarrett Odrich (V) def. V. Luke Park II, 11-7, 3-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9
8. Andrew Braff (V) def. Nikhil Arjunan Iyer, 11-7, 14-12, 11-7
9. Yohann Surti (C) def. Charles Woodworth, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
Ex. Matthew Katz (V) def. Jared Scherl, 16-14, 11-5, 11-4
Order of finish: 2, 8, 1, 5, 4, 7, 3, 9, 6