ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 8-ranked Cornell men's squash team had another strong outing on Sunday, posting a 9-0 victory over Brown to win its first Ivy League match of the season at the Belkin Squash Courts.
Tanay Punjabi dropped just five of his 38 games played as he earned the victory at No. 5 spot on the ladder, jumping up from No. 7 the day prior.
Shreemann Raghavan (No. 6),
Mukunth Gopalakrishnan (No. 7), and
Teddy Morneau (No. 9) made their collegiate debuts for the Big Red, while
Brent Stein (No. 8) made his season debut for the Big Red. All four players registered straight-set victories for Cornell, who improved to 3-0 on the year.
Veer Chotrani,
Arnaav Sareen, and
Spencer Yager posted victories at the top three spots, improving to 3-0 on the year.
Results
No. 1 Match: Veer Chotrani def. Ahmed Amin, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8.
No. 2 Match: Arnaav Sareen def. Blake Roshkoff, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9.
No. 3 Match: Spencer Yager def. Raghav Pemmireddy, 11-1, 6-11, 11-8, 11-7.
No. 4 Match: Nicholas Robinson def. Samuel Lew, 11-3, 11-5, 11-1.
No. 5 Match: Tanay Punjabi def. Vedant Gupta, 11-2, 11-0, 11-3.
No. 6 Match: Shreemann Raghavan def. Raphael Benamran, 11-5, 11-2, 11-2.
No. 7 Match: Mukunth Gopalakrishnan def. Sam Devorsetz, 11-2, 11-4, 11-6.
No. 8 Match: Brent Stein def. Andrew Willwerth, 11-4, 11-2, 11-6.
No. 9 Match: Teddy Morneau def. Andrew Herring, 11-1, 11-3, 11-5.
Looking Ahead
Cornell will return to the court on Tuesday when it hosts the University of Rochester at the Belkin Squash Courts, concluding a four-match homestand. Game action will begin at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on Stretch Internet.