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Humza Khan goes to hit a squash ball against Penn on Jan. 13, 2023.
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#4 Yale Sweeps #8 Men’s Squash in Ivy League Contest

1/22/2023 3:46:00 PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 4-ranked Yale men's squash team posted a 9-0 victory over No. 8-ranked Cornell at the Brady Squash Center on Sunday afternoon.

Veer Chotrani fell to Siow Yee Xian in a five-set match in a match at the top spot on the ladder. Chotrani and Xian traded wins in the first four sets before Xian won the decisive fifth set by an 11-9 score.

Spencer Yager (No. 4) and Humza Khan (No. 5) fell in four sets for the Big Red, who fell to 5-4 on the year and 1-3 in Ivy League play.

Mukunth Gopalakrishnan also lost in four sets in the No. 10 exhibition match.

Match Results

No. 1: Siow Yee Xian def. Veer Chotrani, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9.
No. 2: Maxwell Orr def. Aaron Liang, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5.
No. 3: Max Forster def. Arnaav Sareen, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.
No. 4: Tad Carney def. Spencer Yager, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4.
No. 5: Jed Burde def. Humza Khan, 6-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-6.
No. 6: Arav Bhagwati def. Tanay Punjabi, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9.
No. 7: Brian Leonard def. Morgan Huberman, 11-9, 11-5, 11-3.
No. 8: Eric Kim def. Nicholas Göth Errington, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.
No. 9: Merritt Wurts def. Shreemann Raghavan, 11-6, 13-11, 11-6.

Looking Ahead

Cornell opens a three-match Ivy League homestand next weekend when the Big Red welcomes Harvard and Dartmouth to the Belkin Squash Courts. Both matches are scheduled to start at noon and will be broadcast on Stretch Internet.
 
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