ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 8-ranked Cornell men's squash program will conclude its three-match homestand this weekend when it welcomes No. 9-ranked Columbia to the Belkin Squash Courts on Saturday in the program's final home game of the season.

First matches in the top-10 Ivy League matchup are scheduled to begin at noon. Action can be viewed live on Stretch Internet.

Cornell (6-5, 2-4 Ivy) is coming off a split of its pair of matches last weekend against top-ranked Harvard and No. 10 Dartmouth.

The Big Red fell to the Crimson, 8-1, last Saturday before snapping its five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Big Green the following day.

Arnaav Sareen posted a five-game victory against Harvard at the No. 3 position after trailing by two games, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-1. Sareen coasted in his match against Dartmouth posting a straight-game victory.

Joining Sareen with straight-game victories against the Big Green was Veer Chotrani (No. 1), Rohan Iyer (No. 6), Nick Robinson (No. 7), and Morgan Huberman (No. 8). Aaron Liang had a four-game victory at the No. 2 spot on the Big Red's ladder.

Scouting Columbia

Columbia enters the contest with a 2-7 overall record and 1-4 mark in Ivy League play. The Lions split its matches last weekend against Dartmouth and Harvard, posting an 8-1 win over the Big Green before falling to the Crimson by an identical score.

Zach Nam has a team-high five victories this season.

The Big Red defeated Columbia, 5-4, last year in its first Ivy League match of the season on Dec. 5, 2021. Veer Chotrani, Arnaav Sareen, Charles Culhane, Nick Robinson, and Rohan Iyer won their respective matches to give Cornell, who was ranked No. 9 before the match, an upset win over then-ranked No. 5 Columbia.

Looking Ahead

Cornell will conclude its regular-season slate with a pair of matches next weekend when it plays against No. 7 Drexel on Friday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. and No. 5 Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Both matches will be played in Philadelphia.