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Tanay Punjabi during game action against Penn on Jan. 13, 2023.
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#6 Virginia Powers Past #8 Men's Squash in Regular-Season Finale

2/12/2023 5:21:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA — All seven match victories for No. 6-ranked Virginia came in three games as the Cavaliers defeated No. 8-ranked Cornell, 7-2, at the Penn Squash Center on Sunday afternoon.

Virginia (13-3) earned its 11th victory in its last 12 matches, after having its 10-game win streak snapped on Saturday against Princeton.

The Cavaliers posted three-game victories at the top six positions.

Tanay Punjabi (No. 7) and Nicholas Göth Errington recorded four-game victories for the Big Red (7-7).

Punjabi won the first two games of his match against Tyler Mackesy, 11-9, 11-4, before Mackesy forced a fourth game with an 11-6 win. The Cornellian sophomore claimed victory with another 11-9 win.

Göth Errington and Charles Braff split the first two games with identical 11-6 scores. In the final two games, Göth Errington registered 11-8 and 11-9 scores to earn his third consecutive victory.

Results

No. 1: Aly Hussein def. Veer Chotrani, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7.
No. 2: Omar El Torkey def. Aaron Liang, 11-3, 11-6, 12-10.
No. 3: Taha Dinana def. Arnaav Sareen, 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.
No. 4: John Paul Tew def. Spencer Yager, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3.
No. 5: Cullen Little def. Humza Khan, 11-7, 11-7, 11-2.
No. 6: CJ Baldini def. Rohan Iyer, 14-12, 11-7, 11-9.
No. 7: Tanay Punjabi def. Tyler Mackesy, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9.
No. 8: Teddy Durfee def. Morgan Huberman, 14-12, 11-6, 11-9.
No. 9: Nicholas Göth Errington def. Charles Braff, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9.

Looking Ahead

Cornell will have an 11-day break from competition before it returns to action at the College Squash Association's National Championships in Hartford, Conn., on Feb. 24-26.
 
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