ITHACA, N.Y. -- In his return to action, Veer Chotrani notched a sweep in the No. 1 match, surviving an late push in the third match by Drexel's Nicolas Serna to help Cornell to a 5-4 win over the No. seven-ranked Dragons. The Big Red improved to 6-0 on the season, while Drexel fell to 5-4.

The 6-0 start is the best start in Program history, dating back to the 1956-57 season.
 

Results

No. 1 Match: Veer Chotrani def. Nicolas Serna, 11-8, 11-7, 15-13.

No. 2 Match: Youseff Bastawy def. Aaron Liang, 12-10, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7.

No. 3 Match: Yuri Pollak Pelbart def. Arnaav Sareen, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8.

No. 4 Match: Spencer Yager def. Fritiof Jacobsson, 12-10, 10-12, 13-11, 5-11, 11-6.

No. 5 Match: Rohan Iyer def. Jose Andres Lopez, 11-3, 11-6, 10-12, 7-11, 11-8.

No. 6 Match: Guido Lindner def. Shreemann Raghavan, 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 14-12.

No. 7 Match: Darien Benn def. Morgan Huberman, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.

No. 8 Match: Tanay Punjabi def. Charlie Taylor, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5.

No. 9 Match: Arnav Tevatia def. Sean Murphy, 5-11, 15-13, 13-11, 11-8.
 

Looking Ahead

The Big Red is back to the court on Tuesday, Jan. 16 when it travels to the University of Rochester to take on the #14-ranked Yellowjackets. Matches will begin at 3 p.m. at the Lyman Squash Center in Rochester, N.Y.