ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 9-ranked Cornell men's squash team (1-0) cruised to a 9-0 victory over Western (0-1) at the Belkin Squash Courts to open the 2024-25 season on Friday night.

Freshman Youssef Sarhan began his collegiate squash career with a three-game sweep over Josh Kay, 11-6, 11-3, 11-2, at the No. 4 position. Seniors Tanay Punjabi (No. 5), Rohan Iyer (No. 6), and Shreemann Raghavan (No. 7) also won their respective matches in three games.

Senior Arnaav Sareen (No. 2), sophomores Syan Singh (No. 3) and Arnav Tevatia (No. 9) claimed their matches in four games. Singh's victory extended his win streak to eight matches, dating back to last season.

Fellow senior Aaron Liang (No. 1) and freshman Roman Bicknell (No. 8) claimed their matches in five games. Both Liang and Bicknell avenged 2-1 deficits and claimed the final two games. Liang dropped just seven points over the final two games, 11-2, 11-5.

RESULTS
No. 1: Aaron Liang def. Dylan Deverill, 11-9, 11-13, 6-11, 11-2, 11-5
No. 2: Arnaav Sareen def. Daniel Deverill, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7
No. 3: Syan Singh def. Amin Khan, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11
No. 4: Youssef Sarhan def. Josh Kay, 11-6, 11-3, 11-2
No. 5: Tanay Punjabi def. Antonio Mendes, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
No. 6: Rohan Iyer def. William Znidarec, 11-3, 11-6, 11-4
No. 7: Shreemann Raghavan def. Ben Boulanger, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4
No. 8: Roman Bicknell def. Tyson Schille, 11-6, 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-7
No. 9: Arnav Tevatia def. Arin Khot, 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7

UP NEXT
Cornell will conclude its two-match homestand to begin the season on Sunday, Nov. 24, when it hosts Williams at noon. Match action will be broadcast on Stretch Internet.