ITHACA, N.Y. — The No. 10-ranked Cornell men's squash team secured a 6-3 victory over No. 11 Tufts on Sunday afternoon at the Belkin Squash Courts, overcoming losses at the middle positions with strong performances at the top and bottom of the ladder.

The Big Red swept the top four positions, with junior Syan Singh leading the charge at No. 1 with a straight-game victory over Santiago Medina (11-8, 11-9, 11-5). Sophomore Youssef Sarhan followed suit at No. 2, edging Nachiket Desai in three tight games (13-11, 13-11, 11-7). Freshmen Aly Ezzat and Edward Thng secured four-game wins at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively.

Tufts posted victories in the middle of the lineup, with Jared Chin, Mustafa Ayaz, and Aarav Gill each claiming five-game victories at No. 5, No. 6, and No. 7.

Senior Jeh Pandole battled through five games at No. 8, overcoming Ilya Kipkalov (8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8), while Vivaan Shah delivered a decisive straight-game performance at No. 9, defeating Shivin Kumar (11-4, 11-6, 11-5).

RESULTS
No. 1: Syan Singh def. Santiago Medina, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5
No. 2: Youssef Sarhan def. Nachiket Desai, 13-11, 13-11, 11-7
No. 3: Aly Ezzat def. Milo Friedman, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-3
No. 4: Edward Thng def. Rohan Valia, 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 11-4
No. 5: Jared Chin def. Arnav Tevatia, 11-6, 9-11, 3-11, 11-0, 11-6
No. 6: Mustafa Ayaz def. Daniel King, 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 9-11, 11-9
No. 7: Aarav Gill def. Roman Bicknell, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 3-11, 11-6
No. 8: Jeh Pandole def. Ilya Kipkalov, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8
No. 9: Vivaan Shah def. Shivin Kumar, 11-4, 11-6, 11-5

UP NEXT
Cornell will conclude the fall semester portion of the schedule when it travels to No. 4 Virginia on Saturday, Dec. 6. Matches are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and will be streamed live on YouTube.