ITHACA, N.Y. – Seniors Aaron Liang and Rohan Iyer each recorded victories for the No. 9-ranked Cornell men's squash team (5-8) as it fell to No. 5-ranked Virginia (9-3) at the Belkin Squash Courts on Saturday afternoon, 7-2.
 
Liang prevailed in four games at the No. 1 match, 11-3, 14-12, 8-11, 11-6, snapping Virginia's Karim Elbarbarry's five-match win streak.
 
Iyer posted his seventh victory on the season, tying Liang, Shreemann Raghavan, and freshman Youssef Sarhan for the team lead in wins, as he edged Maxwell Velazquez in the No. 5 match, 4-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8.
 
Senior Tanay Punjabi (No. 4), Raghavan, sophomore Arnav Tevatia (No. 8), and freshman Roman Bicknell (No. 7) all lost their respective matches in four games. Freshman Vivaan Shah was defeated in straight games, while senior Arnaav Sareen retired to John Paul Tew following the second game.
 
MATCH RESULTS
No. 1: Aaron Liang def. Karim Elbarbary, 11-3, 14-12, 8-11, 11-6.
No. 2: John Paul Tew def. Arnaav Sareen, 11-7, 11-3, retired.
No. 3: Juan Jose Torres def. Youssef Sarhan, 11-9, 11-3, 14-12.
No. 4: Dylan Moran def. Tanay Punjabi, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9.
No. 5: Rohan Iyer def. Maxwell Velazquez, 4-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8.
No. 6: Nathan Rosenzweig def. Shreeman Raghavan, 3-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-3.
No. 7: Ewan Harris def. Roman Bicknell, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4.
No. 8: Francis Hajek def. Arnav Tevatia, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7.
No. 9: Petr Nohel def. Vivaan Shah, 11-4, 11-7, 13-11.
 
UP NEXT
Cornell will conclude its regular-season slate on Wednesday, Feb. 19, when it welcomes the No. 14-ranked University of Rochester to the Belkin Squash Courts, concluding a three-match homestand.
 
First matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Match action will be streamed live for free on Stretch Internet.