AMHERST, Mass. – Cornell University picked up a 9-0 sweep over the Amherst College men's squash team on Sunday afternoon on the Davenport Squash Courts.
The Big Red, ranked 9th in the nation in the CSA rankings, improved to 2-0 on the young season while the 18th-ranked Mammoths fell to 1-1 after their home opener.
The Mammoths are back in action on Saturday, December 2, hosting 26th-ranked Hamilton at 2 p.m.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
* The Big Red swept eight of the nine matches but first-year
Gabe Yu played a five-game marathon in his collegiate debut at the ninth spot in the ladder. Yu dropped the first game to fellow first-year Arnav Tevatia then took the second game, 11-6. After dropping the third game, Yu battled to a 14-12 win in the fourth game before Tevatia closed out the match in the third.
RESULTS (9-0 L):
1. Aaron Liang (C) def.
Kedar Nagaraj (A), 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-1)
2. Arnaav Sareen (C) def.
Joseph Toth (A), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8)
3. Spencer Yager (C) def.
Abhi Gupta (A), 3-0 (13-11, 13-11, 11-4)
4. Syan Singh (C) def.
Neal Malani (A), 3-0 (14-12, 11-4, 11-3)
5. Rohan Iyer (C) def.
Grady Herbert (A), 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-6)
6. Shreemann Raghavan (C) def.
Matthew Granovsky (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-7)
7. Morgan Huberman (C) def.
Yeshwin Sankuratri (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-8)
8. Tanay Punjabi (C) def.
Jesse Brew (A), 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-4)
9. Arnav Tevatia (C) def.
Gabe Yu (A), 3-2 (11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 12-14, 11-3)