Both Teams Crowned Ivy Champions

This past weekend marked the last round of regular season play and both of our teams secured their respective Ivy titles. Harvard men and women remained unbeaten within the Ivy League this season.

After wins against Brown on Friday and the women’s victory over Stanford on Saturday, the teams faced Yale on Sunday in the last match before team nationals.

The women continued their strong run and only lost two individual games against Yale. It’s the second-straight Ivy title for the women and the team will head to the women’s nationals at Princeton (Feb 24-26) as the #1 seed.

The men’s match against the Bulldogs wasn’t as straightforward. While Harvard got off to a great start and won the first four matches, Yale gained momentum and won matches at #1, #2, #6 and #7 (the Ivy League has randomized the order of play this season). However, sophomore #9 Alexi Gosset had gotten a great start in the clincher and was able to close his match out in three games to secure the win over Yale and the Ivy title.

The men will go into team nationals (Feb 17-19 at Harvard) ranked #2 in the nation and will face #7 Yale again in the first round. The match starts at 3:30pm on Friday.

The Yale match was the last home game for our nine seniors (in the picture above): Katie Tutrone, Will Mendez, Caroline Monrad, Bryan Koh, Devin McLaughlin, Dylan Murray, Gordon Michas, Dileas MacGowan and Keegan Mendez. Time flies!

Upcoming matches and events:

Friday-Sunday, Feb 17-19
Men’s Team Nationals @ Harvard

1st Round: #2 Harvard vs. #7 Yale, Friday, Feb 17 @ 3:30pm

Friday-Sunday, Feb 24-26
Women’s Team Nationals @ Princeton

Friday-Sunday, Mar 3-5
Individual Nationals @ Dartmouth

Match Recaps on GoCrimson.com and full results on USSquash.com:

Feb 12, 2017
GoCrimson.com: No. 1 Men’s Squash Crowned Ivy Champs, Edges No. 8 Yale, 5-4
http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msquash/2016-17/releases/20170212tpqdxh

Full Results: Harvard Men vs. Yale Men 5-4
http://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/leagues/list_scorecard.asp?id=94228

Feb 12, 2017
GoCrimson.com: No. 1 Women’s Squash Cruises to Second-Straight Ivy Title, Defeats Yale, 9-0
http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wsquash/2016-17/releases/20170212vs67v4

Full Results: Harvard Women vs. Yale Women 9-0
http://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/leagues/list_scorecard.asp?id=94244

Feb 11, 2017
GoCrimson.com: No. 1 Women’s Squash Remains Perfect with Win Over No. 6 Stanford, 9-0
http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wsquash/2016-17/releases/20170211l5v3du

Full Results: Harvard Women vs. Stanford Women 9-0
http://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/leagues/list_scorecard.asp?id=102086

Feb 10, 2017
GoCrimson.com: No. 1 Men’s Squash Clinches Share of Ivy Title with Defeat of No. 20 Brown, 8-1
http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/msquash/2016-17/releases/201702110rz807

Full Results: Harvard Men vs. Brown Men 8-1
http://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/leagues/list_scorecard.asp?id=97400

Feb 10, 2017
GoCrimson.com: No. 1 Women’s Squash Earns Share of Ivy Championship with Victory at No. 9 Brown, 9-0
http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wsquash/2016-17/releases/2017021109p6na

Full Results: Harvard Women vs. Brown Women 9-0
http://modules.ussquash.com/ssm/pages/leagues/list_scorecard.asp?id=94331