Close One in Jadwin as Two of Nation's Top Three Teams Meet

Sunday, January 16

Princeton, N.J.

2:30 PM

Princeton University

Harvard

Youssef Ibrahim won on court one in a five-game match.

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Close One in Jadwin as Two of Nation's Top Three Teams Meet

January 16, 2022 | Men's Squash

Two of the top three teams in the nation saw their match decided by the closest of margins on Sunday in Jadwin Gym, with No. 2 Harvard defeating No. 3 Princeton 5-4.

Princeton had winners on court one, with Youssef Ibrahim holding off a rally bid from Victor Crouin in a five-game match, as well as another five-gamer from Maaz Khatri on court seven and three-game wins from Ahmed Wael and Zain Ahmed on eight and nine.

Ibrahim won the first two games before Crouin rallied to force a fifth game, which Ibrahim won 11-7. Khatri's match followed the same pattern, with the Tiger junior getting out to a 2-0 lead in games before winning game five 11-6.

The Tigers will continue Ivy League play next Saturday at No. 5 Yale before stepping out of league play next Sunday at No. 4 Trinity.

Youssef Ibrahim (P) def. Victor Crouin (H), 3-2 (11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 5-11, 11-7)
Marwan Tarek (H) def. Karim Elbarbary (P), 3-0 (11-8, 15-13, 11-5)
Samuel Scherl (H) def. Daelum Mawji (P), 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-2)
Adam Corcoran (H) def. Cole Becker (P), 3-1 (4-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-8)
Ido Burstein (H) def. Thomas Rosini (P), 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-9)
Liam Rotzoll (H) def. Duncan Joyce (P), 11-9, 11-4, 14-12)
Maaz Khatri (P) def. Tate Harms (H), 3-2 (11-5, 11-3, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6)
Ahmed Hussein (P) def. Conner Stoltz (H), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-4)
Zain Ahmed (P) def. Neel Joshi (H), 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3)