NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale men's squash team took down No. 7 Virginia on Saturday afternoon at Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs only dropped four games throughout the nine-match contest, winning 8-1 over the Cavaliers.

Tad Carney played in a marathon match that last nearly an hour and a half, downing his opponent 3-1 in the No. 4 position.

"We went into today's match with a clear mindset focused on taking care of business," said Lynn Leong, Brooks G. Ragen Director of Squash. "Our approach was to play clinical squash, fully aware that nothing would come easy. This attitude steered us through, leading to our decisive 8-1 victory against UVA."

Competition Scores
Siow Yee Xian (YALE) def. Taha Dinana (UVA) / Score: 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
John Paul Tew (UVA) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) / Score: 8-11, 13-11, 10-12, 10-12
Lachlan Sutton (YALE) def. Krishna Mishra (UVA) / Score: 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
Tad Carney (YALE) def. Myles McIntyre (UVA) / Score: 11-4, 11-7, 16-18, 12-10
Max Forster (YALE) def. Francis Hajek (UVA) / Score: 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
Nikhil Ismail (YALE) def. C.J. Baldini (UVA) / Score: 12-10, 11-8, 11-9
Merritt Wurts (YALE) def. Maxwell Velazquez (UVA) / Score: 11-4, 11-7, 11-9
Brian Leonard (YALE) def. Andrew Barr (UVA) / Score: 13-11, 11-6, 11-6
Jack O'Flynn (YALE) def. Patrick Keller (UVA) / Score: 11-7, 11-6, 11-9

Up Next
"We are now using the next two weeks to reset, recharge, and get us ready to face Drexel at home," said Leong.

The Bulldogs will host Drexel on Dec. 2 at Brady Squash Center.