PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Yale men's squash team advanced to the CSA Semifinals after defeating Harvard 5-4 on Friday afternoon.  The Bulldogs have reached the national semifinals for the fourth consecutive year that the event has been held.

The Yale women's team fell to Harvard 9-0 in the CSA Quarterfinals of the Howe Cup. They will compete in the consolation bracket for the remainder of the tournament.

Men's Results

• David Costales (HARV) def. Tad Carney (YALE) 3-1
• Denis Gilevskiy (HARV) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 3-0
• Neel Joshi (HARV) def. Lachlan Sutton (YALE) 3-1
• Jacob Lin (HARV) def. Maxwell Orr (YALE) 3-2
• Rohan Gondi (YALE) def. Conner Stoltz (HARV) 3-0
• Rishi Srivastava (YALE) def. Tate Harms (HARV) 3-2
• Max Forster (YALE) def. Segev Rome (HARV) 3-1
• Nikhil Ismail (YALE) def. Omar Azzam (HARV) 3-1
• Merritt Wurts (YALE) def. Marcus Lee (HARV) 3-0

Match Notes

• With the victory, Yale improved to 9-2 this season.
• The Bulldogs defeated Harvard for the second time this year.
• Gondi and Wurts prevailed in straight games.
• After dropping the first two sets, Srivastava stormed back to win the next three and clinch the victory. Srivastava remains unbeaten this season.

Women's Results

• Saran Nghiem (HARV) def. Heng Wai Wong (YALE) 3-0
• Caroline Fouts (HARV) def. Christy Lau (YALE) 3-1
• Luci Stefanoni (HARV) def. Spring Ma (YALE) 3-0
• Habeeba Eldefrawy (HARV) def. Meghna Sreedhar (YALE) 3-0
• Ocean Ma (HARV) def. Meha Shah (YALE) 3-0
• Molly Stoltz (HARV) def. Whitney Taylor (YALE) 3-1
• Amira Singh (HARV) def. Rashi Goverdhanam (YALE) 3-0
• Brecon Welch (HARV) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 3-0
• Emma Carney (HARV) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YALE) 3-1

Match Notes

• Yale dropped its second matchup to Harvard this season after falling to the Crimson at home on Jan. 19
• With the loss, Yale drops to 6-7 overall.
• The Bulldogs will compete in the consolation bracket of the Howe Cup.
• Lau, Taylor, and Westerfield each won a game during their respective matches.

Up Next
The men's team will play No. 2 Princeton in the CSA Semifinals on Saturday, March 8 at 3 p.m. The women's team will face off with the University of Virginia in the consolation bracket on Saturday at 11 a.m.