No. 9 Virginia Falls 8-1 Against No. 3 PrincetonNo. 9 Virginia Falls 8-1 Against No. 3 Princeton

No. 9 Virginia Falls 8-1 Against No. 3 Princeton

Four of the matches went to five games. Junior Max Velazquez logged a victory at position eight

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 Virginia men’s squash team (9-7) suffered an 8-1 defeat against No. 3 Princeton (9-2) on Saturday (Feb. 17) at the McArthur Squash Center in Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers had four matches go to five games, but could only convert one of those into a victory. Junior Max Velazquez picked up the lone win,  taking down Zain Ahmed 11-8, 1-11, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10 at position eight.

Sophomore JP Tew and freshmen Arhan Chandra and Dylan Moran all dropped their matches 3-2. Moran battled to a 12-10 score in his fifth game while Chandra was edged 11-9.

The Cavaliers close out the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 18) when they host No. 7 Cornell (8-6). The match begins at 11 a.m.

#3 Princeton 8, #9 Virginia 1

  1. Karim Elbarbary (PRI) def. Taha Dinana (VA) 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
  2. Hollis Robertson (PRI) def. JP Tew (VA) 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5
  3. Thomas Rosini (PRI) def. Myles McIntyre (VA) 13-11, 11-7, 11-4
  4. Ahmed Wael (PRI) def. Arhan Chandra (VA) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9
  5. Alastair Cho (PRI) def. Evan Hajek (VA) 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8
  6. Avi Agarwal (PRI) def. Petr Nohel (VA) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
  7. Alhassan Khalil (PRI) def. Dylan Moran (VA) 11-9, 3-11, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10
  8. Maxwell Velazquez (VA) def. Zain Ahmed (PRI) 11-8, 1-11, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10
  9. Gordon Lam (PRI) def. CJ Baldini (VA) 11-6, 11-9, 11-2
  10. Exh. Arin Mukherjee (PRI) def. Charles Braff (VA) 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5