The 18th-ranked Middlebury men's squash team traveled to Massachusetts, robbing #6 Harvard of a shutout in a 7-2 loss on Wednesday. The Panthers became the third NESCAC team to tally two or more points against the Crimson this season.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Harvard secured triumphs with sweeps at #7, #3 and #4 for an early 3-0 advantage.
• The hosts followed with a trio of more shutouts from the first, sixth, and second spots to clinch the match.
• Aditya Kothari picked up the first Panther victory. The rookie went back and forth at #8 with Erik Wang, as the two split the first four games. Kothari dug deep, claiming the final game by an 11-5 score in a match that lasted 55 minutes.
• The final battle of the contest went to Ronin Kaplan, who earned a 3-0 sweep (11-7, 11-6, 11-3) at #9 over Zach Baskir.

NOTES

• Kothari tallied his 12th victory and has won three out of his last five.
• Middlebury and Harvard squared off for the second time.

The Panthers jump into postseason play, heading to Trinity for the NESCAC Championship this weekend. Middlebury, who earned the fourth seed, plays fifth-seeded/#18 Colby on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.