Members of the Harvard men’s and women’s squash teams both made solid showings last weekend at the Intercollegiate Squash Championships hosted by Princeton. Harvard sent five men and six women to the individual tournament, which is the final competition of the year.

Men

The most impressive showings for the men came from freshman Mike Blumberg and sophomore James Bullock.

Blumberg, who entered the tournament with the only undefeated personal record for the Crimson, won the consolation bracket over Yale No. 1 Anshul Manchanda, 9-4, 9-2, 7-9, 9-7. Manchanda had lost to No. 3 Will Evans, who was the eventual tournament runner-up.

“I wasn’t expecting to be undefeated, especially considering the people in the intercollegiates,” Blumberg said. “It wasn’t something that was pressuring me.”

Blumberg lost to No. 1 Bernardo Samper, the tournament champion, in the main draw in the round of 16, 9-1, 9-3, 9-5. Having to face Samper so early in the bracket was unlucky for the freshman, who solidified his importance to the team when he managed Harvard’s only two wins against No. 1 Trinity over the course of the season.

“[Samper] showed how strong he was,” Blumberg said. “The first two games he was playing very solidly and it took a while for me to get going. The third game was a lot closer, but it’ll take a lot to be able to beat him.”

Bullock, seeded fourth in the tournament, advanced the furthest in the main draw for the Harvard men, losing in the quarterfinals to defending national champion and No. 5 seed David Yik of Princeton in four games, 5-9, 9-0, 10-8, 9-0.

“He came out really strong and also he had home court advantage, knowing the court much better than I,” Bullock said. “He was just the better player on that given day.”

Losing to Yik was particularly frustrating for Bullock, who had defeated the Princeton No. 2 earlier in the season.

“While I am a bit disappointed because I think I could have gotten further in the tournament, it’s been a good season, so I have to satisfied with that,” Bullock said.

Both Blumberg and Bullock should be among the top ten players in the nation after the final rankings are set.

Yik proved to be a insurmountable obstacle for the Crimson all tournament, as he also defeated sophomore Ziggy Whitman 9-5, 9-4, 10-8 in the first round.

Harvard co-captain David Barry lost in the first round to Evans 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 to close out his collegiate career.

The final Crimson entry, junior Dylan Patterson, lost in the first round to Princeton No. 3 Peter Kelly in a five-game battle, 7-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-1, 9-3.