The Harvard men’s squash team (9-6, 3-3 Ivy) earned a No. 5 national ranking this weekend at the CSA National Team Championship, as 12-time defending champion Trinity (20-0, 1-0 NESCAC) reclaimed its title and extended its winning streak to 244 matches.

“We came into this tournament trying to get a top-four finish,” sophomore Alexander Ma said. “We had a tough loss to Princeton on Friday. We managed to rally back and beat Dartmouth on Saturday, and we really got our revenge [yesterday], because we lost to Cornell earlier in the season.”

HARVARD 5, CORNELL 4

Though not fighting for a national title, the Crimson had a strong showing against No. 5 Cornell in the consolation round finals of the Potter Cup division yesterday.

“The match [yesterday] was gratifying on a couple of different levels,” Way said. “When we played [Cornell] in the middle of our season, we had what was probably our worst performance at Cornell. I reminded [the team] of that, and they had to redeem themselves today.”

This weekend, the Crimson claimed retribution for the early defeat, edging the Big Red (10-5, 4-2 Ivy) by a slim margin of 5-4.

After going down 3-0 in the first cycle, Harvard was able to secure its first win at the No. 5 spot, with sophomore Zeke Scherl claiming a victory for the Crimson. Freshman Brandon McLaughlin swept his opponent to earn another win for Harvard at the No. 4 spot.

Captain Reed Endresen came back from being two games down to defeat his opponent in a five-game thriller in front of a large crowd.

“The kid has been through it...[Endresen] goes 0-2 down, he’s been sick, he has a black eye, and he’s the captain,” Way said. “The Oscars are tonight. It’s almost like the script of some bloody movie. Then, he pulls it out, and I could not be prouder of him.”

Ma also earned a key win for the Crimson. After battling the first four games to a stalemate and falling behind in the final set, the sophomore went on to win six straight points to take the No. 8 match, 11-9.

“My opponent played really well the first two games,” Ma said. “In the fifth game, I was down, 9-5. I really had to focus and claw my way back, one point at a time.”

Freshman Tommy Mullaney sealed the deal with a dominant 3-1 victory at the No. 7 spot, as the Crimson claimed fifth place in the nation for the second straight year.

HARVARD 8, DARTMOUTH 1

In its penultimate match of the weekend, Harvard defeated the No. 7 Big Green (11-6, 2-4) with a dominant showing.

“We were expected to win yesterday, but it’s never easy,” Way said. “We had to work hard for that one.”