MEDFORD, MA (December 9, 2023) -- The Tufts University men's squash team posted its first back-to-back win streak of the season on Saturday, as the Jumbos dominated play at the bottom of the ladder to best No. 18 Amherst College 7-2 in front of a nice crowd inside Tufts Squash Center.
It was Alumni Day for the Jumbos (4-2), and they came out of the gates firing as Tufts took the opening three matches of the day thanks to wins by captain
Kerwin Teh,
Jared Chin and
Rutva Samant. Teh was in and out as he was clinical in his 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 win over Kedar Nagaraj, while Chin had to work harder in a three-game victory over Neal Malani at No. 5 15-13, 11-5 and 11-6 to earn his team-leading fourth win of the year. Samant was also a winner at the No. 8 spot, as he posted an 11-3, 11-3, 11-3 win over Yeshwin Sankuratri.
Emerson Wang would also earn a quick win at the No. 9 position, as the first-year upped his season mark to 3-2 with an 11-4, 11-9 and 11-8 victory over Jesse Brew. The clinching point came at the No. 6 spot, as first-year
Nachiket Desai rolled to a three-game victory with a score of 11-3, 11-7 and 11-7.
Tufts also earned victories at No. 4 and No. 7, as
Rohan Valia needed four games to knock off Matthew Granovsky at the seventh position, earning the win with scores of 11-5, 13-15, 11-7 and 11-5. Junior
Youssef Ezzo also improved to 3-1 on the campaign with a three-game blanking of Abhi Gupta 11-5, 12-10 and 11-3.
The Jumbos only two losses were both in five games on Saturday, as
Harry Charlton was topped 4-11, 3-11, 11-5, 12-10 and 11-7 at the top spot by Adam Lichtmacher while
Sanjeev Jeyabalan fell to Joseph Toth 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 3-11, 14-12 in a thrilling match.
It will be exactly one month before the Jumbos are back in action again, heading to Waterville, Maine to battle Colby on January 9, 2024 at 1 p.m. in more New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play.
#12 Tufts University 7, #18 Amherst College 2
12/9/2023 at Medford, MA (Tufts Squash Center)
Singles competition
1. Adam Lichtmacher (AMHERST) def.
Harry Charlton (TUFTS) 4-11, 3-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7
2.
Kerwin Teh (TUFTS) def. Kedar Nagaraj (AMHERST) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
3. Joseph Toth (AMHERST) def.
Sanjeev Jeyabalan (TUFTS) 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 3-11, 14-12
4.
Youssef Ezzo (TUFTS) def. Abhi Gupta (AMHERST) 11-5, 12-10, 11-3
5.
Jared Chin (TUFTS) def. Neal Malani (AMHERST) 15-13, 11-5, 11-6
6.
Nachiket Desai (TUFTS) def. Grady Herbert (AMHERST) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7
7.
Rohan Valia (TUFTS) def. Matthew Granovsky (AMHERST) 11-5, 13-15, 11-7, 11-5
8.
Rutva Samant (TUFTS) def. Yeshwin Sankuratri (AMHERST) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
9.
Emerson Wang (TUFTS) def. Jesse Brew (AMHERST) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8
Match Notes
Amherst College 2-2; National ranking #18
Tufts University 3-2; National ranking #12
T-2:30 A-150
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