HANOVER, NH (January 14, 2024) The No. 12 Tufts University men's Squash team got wins from
Youssef Ezzo,
Emerson Wang and
Jared Chin but it wasn't enough for the Jumbos as they would be bested 6-3 by the No. 10 Dartmouth College mens squash team in Hanover N.H. at the Berry Squash Courts on Dartmouth's campus, ending Tufts five-game win streak.
Tufts (7-3) battled hard throughout all their matches, Sophomore Chin stayed hot winning his match in five games against Ned Gildea 10-12, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4, capturing his team leading eighth win on the season. Junior Ezzo was also impressive capturing the Jumbos first win on the day besting David Rubin in four games 11-5, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9 recording his seventh win on the season. Freshman Wang defeated Rana Thakkar going the full distance of five games 11-8, 6-11, 2-11, 11-9, 13-11. Wang posted his sixth win on the season.
At the No.1 spot the Jumbos
Kerwin Teh was bested by William Aube 11-6, 11-7, 11-5. Senior
Harry Charlton had some great shots at the No. 2 spot but ended up dropping 11-1, 11-6, 11-8. At the No. 3 Grad Student
Sanjeev Jeyabalan was defeated by Ekam Singh 11-4, 11-6, 11-6.
At the No. 5 spot Freshman
Nachiket Desai took Quintin Campbell took the third set but was bested 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 11-6. Stanford captured a win at No. 7 and No. 8 securing their win.
The Tufts mens squash team will be back on home court at the Tufts Squash Center Tuesday January 23 at 5pm to take on MIT.
#10 Dartmouth College 6, #12 Tufts University 3
1/14/2024 at Hanover, NH (Berry Squash Courts)
Singles Competition
| 1. William Aube (DART) def. Kerwin Teh (TUFTS) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 2. Christian Shah (DART) def. Harry Charlton (TUFTS) 11-1, 11-6, 11-8 |
| 3. Ekam Singh (DART) def. Sanjeev Jeyabalan (TUFTS) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 4. Youssef Ezzo (TUFTS) def. David Rubin (DART) 11-5, 3-11, 11-9, 11-9 |
| 5. Quintin Campbell (DART) def. Nachiket Desai (TUFTS) 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 11-6 |
| 6. Jared Chin (TUFTS) def. Ned Gildea (DART) 10-12, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 7. Felix Feldman (DART) def. Rohan Valia (TUFTS) 12-10, 16-14, 11-2 |
| 8. Callan Venkatesan (DART) def. Rutva Samant (TUFTS) 11-3, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8 |
| 9. Emerson Wang (TUFTS) def. Rana Thakkar (DART) 11-8, 6-11, 2-11, 11-9, 13-11 |
Match Notes
| Tufts University 7-3; National ranking #12 |
| Dartmouth College 4-2; National ranking #10 |
