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Men's Squash

Men's Squash Knocks Off Western Ontario 6-3 In Season Opener

MEDFORD, MA (November 15, 2024) -- The Tufts University men's squash squad showed its depth all the way through the lineup on Friday afternoon in its 2024-25 season opener against No. 14 Western Ontario, winning all but one of the matches at No. 3 down to earn a 6-3 victory inside Tufts Squash Center. 

The Jumbos (1-0) fell at No. 1 and No. 2 in highly competitive matches, but first-year Santiago Medina Carrillo rolled in his first match at Tufts with an 11-5, 11-9 and 11-9 victory at No. 3.

Senior Kerwin Teh also was a straight-game winner Friday, rolling at No. 4 11-7, 11-7 and 11-7 over Amin Kham. 

Jared Chin posted an 11-7, 11-8 and 11-8 win at No. 6 singles over William Znidarec, while sophomore Rutva Samant alos earned a 3-0 win after chalking up scores of 11-9, 11-9 and 11-6.

At No. 8, Shivin Kumar shook off a third game loss to post a strong 11-8, 11-3, 11-13 and 11-9 win over Ben Boulanger. First-year Ali Tarek also picked up his first career win for the Jumbos, tallying scores of 11-9, 10-12, 11-1 and 11-7 at No. 9. 

At No. 1, Aarav Gill fell to Dylan Deverill 11-7, 3-11, 6-11, 5-11 while Nachiket Desai dropped a five-game thriller to Daniel Deverill 9-11, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 8-11. Rohan Valia was also edged in No. 5 singles in five games 7-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2 and 7-11. 

The Jumbos will take on No. 4 Trinity College Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. inside Tufts Squash Center.

--JUMBOS--
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Players Mentioned

Jared Chin

Jared Chin

Junior
Nachiket Desai

Nachiket Desai

Sophomore
Aarav Gill

Aarav Gill

Sophomore
Shivin Kumar

Shivin Kumar

Junior
Rutva Samant

Rutva Samant

Sophomore
Kerwin Teh

Kerwin Teh

Senior
Rohan Valia

Rohan Valia

Junior
Santiago Medina Carrillo

Santiago Medina Carrillo

Freshman
Ali Tarek

Ali Tarek

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jared Chin

Jared Chin

Junior
Nachiket Desai

Nachiket Desai

Sophomore
Aarav Gill

Aarav Gill

Sophomore
Shivin Kumar

Shivin Kumar

Junior
Rutva Samant

Rutva Samant

Sophomore
Kerwin Teh

Kerwin Teh

Senior
Rohan Valia

Rohan Valia

Junior
Santiago Medina Carrillo

Santiago Medina Carrillo

Freshman
Ali Tarek

Ali Tarek

Freshman