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Vassar Men's Squash Match Notes - Dickinson, Haverford

HAVERFORD, PA (November 14, 2015) - The Vassar College men's squash team will take on the Dickinson Red Devils (2-2) and the Fords of Haverford College (3-1) on Haverford's home turf in Pennsylvania. The Brewers are coming off a tough 9-0 loss to New York University at home last week, and are looking to boost their record.

Match Details
Opponent: vs. No. 30 Dickinson College (2-2)
Links: (Dickinson College Men's Squash Homepage)  (Roster) (Schedule)
Site: Haverford, PA
Date: November 14, 2015
Time: 1:00 p.m.

Opponent: vs. No. 29 Haverford College (3-1)
Links: (Haverford Men's Squash Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Haverford, PA
Date: November 14, 205
Time: 3:30 p.m.

What to Look For
The men's squash squad is shaping up to be quite the scrappy bunch this season. The men fought tooth and nail on November 7 against the Violets of NYU on their home court in Kenyon Hall, posting some exciting performances despite not picking up a single match. The 9-0 loss saw a tough match from Vincent Mencotti, taking the game to four sets for his first of the season. Ben Kurchin also took his match to four games and battled through to the end only losing by a two-point margin.

A Look at the Red Devils (2-2)
Saw a strong start to their season; opening up with a 2-0 record after some solid wins against University Richmond 8-1 and swept Washington University 9-0.
The next day, the Devils evened their record out with two straight losses, against University of Virginia and George Washington University; by the same scores they won their first two matches - 8-1 and 9-0 respectively.

Against Dickinson All-Time
This match will mark the firs time the Brewers and Devils have gone toe-to-toe in ten years.

A Look At The Fords (3-1)
This season, Haverford has returned all nine of their experienced men's players from last year's squad. In 2014-15, the team went to the Chaffee Cup Championships where they posted 11 victories - marking their best season since 2006-7.

Haverford senior, Jonathan Nguyen, was recently named the Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week on November 11, the second Haverford player to do so in program history.

Against Haverford All-Time
Over the past ten years, the Brewers and the Fords have been matched up 13 total times. The Brewers have come away with a win only three times - 7-2 in 2011-12, 5-4 in 2009-10, and 7-2 in 2005-6.

Weekly Winnings
Senior Ben Kurchin was named to the Liberty League Team of the Week for men's squash on November 2. Junior Vincent Mencotti was named Liberty Player of the Week on October 26.

Fighting for Fours
No. 1 player Vincent Mencotti along with some of his teammates took their tough NYU opponents to four-set matches in their last match, fighting hard and showing a lot of heart. Joining him in his scrappiness were senior Ben Kurchin, senior captain Juan Fernandez, and senior Michael Iselin.

Up Next
The Brewers will face Connecticut College next, playing the Camels on the road on December 5th at 2:30 p.m.in New London, CT.

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Players Mentioned

Juan Fernandez

Juan Fernandez

5' 9"
Senior
Michael Iselin

Michael Iselin

5' 10"
Senior
Ben Kurchin

Ben Kurchin

6' 0"
Senior
Vincent Mencotti

Vincent Mencotti

6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Juan Fernandez

Juan Fernandez

5' 9"
Senior
Michael Iselin

Michael Iselin

5' 10"
Senior
Ben Kurchin

Ben Kurchin

6' 0"
Senior
Vincent Mencotti

Vincent Mencotti

6' 2"
Junior