POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 19, 2015) – The Vassar College men's squash team finishes its team action this weekend at the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships Friday through Sunday, taking part in the H Division where the Brewers will be the top seed. Vassar will be in a pool with the University of Notre Dame and Ithaca College, while the other pool in the H Division will feature Bard College, the University of Oregon and Vanderbilt University.

Game Details
Date: February 20-22, 2015
Tournament: College Squash Association Team Championships
Links: (College Squash Association Home Page)
Sites: Hartford, CT – Trinity College, Wesleyan University, Loomis Chaffee School, Choate Rosemary Hall
Facilities: Trinity – Kellner Squash Center; Wesleyan – Rosenbaum Squash Center; LSC – Kohn Squash Pavilion; CSH – Worthington Johnson Athletic Center
Times: 8 p.m. Friday, 7:20 p.m. Saturday, TBA Sunday
Teams Competing: Pool 1 – Vassar (57), Ithaca (61), Notre Dame (60); Pool 2 – Bard (58), Vanderbilt (59), Oregon (63)
Live Coverage: (Live Results)
 
What To Watch For
The Brewers come into the weekend as the favorites within the H Division draw, posting the highest CSA ranking among the six teams competing in the bracket. Vassar College has a chance to take on the Raptors of Bard College for the fourth time this season if the chalk wins out, and cold face Bard in the title match Sunday at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity. The last two matches with the Raptors have been thrillers, as Vassar fell to Bard for the first time ever at the Hudson Valley Team Tournament. VC responded a week later with a 6-3 win of its own to earn the season series.
 
Big Vin
Sophomore Vincent Mencotti (Birmingham, MI/Brother Rice) has a team-leading nine wins this season, earning a 7-5 record at the No. 1 spot this year.

Five Spot
Senior David Garfinkel (Larchmont, NY/Mamaroneck) has settled in nicely at the No. 5 position for the Brewers, going 3-0 at the spot recently since moving down from the No. 3 spot in the lineup.

Welcome Back
Junior Ben Kurchin (Rochester, NY/Harley School) has posted a 3-1 record since his return from his first semester abroad, while chalking up an unblemished 3-0 mark at No. 6 over the last month.

Up and Down
Coming into the championships, the team has had a lot of jostling amongst the ladder, as six players have played in three or more positions this season.

Leader of the Pack
Head coach Jane Parker is in her 15^th season as the head mentor of the Brewers, as VC got as high as No. 40 in the CSA rankings in 2011-12.

Up Next
Mencotti will likely get an invitation to the CSA Individual Championships, held next weekend in Princeton, New Jersey from February 27-March 1.