POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 14, 2017) — The Vassar College men's squash team (5-12) will finish out its season in the College Squash Association Championships in Cambridge Massachusetts. Vassar will start off the weekend facing Duke University on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Brewers will then go on to compete in either the champions side or the consolation side of the F Division based on the outcome of this match. The full outline of possible games for the Brewers can be found below.

2017 Serues Cup (F Division)

Friday, February 17, 2017

• 7:00 p.m.
  • (1) Northeastern University vs. Lehigh University @MIT (Courts 1-3)
  • (2) Johns Hopkins University vs. Fordham University @MIT (Courts 4-5)
• 7:30 p.m.
  • (3) Vassar College vs. Duke University @Harvard (Courts 9-13)
  • (4) Boston University vs. University of Richmond @Harvard (Courts 6-8)

Saturday, February 18, 2017
Champions Bracket

• 6:00 p.m.
  • (5) Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner @Harvard (Courts 7-9)
  • (6) Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner @Harvard (Courts 11-13)

Consolation Bracket

• 6:00 p.m.
  • (7) Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser @MIT (Courts 4-6)
  • (8) Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser @MIT (Courts 1-3)

 
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Champions Bracket

• 11:15 a.m.
  • (9) Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner @Harvard (Courts 11-13)
• 11:00 a.m.
  • (10) Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser @Brooks (Courts 4-6)

Consolation Bracket

• 2:30 p.m.
  • (11) Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner @MIT (Courts 1-3)
  • (12) Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Loser @MIT (Courts 4-6)

 
Last Time Out: The Brewers fell to St. Lawrence University and Hobart College in the second day of the Liberty League Championship on Sunday.
A Look At The Brewers (5-12):

• The Brewers last win came against the University of Vermont on Jan. 28, 9-0.
• The captains for the Brewer squad are Vincent Mencotti, Samuel Hammer, and Richard Bryenton.
• Hammer, Mencotti, Lucas Fifer and Richard Bryenton are all seniors playing in their final weekend of Vassar squash.
• The Brewers have improved on their 2015-2016 campaign, winning three more matches this season already.
• Mencotti earned a spot on the Liberty League Honor Roll on Jan. 30 for his performances in the Hudson Valley Team Tournament.
• Mencotti is 11-5 overall on the season, while Viraj Nadkarni is 6-9.
• Vassar has played well at home this season, as three of their five wins came in Poughkeepsie.

 
A Look at The Blue Devils of Duke (7-2):

• The Blue Devils started their season winning seven in a row against colleges and universities such as Vanderbilt, Fordham, and Swarthmore.
• Duke has fallen in its last two matches against Boston College and the University of Virginia.
• The team's number one, Aaron Jung, has a 6-1 record on the season.
• Alexander Newhouse has a 6-1 record in the two spot, and Philippe Heitzmann has a 4-2 mark in the three spot.

 
A Look at Boston University (7-8):

• Boston University has won six matches in a row coming into the weekend.
• These wins have come against Ithaca College, Colgate University, Swarthmore College, Bryant University, Northeastern University and Vassar College.
• BU's win over Vassar came on Jan. 28 in a 7-2 finish.
• Prior to this win streak, Boston University lost five in a row through the month of December and the beginning of January.
• Boston's number one, Marwan Sallam, has a 9-1 record on the year.
• The team's number two, Parker Tonissi, is 3-7, while the number three, Joel Lavoie, is 5-5.

 
A Look at the University of Richmond (3-5):

• Richmond recently fell to the University of Virginia 1-8, but defeated the University of North Carolina 7-0 in the match prior.
• Richmond's top players included Jonathan Willmot, Morgan Simmonds, and George Sternlicht.
• The team's other two victories came against William and Mary (9-0) and Johns Hopkins (7-2).