POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Vassar College men's squash team opened its 2022-23 campaign on Saturday at Kenyon Squash Courts. The Brewers shouldered a pair of tough 5-4 losses to Fordham and Boston University.

The Brewers shouldered a tough loss to open the season, falling to Fordham to open Saturday's action. Junior captain Rithik Jalali earned the victory at one, besting Adham Nassar by an 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 margin. Two saw senior captain Sameer Mustafa shoulder a tough 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 8-11 loss to Nicholas Gilman.

From three, sophomore Patrick Looby fell by a 7-11, 6-11, 9-11 score to Henry Frawley, while from four, rookie Luke Chen gave Vassar a win with an 11-7, 11-2, 11-1 win over Justin George. From five, Vassar rookie Razaan Lalji posted a hard-fought 11-3, 3-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 win against Bennett Van Liew, while six saw sophomore Jarid Haslinger put up an 11-6, 12-10, 11-9 win against Jack Stanley.

The Rams went on a streak with the seven through nine spots, beginning with Sofia Arseniev, who posted an 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 win over VC rookie Kyle Benson at seven. From eight, senior Josh Finkelstein shouldered a 3-11, 1-11, 2-11 loss to Robert Cruikshank, while nine saw rookie Matthew O'Leary fall by a 5-11, 1-11, 2-11 margin to Nicolas Choo.

In the final match of the day against BU, the Terriers saw Arnav Bhatia post an 11-3, 11-4, 11-2 win over VC's O'Leary at nine. Two saw Mustafa rebound with an 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 win against Milan Tahliani, while from eight, Finkelstein shouldered a 5-11, 6-11, 7-11 loss to Matthew Liuzza.

At six, Haslinger had an 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 victory against Eddie Nakamura, while from three, Looby suffered a 5-11, 5-11, 8-11 loss to Stefano Viacava. Seven saw Benson shoulder a 9-11, 9-11, 8-11 loss to Jason Stein, while the Brewers saw Chen fall 8-11, 6-11, 3-11 to Jonathan Strong at four.

Five was a 14-12, 11-4, 11-7 win for Lalji over Sean Gregg, while the Brewers got their final victory from one as Jalali posted an 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 win against Pablo Rodriguez.

Vassar is back in action next Saturday at the Bard College Round Robin. The Brewers play the host Raptors at 9am, followed by action against University of Connecticut (11am) and Swarthmore (2pm).