Men’s Squash Edges Hobart In Liberty League Championship Finale

Brewers win two of three matches at championship

Canton, NY – The Vassar College Men's Squash team scored its second win of the 2026 Liberty League Championship with a tight 5-4 victory over Hobart Sunday afternoon. The victory gives Vassar two wins at the league championship for the second straight season.

Sunday's win improves Vassar's overall record to 5-13 on the season and gives it three victories in its last four meetings with the Statesmen.

For The Brewers

Vassar scored wins on Sunday at the fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth positions.
Aqeel Merchant (Arlington, MA) continued a steady rookie campaign for the Brewers with an 11-3, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 victory against Hobart.
At six, senior Razaan Lalji (West Vancouver, BC) scored an 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 sweep for the Brewers.
First Year Julian Cardenas-Moncada (New York, NY) scored a sweep at seven on Sunday, topping his opponent by scores of 11-7, 11-9, 11-4.
Fellow First Year Alexander Thorn (Rye Brook, NY) outlasted his opponent at eight, battling to a 10-12, 13-11, 11-5, 4-11, 16-14 triumph.
Joseph Donato (Staten Island, NY) posted an impressive 11-6, 11-8, 11-1 win at the ninth slot for the Brewers.
Gabriel Lugo (East Hartford, CT) suffered a tight 11-8, 6-11, 1-11, 11-9, 7-11 defeat at the fifth position.
Senoir Kyle Benson (Bronx, NY) battled in a four-set defeat, dropping a tough 5-11, 11-4, 11-13, 6-11 decision.
At two, Konstantinos Georgallides (Limassol, Cyprus) went four frames in a tight 5-11, 9-11, 11-4, 9-11 defeat.
Sophomore Matthew Okulski (Portland, ME) competed hard for the Brewers at the top of the ladder, falling 7-11, 11-8, 6-11, 4-11 decision.

What's Next

Next up for the Brewers is their Senior Day match against Dickinson on February 22.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Benson: Senior

Joseph Donato: Junior

Konstantinos Georgallides: Junior

Razaan Lalji: Senior

Gabriel Lugo: Junior

Matthew Okulski: Sophomore

Julian Cardenas-Moncada: First Year

Aqeel Merchant: First Year

Alexander Thorn: First Year

Players Mentioned

Kyle Benson
: Senior

Joseph Donato
: Junior

Konstantinos Georgallides
: Junior

Razaan Lalji
: Senior

Gabriel Lugo
: Junior

Matthew Okulski
: Sophomore

Julian Cardenas-Moncada
: First Year

Aqeel Merchant
: First Year

Alexander Thorn
: First Year