Men’s Squash Drops Heartbreaker To Hobart At CSA Divisional Championship

Four Brewers victorious against Statesmen

Philadelphia, PA – The Vassar College Men's Squash team battled hard in a tight 5-4 loss to Hobart Saturday afternoon at the CSA Divisional Championship. First Year Aqeel Merchant (Arlington, MA) continued a strong event with this third victory in as many matches.

Saturday's loss drops Vassar to 5-16 on the season.

For The Brewers

Merchant moved to 3-0 at the championship with a hard fought 3-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 victory for the Brewers at four.
Senior Razaan Lalji (West Vancouver, BC) posted an impressive 11-7, 11-5, 12-10 sweep at the sixth slot for Vassar.
At seven, First Year Julian Cardenas-Moncada (New York, NY) battled to a 11-13, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2 victory for Vassar.
Joseph Donato (Staten Island, NY) earned a straight-set 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 triumph for the Brewers at the ninth position.
With the match tied 4-4, senior Kyle Benson (Bronx, NY) went the distance before being edged 6-11, 11-5, 2-11, 11-8, 8-11 in a hard fought decision at three.
Konstantinos Georgallides (Limassol, Cyprus) also went the distance and battled back from 2-0 down before being outlasted 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 7-11 at the top flight.
Alexander Thorn (Rye Brook, NY) also battled in a five-frame heartbreaker, dropping a 12-14, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 2-11 decision at eight.

What's Next

Vassar plays its final match of the championship Sunday morning against Fordham.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Benson: Senior

Joseph Donato: Junior

Konstantinos Georgallides: Junior

Razaan Lalji: Senior

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

Julian Cardenas-Moncada
: First Year

Aqeel Merchant
: First Year

Alexander Thorn
: First Year