ANNAPOLIS, Md. (November 15, 2021) – This week the No. 32 Denison University men's varsity squash team traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, to compete in the annual Navy Round Robin Tournament. It was a great weekend as the Big Red men's squash team won their first two varsity matches in program history against Boston University and No. 31 Fordham University, recording respective 9-0 and 8-1 victories over their opponents.
This weekend was important as it showcased the team's progression from the club level to the varsity level.
"The last time the Denison men's team faced Fordham back in 2019, we lost a very close match," spoke team captain
Mark Taylor. "However, to come back after a year of not competing and to win 8-1 shows how much this team has grown. I'm extremely proud with how we played, and I look forward to seeing this program progress throughout the year."
No. 1 seed
Abdallah Bekhiet won both of his matches on Saturday in 3-0 fashion while
Huma Bekhiet did the same at the three seed and
Joao Victor Barbosa Gomes did so in the five hole.
Lucas Piller (2 seed),
Mario Reifschneider (4 seed) and
Rayan Dar (6 seed) also all won twice on Saturday.
The Big Red will be back in action in December when they host the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University on Saturday, December 4, followed by Ohio State University on Sunday, December 5.
Denison 9, Boston 0
1S:
Abdallah Bekhiet def. Milan Tahliani 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-2)
2S:
Lucas Piller def. Pablo Rodriguez 3-2 (11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 9-11, 13-11)
3S:
Huma Bekhiet def. Stefano Viacava 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5)
4S:
Mario Reifschneider def. Martin Brnak 3-1 (11-3, 11-5, 7-11, 15-13)
5S:
Joao Victor Barbosa Gomes def. Spencer Choice 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-5)
6S:
Rayan Dar def. Jason Gao 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9)
7S:
Michael Chin-Lee def. Shanmugesh Raja 3-2 (11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9)
8S:
Mark Taylor def. Default (DF)
9S:
James Maher def. Default (DF)
Denison 8, Fordham 1:
1S:
Abdallah Bekhiet def. Henry Frawley 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-8)
2S:
Lucas Piller def. Jake Bennett 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-3)
3S:
Huma Bekhiet def. Winthrop Reed 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-1)
4S:
Mario Reifschneider def. Justin George 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-4)
5S:
Joao Victor Barbosa Gomes def. Nicholas Choo 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5)
6S:
Rayan Dar def. Dylan Panichello 3-1 (11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6)
7S: Caleb Schumacher def.
Michael Chin-Lee 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7)
8S:
Mark Taylor def. Aarvav Jhunjhunwala 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-5)
9S:
James Maher def. Default (DF)
Denison 0, Navy 9:
1S: Millen Randell def.
Abdallah Bekhiet 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-5)
2S: Ryan York de.
Lucas Piller 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-6)
3S: Matthew Wang def.
Huma Bekhiet 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-5)
4S: Ben Korn def.
Mario Reifschneider 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-2)
5S: Lucas Spiro def.
Joao Victor Barbosa Gomes 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-3)
6S: Gus Prager def.
Rayan Dar 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-3)
7S: Thomas Rankin def.
Michael Chin-Lee 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-0)
8S: Benjamin Balser def.
Mark Taylor3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-3)
9S: William Hyer def.
James Maher 3-0 (11-1, 1-1, 11-2)
