ANNAPOLIS, Md. (November 11, 2023) – The No. 29 Denison University men's squash team opened the Navy Round Robin with a 9-0 win over Georgetown University on Saturday morning. Then in its second match against the hosts and No. 25-ranked Navy later on in the afternoon, the host Midshipmen were simply too fit and handed the Big Red a 7-2 defeat.

Against the Hoyas, Denison won 3-0 in each of the top three seeds while Lucas Piller pulled off a 3-2 (8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2) comeback win at the No. 5 seed.

Charlie Fenwick also pulled out a five-set win (7-11, 11-8, 13-15, 11-3, 11-4) at the No. 4 seed while at the No. 7 seed, Ross Falcon, only lost eight points across all three sets.

In addition to being the first win of the season for Denison, it was the first collegiate wins for Fenwick, Chase Lenfest (No. 6 seed) and Jack Jones (No. 8 seed).

Against Navy, Juan Felipe Hernandez improved to 3-0 on the season with a 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 14-12) victory over Matthew Wang at the No. 1 seed. It was the second win in a row over the last two seasons for Hernandez against Wang.

Rayan Dar also won 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-9) at the No. 9 seed. Both Piller and Falcon won their third set at the No. 5 and No. 7 seeds, respectively.

The Big Red will wrap up the Navy Round Robin against No. 32 Fordham University at 9 a.m. on Sunday, November 12.
 
Denison 9, Georgetown 0:
1S: Juan Felipe Hernandez def. Dietrich Jacobs 3-0 (11-1, 11-7, 11-6)
2S: Tarun Mammen def. Ronin Kaplan 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-5)
3S: Huma Bekhiet def. William Burke 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-8)
4S: Charlie Fenwick def. Heath Otenasek 3-2 (7-11, 11-8, 13-15, 11-3, 11-4)
5S: Lucas Piller def. William Cunnion 3-2 (8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-2)
6S: Chase Lenfest def. John Zhang 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
7S: Ross Falcon def. Deep Ghosh 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-2)
8S: Jack Jones def. Brian Li 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-3)
9S: Rayan Dar def. Default (DF)
 
Denison 2, Navy 7:
1S: Juan Felipe Hernandez def. Matthew Wang 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 14-12)
2S: Henry Sparkman def. Tarun Mammen 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-7)
3S: Lucas Spiro def. Huma Bekhiet 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-8)
4S: Matthew Kang def. Charlie Fenwick 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-2)
5S: Alexander Orr def. Lucas Piller 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-2)
6S: Tighe Mullarkey def. Chase Lenfest 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-7)
7S: Sean Wu def. Ross Falcon 3-1 (11-5, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4)
8S: Ramsay Killinger def. Jack Jones def. 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-7)
9S: Rayan Dar def. Holden Woodward 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-9)