GRANVILLE, Ohio (February 4, 2024) – The No. 27 Denison University men's squash team finished its regular season by going a perfect 4-0 with four 9-0 sweeps in the inaugural Big Red Invitational this weekend. Denison swept Indiana University twice on Friday, defeated the University of Michigan on Saturday, and then wrapped up the weekend with a win over Carnegie Mellon University on Sunday.

Denison won 35 of its 36 individual matches on the weekend by a score of 3-0. Leading the way with perfect 4-0 individual records were Jackson Bragman, Jack Jones, Gus Nelson and Lucas Piller. Piller was 3-0 at the No. 3 seed and earned a win at the No. 2 seed in the second match against Indiana while Bragman was 3-0 at the No. 5 seed.

In addition, Juan Felipe Hernandez and Suryansh Agrawal went 3-0 at the No. 1 and No. 9 seeds, respectively, while Charlie Fenwick was 2-0 at the No. 2 seed and Tarun Mammen was 2-0 between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. Fenwick's win at the No. 2 seed over CMU was a 3-2 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7) decision.

Friday marked the first two matches between Denison and Indiana since the Big Red transitioned to varsity status. The match against Michigan was Denison's first against the Wolverines after falling 5-4 during the first full varsity season for the Big Red back in 2021-22. On that day, Denison won at each of the top-four seeds but came up short in the bottom-five positions. Lastly, the win over Carnegie Mellon represented a two-point improvement from last season when the Big Red hosted and defeated the Tartans by a score of 7-2 and swept all seven seeds that were in action.

Denison concludes its 2023-24 regular season with a record of 9-6, which is good for the most wins in a single season in the first three full years of the program's existence.

With the postseason up next, the Big Red will prep for the start of the Liberty League Championship, scheduled for February 9-11 at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. This year, the Liberty League features seven teams, including Denison, Bard, Haverford, Hobart, Rochester, St. Lawrence, and Vassar.
 
Denison 9, Indiana 0:
1S: Tarun Mammen def. Abhishek Murli 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 11-3)
2S: Charlie Fenwick def. Fredrich Yuan 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-7)
3S: Lucas Piller def. Shiv Kapur 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-5)
4S: Ross Falcon def. Ansh Mehta 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-1)
5S: Jackson Bragman def. Hans Machus 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-5)
6S: Jack Jones def. Saharsh Pasari 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-2)
7S: Gus Nelson def. Aryan Mittal 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-2)
8S: Owen Mullaly def. Akshat Saraogi 3-0 (11-1, 11-6, 11-6)
9S: Suryansh Agrawal def. Daniel Segal 3-0 (11-0, 11-6, 11-2)
 
Denison 9, Indiana 0:
1S: Juan Felipe Hernandez def. Abhishek Murli 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-6)
2S: Lucas Piller def. Fredrich Yuan 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-6)
3S: Ross Falcon def. Shiv Kapur 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-2)
4S: Chase Lenfest def. Ansh Mehta 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-2)
5S: Jackson Bragman def. Hans Machus 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 11-2)
6S: Rayan Dar def. Saharsh Pasari 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-2)
7S: Jack Jones def. Aryan Mittal 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-4)
8S: Gus Nelson def. Daniel Segal 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-2)
9S: Suryansh Agrawal def. Akshat Saraogi 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-4)
 
Denison 9, Michigan 0:
1S: Juan Felipe Hernandez def. Anourag Shah 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-2)
2S: Tarun Mammen def. Gaurav Shekhawat 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-1)
3S: Lucas Piller def. Jesse Scherl 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8)
4S: Ross Falcon def. Tej Patel 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-7)
5S: Chase Lenfest def. Erik Barker 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-1)
6S: Jackson Bragman def. Iman Dashti 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-3)
7S: Rayan Dar def. Swapan Gudaru 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-4)
8S: Jack Jones def. Rahul Khullar 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-5)
9S: Gus Nelson def. Natasha Shapiro 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-6)
 
Denison 9, Carnegie Mellon 0:
1S: Juan Felipe Hernandez def. Nathan James 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-4)
2S: Charlie Fenwick def. Saraj Dhillon 3-2 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7)
3S: Lucas Piller def. Andrew Gray 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-9)
4S: Chase Lenfest def. Pranav Srinivas 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-6)
5S: Jackson Bragman def. Roy Huang 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-8)
6S: Rayan Dar def. Maxwell Chandar-Kouba 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-3)
7S: Jack Jones def. Adrian Yao 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-2)
8S: Gus Nelson def. Avishi Sahoo 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-8)
9S: Suryansh Agrawal def. Iremsu Bas 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-4)