Annapolis, Md.- Notching its first victory of the season the Denison men's squash team defeated Division I Fordham 8-1. Just after a definitive victory over the Rams, the Big Red fell to Navy 9-0 to close out its Saturday competition. The Big Red move to 1-3 for the season, while the Rams drop to 1-2, and Navy remains undefeated with three wins. 

 

Match notes- Denison vs Fordham

Denison University (CSA ranking No. 30) 1-2

Fordham University (CSA ranking No. 31) 1-2

 

En route to their 8-1 finish, Ross Falcon, Jackson Bragman, and Owen Mullaly battled for their 3-1 victories. In the fourth position, Falcon dropped his first game, but came surging back in the final three for a Big Red victory. Bragman would hold a 2-0 lead over his opponent in the five-position, but would fall in the third game 11-8. Looking to secure his first win of the season, Bragman battled for just over 50 minutes to beat his opponent 14-12 for a 3-1 win. Finally, Mullaly also found himself in a 1-0 hole, after dropping game one 11-9. Much like Falcon, he dominated in the final three games, holding his opponent to just 11 points total.

 

Denison 8, Fordham 1

1. Juan Felipe Hernandez (DEN) def. Nicholas Gilman (FUM), 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-0)

2. Charlie Fenwick IV (DEN) def. Jack Stanley (FUM), 3-0(11-4, 11-5, 11-5)

3. Alex DeLuca (DEN) def. Adam Sakr (FUM), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7)

4. Ross Falcon (DEN) def. Tyler Christnesen (FUM), 3-1 (11-13, 11-6, 11-5, 11-8)

5. Jackson Bragman (DEN) def. John Andrew Fones (FUM), 3-1 (11-7, 16-14, 8-11, 14-12)

6. Aimaan Zakaria (DEN) def. Frederick Schreiber-Wacnik (FUM), 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-6)

7. Nathan Martinez (FUM) def. Rayyan Arif (DEN), 3-2 (4-1, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11)

8. Owen Mullaly (DEN) def. Charles Friedman (FUM), 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3)

9. Wylly Molten IV (DEN) def. Joe Walsh (FUM), 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-6)

10. (Exhibition) Gus Nelson (DEN) def. Anthony Mamdouh Zareh, 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-2)

 

Match Notes- Denison vs Navy

Naval Academy (CSA ranking No. 15) 3--0

Denison University (CSA ranking No. 30) 1-3

 

Coming off a definitive win over Fordham, the Big Red faced its third top-20 opponent in a span of a week, the No. 15 Naval Academy. Though Denison fell to the Navy 9-0, the Big Red's top four spots put up a fight, averaging forty-minute matches, and scored a total of 152 points amongst the four players against the Division I opponent. Alex DeLuca in the third spot, and Ross Falcon in the fourth spot, combined for three games won across the afternoon.

 

Navy 9, Denison 0

1. Wenqing Tang (NA) def. Juan Felipe Hernandez (DEN), 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-4)

2. Alexander Orr (NA) def. Charlie Fenwick IV (DEN), 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 11-8)

3. Matthew Kang (NA) def. Alex DeLuca (DEN), 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6)

4. Andrew Ko (NA) def. Ross Falcon (DEN), 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5)

5. Avinash Uppuluri (NA) def. Jackson Bragman (DEN) 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-2)

6. Michael Tierney Jr. (NA) Aimaan Zakaria (DEN), 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-3)

7. Ramsay Killinger (NA) def. Rayyan Arif (DEN), 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-5,)

8. Eli Levy (NA) def. Owen Mullaly (DEN), 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-2)

9. Sean Wu (NA) def. Wylly Molten IV (DEN), 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-2)

10. (Exhibition) Holden Woodward (NA) def. Gus Nelson (DEN), 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 13-11)

 

Up Next

Denison takes on No.16 Franklin and Marshall on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. in Lancaster, Pa.