AMHERST, Mass. – Six wins in 3-0 sweeps powered the Amherst College men's squash team to a 6-3 win over Dickinson College on Friday afternoon.
The Mammoths, ranked 18th in the nation in the latest CSA rankings, improved to 3-3 this season, while the 22nd-ranked Red Devils fell to 3-4.
The Mammoths are in action again on the Davenport Squash Courts tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 6), hosting 19th-ranked Franklin and Marshall at noon.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
* First-year
Joseph Toth won his second straight match with a sweep at the third position, winning 11-7, 11-9, 11-9.
* Sophomore
Grady Herbert was the most dominant Mammoth of the day, dropping only eight points in an 11-1, 11-2, 11-5 win at the sixth spot.
* First-year
Gabe Yu earned his first collegiate win with an 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 sweep at the nine position.
RESULTS (6-3 W):
1. Joe Smythe (D) def.
Adam Lichtmacher (A), 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11)
2. Omar Ali (D) def.
Kedar Nagaraj (A), 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-8)
3.
Joseph Toth (A) def. Mark Naguib (D), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-9)
4. Kobe Fleming (D) def.
Abhi Gupta (A), 3-2 (11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5)
5.
Neal Malani (A) def. Sam Knipp (D), 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
6.
Grady Herbert (A) def. Aidan Ray (D), 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-5)
7.
Matthew Granovsky (A) def. Cormac Sullivan (D), 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-7)
8.
Yeshwin Sankuratri (A) def. Jack Corkum (D), 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5)
9.
Gabe Yu (A) def. George Vollmer (D), 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-4)