AMHERST, MA — The #16 Amherst College men's squash team closed out a statement weekend with a dominant 9–0 sweep over #29 St. Lawrence on Sunday at Davenport Squash Courts. Coming off Saturday's Little Three championship, the Mammoths backed up their rivalry performance with a second consecutive sweep, controlling matches across all nine courts. The win lifts Amherst to a 10–3 overall record and 6–2 in conference play.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
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Sophomores Graeme Herbert produced one of the matches of the day at #4 singles, grinding out a five-set, 1 hour and 8 minute marathon to secure a 3–2 victory. Trading games throughout, Herbert stayed composed in the decider to close out the fifth and add another point to Amherst's total.
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Senior Grady Herbert delivered the fastest full-match win of the afternoon at #8 singles, needing just 23 minutes to complete a clinical 3–0 performance.
RESULTS
1.Roman Parisi (A) def. Mina Yousef (S), 3–2 (7–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–6, 11–7)
2. Devon Osborne (A) def. Miguel Posada Villa (S), 3–2 (9–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–7)
3. Joseph Toth (A) def. Emirhan Sen (S), 3–1 (11–5, 11–9, 5–11, 16–14)
4.Graeme Herbert (A) def. Patrick Walford (S), 3–2 (12–10, 8–11, 11–9, 9–11, 12–10)
5. Zi Tao Yu (A) def. Alexander Scott (S), 3–1 (11–8, 12–10, 8–11, 11–8)
6. Fares Khairy (A) def. Harrison Callaway (S), 3–0 (11–5, 11–7, 11–8)
7. Flynn Venmore (A) def. Athrva Yadav (S), 2–0 (11–6, 11–7, RE)
8. Grady Herbert (A) def. Gavin Cassidy (S), 3–0 (11–6, 11–5, 11–3)
9. William Okurowski (A) def. Dmitry Stepanenko (S), 3–0 (11–1, 11–9, 11–7)
UP NEXT:
The Mammoths now turn their attention to a key non-conference showdown against #13 MIT on Friday, February 6 at 5:30 PM in Cambridge. Amherst will look to carry its weekend momentum into another high-level test as the team continues its push toward the postseason.