THE BASICS:

- Scores: MIT - 8, BU - 1

- Records: MIT (1-0); Boston University (0-1)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center)

- The Lead:  The MIT squash team opened its season with an 8-1 victory over Boston University on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-  The Engineers did not drop a set in the first eight courts, winning all in straight sets.

- Sophomore Tom Hogan (Malvern, Pa.) won his match in the first court over Pablo Rodriguez, 11-0, 11-3, 11-2.

- First-year Bobby Albani (Newton Square, Pa.) won in the fourth position, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6 over Martin Brnak.

Results:

1. Tom Hogan d. Pabl0 Rodriguez (11-0, 11-3, 11-2)
2. Eli Kramer d. Stefano Viacava (11-5, 11-0, 11-1)
3. Collin Wen d. Jonathan Strong (11-2, 11-5, 11-5)
4. Bobby Albani d. Martin Brnak (11-2, 11-2, 11-6)
5. Saechow Yap d. Spencer Choice (11-2, 11-5, 11-3)
6. Yos Wagenmans d. Shanmugesh Raja (11-1, 11-6, 11-3)
7. Stephen Shin d. Eddie Nakamura (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
8. Tino Munochiveyi d. Jason Stein (11-4, 11-7, 12-10)
9. Matthew Liuzza d. Vedantha Venkatapathy (11-6, 11-9, 14-12)

UP NEXT:
- The Engineers return to the courts on Thursday, November 10th for a 6:00 p.m. match against Northeastern at the Zesiger Center Squash Courts.

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