THE BASICS:

- Scores: No. 16 Tufts – 5, No. 17 MIT - 4

- Records: MIT (5-4); Tufts (2-3)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Squash Courts)

- The Lead: In its last match of 2022, the MIT squash team suffered a tough 5-4 loss against No. 17 Tufts on Thursday evening in the Zesiger Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- First-year Bobby Albani (Newton Square, Pa.) got the first win for the Engineers in the match with an efficient 3-0 win over Oliver Eielson in the sixth position.

- Junior Eli Kramer (Brooklyn, N.Y.) defeated Harry Charlton, 3-1 in the top position to cut the Tufts lead to 4-2.

- Sophomore Tom Hogan (Malvern, Pa.) and junior Collin Wen (Short Hills, N.J.) grabbed wins, but Tufts was able to grab the decisive fifth victory to win the match. Wen rallied from down 0-2 to win the next three sets in his fourth-position victory.

RESULTS:

1. Eli Kramer def. Harry Charlton (11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8)
2. Tom Hogan def. Kunal Valia (11-3, 11-9, 13-11)
3. Kerwin Teh def. Hyun Su Price (4-11, 11-13, 7-11)
4. Collin Wen def. Youssef Ezzo (7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-7)
5. Sanjeev Jeyabalan def. Nikhil Kakarla (11-7, 11-3, 5-11, 8-11, 8-11)
6. Bobby Albani def. Oliver Eielson (11-7, 11-7, 11-8)
7. Jared Chin def. Matt McManus (11-7, 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 9-11)
8. Vivaan Jaikishan def. Mitav Nayak (8-11, 11-2, 13-11, 3-11, 7-11)
9. Rohan Valia def. Saechow Yap (8-11, 9-11, 5-11)

UP NEXT:
- The Engineers will take an extended break before returning to competitive action on Friday, January 13 when they will head to Amherst to take on the 18th-ranked Ephs at 4:00 p.m.

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