THE BASICS:

- Score:
No. 17 MIT - 7, No. 24 Hamilton -2

- Records: MIT (11-9); Hamilton (4-9)

- Location: Hartford, Conn. (Kellner Squash Courts)

- The Lead: In the opening round of the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships, the No. 17 MIT squash team, competing as the top-seed in the Summers Cup, defeated No. 24 Hamilton, 7-2 on Friday night to advance to tomorrow's semifinals.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- The Engineers raced out to a quick 3-0 lead with a 3-0 win from junior Collin Wen (Short Hills, N.J.) in the third ladder followed by 3-1 victories from senior Matt McManus (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the sixth slot and sophomore Saechow Yap (Pepper Pike, Ohio) in the ninth ladder.

- Senior Eli Kramer (Brooklyn, N.Y.) earned a sweep in the top spot to give MIT a 4-0 lead and juniors Nikhil Kakarla (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Yos Wagenmans (Seattle, Wash.) also took 3-0 sweeps.

- A 3-1 win in the fourth slot by first-year Bobby Albani (Newtown Square, Pa.) sealed the victory for the Engineers and sent them into semifinals of the Summers Cup.

UP NEXT:

- MIT returns to the court tomorrow and will play St. Lawrence at 6:00 p.m.

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