THE BASICS:

- Scores:
No. 6 UVA - 9, No. 17 MIT - 0
No. 17 MIT - 7, No. 26 Navy - 2

- Records: MIT (9-8); UVA (10-2); Navy (14-15)

- Location: Charlottesville, Va. (McArthur Squash Center)

- The Lead: In their first action of the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Championships, the MIT squash team went 1-1 in the Holly Cup on Saturday afternoon. The Engineers fell to No. 6 Virginia in the opening match of the day but rebounded for a 7-2 victory over 24th-ranked Navy later in the afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. UVA:

- UVA took control early, winning the first six matches by 3-0 scores.

- Junior Eli Kramer (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a tough match in the top spot as he rebounded from an 11-3 loss in the first set to narrowly drop set two by a 14-12 margin. Aly Hussein then won the fourth set 11-5.

- In the fourth position, first-year Bobby Albani (Newtown Square, Pa.) held tough in a 3-0 defeat to John Paul Tew (11-5, 11-6, 11-8).

HOW IT HAPPENED vs. NAVY:

- The Engineers swept positions 6-8 with 3-0 wins from junior Nikhil Kakarla (Philadelphia, Pa.), first-year Mitav Nayak (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), and junior Yos Wagenmans (Seattle, Wash.). Junior Collin Wen (Short Hills, N.J.) also earned a 3-0 victory in the fourth ladder as four of the Engineers' wins came by sweeps.

- Albani took a 3-1 victory in the fifth slot while classmate Hyun Su Price held off Henry Sparkman in the third ladder for a 3-1 win.  

UP NEXT:

- MIT returns to the court tomorrow, February 5th for the final day of the MASC Championships.

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