THE BASICS

- Score: No. 19 MIT - 5, No. 15 Middlebury - 4
 
- Records: MIT (9-10); Middlebury (9-3)

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

- The Lead: The No. 19 MIT men's squash team swept the top-five positions en route to an exciting 5-4 victory over No. 15 Middlebury on Saturday afternoon on the Zesiger Center squash courts.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- MIT swept the top five positions, only losing three sets.
 
- First year Mero Elmarassy (Santa Clara, Calif.) took a 3-0 win in the top position while classmate John Gutton (Lawrenceville, N.J.) earned a 3-0 victory in the third position.
 
- Senior Collin Wen (Short Hills, N.J.) won 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 in position four, and sophomore Hyun Su Price (Philadelphia, Pa.) took a 3-1 win in the second ladder.
 
- After winning the opening set 12-10, sophomore Bobby Albani (Newton Square, Pa.) fell behind 2-1, but he rallied to win the next two sets over Kian Kardestuncer, 11-8, 11-7.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, January 28th when they head to Williams for a 1 p.m. match against the 9th-ranked Ephs.   

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