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Bobby Albani preparing to hit a squash ball in a competition
Gil Talbot

Men's Squash

Squash Goes 1-1 On Opening Day of MASC Championship

THE BASICS
Scores:
No. 19 MIT - 6, No. 22 Navy - 3
No. 8 Drexel - 9, No. 19 MIT - 0
 
Records: MIT (11-12); Navy (12-13); Drexel (6-5)

Location: Philadelphia, Pa. (Arlen Specter US Squash Center)

The Lead: The No. 19 MIT Squash team opened the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championship with a 6-3 win over No. 22 Navy, but dropped a 9-0 match to hosts and No. 8 Drexel on Saturday. 

HOW IT HAPPENED VS. NAVY:
 
- MIT raced out to a quick 4-0 lead with 3-0 wins from first year John Gunton (Lawrenceville, N.J.), junior Tom Hogan (Malvern, Pa.), senior Nikhil Kakarla (Philadelphia, Pa.), and senior Yos Wagenmans (Seattle, Wash.).
 
- Sophomore Hyun Su Price (Philadelphia, Pa.) gave the Engineers the win with his five-set victory over Henry Sparkman in the second ladder. After dropping the fourth set, Su Price took the fifth set by a decisive 11-3 score.
 
- Another sweep in the sixth ladder by Bobby Albani (Newton Square, Pa.) gave MIT a 6-0 advantage.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED VS. DREXEL:
 
- Drexel dropped just two sets in the 9-0 win.
 
- Su Price took the first set 11-9 against Haris Qasim in the second ladder while Gunton also grabbed a set one win (11-4) in the third position.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT will take on No. 17 Franklin and Marshall tomorrow, Sunday, February 12th at 12 p.m. in the third-place match.
 
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Players Mentioned

Bobby Albani

Bobby Albani

5' 6"
Sophomore
Tom Hogan

Tom Hogan

6' 0"
Junior
Nikhil Kakarla

Nikhil Kakarla

6' 3"
Senior
Hyun Su Price

Hyun Su Price

6' 0"
Sophomore
Yos Wagenmans

Yos Wagenmans

6' 2"
Senior
John Gunton

John Gunton

6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Bobby Albani

Bobby Albani

5' 6"
Sophomore
Tom Hogan

Tom Hogan

6' 0"
Junior
Nikhil Kakarla

Nikhil Kakarla

6' 3"
Senior
Hyun Su Price

Hyun Su Price

6' 0"
Sophomore
Yos Wagenmans

Yos Wagenmans

6' 2"
Senior
John Gunton

John Gunton

6' 0"
First Year