MEDFORD, Mass. – Tufts University tallied a 7-2 win over the Amherst College men's squash team on Saturday at the Tufts Squash Center.
The Jumbos, ranked 12th in the nation in the latest CSA rankings, improved to 4-2, while the 18th-ranked Mammoths fell to 2-3.
The Mammoths are back in action on Friday, Jan. 5, hosting 27th-ranked Dickinson at 4:30 p.m. on the Davenport Squash Courts.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
* The only two wins for the Mammoths came from the top and third positions. Senior
Adam Lichtmacher rallied from two games down to defeat Harry Charlton at the top of the ladder.
* First-year
Joseph Toth edged Sanjeev Jeyabalan in the third position, battling to a 14-12 win in the decisive fifth game.
RESULTS (7-2 L):
1.
Adam Lichtmacher (A) def. Harry Charlton (T), 3-2 (4-11, 3-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-7)
2. Kerwin Teh (T) def.
Kedar Nagaraj (A), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
3.
Joseph Toth (A) def. Sanjeev Jeyabalan (T), 3-2 (11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 3-11, 14-12)
4. Youssef Ezzo (T) def.
Abhi Gupta (A), 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-3)
5. Jared Chin (T) def.
Neal Malani (A), 3-0 (15-13, 11-5, 11-6)
6. Nachiket Desai (T) def.
Grady Herbert (A), 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-7)
7. Rohan Valia (T) def.
Matthew Granovsky (A), 3-1 (11-5, 13-15, 11-7, 11-5)
8. Rutva Samant (T) def.
Yeshwin Sankuratri (A), 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-3)
9. Emerson Wang (T) def.
Jesse Brew (A), 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-8)