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#18 Amherst Closes Regular Season with 6-3 Win Over #22 Chatham on Senior Day

2/23/2025 3:49:00 PM

AMHERST, MA — The #15 Amherst College men's squash team wrapped up their regular season in style, earning a 6-3 victory over the #22 Chatham University Cougars on Senior Day at the Davenport Squash Courts. The Mammoths showed strength in depth across the lineup, winning in the last five spots versus the Cougars.

Up Next: With this victory, Amherst finishes the regular season at 11-8 overall and 5-5 in NESCAC play. Their record breaks down to 6-3 at home, 5-4 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral venues. Riding a two-match winning streak, the Mammoths will now shift their focus to the 2024 CSA Divisional Team Championships. This tournament will take place next weekend, from February 29 to March 3, 2024, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, PA. Amherst will aim to finish their season on a high note as they compete against top national teams.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Sophomore Joseph Toth delivered a strong performance at the #3 spot, winning in four sets.
  • First-year Fares Khairy staged an incredible comeback at #4, rallying from two sets down to win 16-14 in the third, and then winning the next two sets with scores of 11-9 and 11-4, respectively.
  • Junior Grady Herbert dominated his match at #6, winning in straight sets and dropping just 12 total points.
  • Sophomore Graeme Herbert continued his strong form, recovering after dropping the second set to take control and win 3-1.
  • Senior Walter Huffman was dominant at the #9 spot, conceding only 17 total points.
RESULTS (6-3, W):
  1. Sebastian Vaca Sanchez (C) def. Abhimanyu Gupta (A), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
  2. Lucas Oliveira (C) def. Zi Tao Yu (A), 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-7)
  3. Joseph Toth (A) def. Abdelrahman Sadek (C), 3-1 (11-2, 11-8, 2-11, 11-8)
  4. Fares Khairy (A) def. Muhammad Hassaan Raza (C), 3-2 (5-11, 7-11, 16-14, 11-9, 11-4)
  5. Alejandro Cruz (C) def. Matthew Granovsky (A), 3-2 (11-6, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8)
  6. Grady Herbert (A) def. Brett Poles (C), 3-0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-5)
  7. Graeme Herbert (A) def. Keyel Beasley (C), 3-1 (11-3, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2)
  8. Walter Huffman (A) def. Obed Roman Garcia (C), 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
  9. William Atkinson (A) won by walkover
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