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#14 Mammoth men rally to edge Bowdoin, 5-4

1/22/2026 10:34:00 PM

BRUNSWICK, ME — The #14 Amherst College men's squash team completed an impressive comeback on Thursday night to edge #21 Bowdoin, 5–4, after trailing 0–3 and later 2–4 on the road to wrap up their Maine trip with a win. With a heartbreaking loss from Wednesday's match against Colby, the Mammoths found a way to fight and bounce back on Thursday to seal the victory and head back home on a positive note.

Amherst improves their overall record to 7-3, and 4-2 in the NESCAC. With the Little 3 matches coming up next week, the win over Bowdoin is an important one. When the Mammoths were trailing 2-4, #1 Roman Parisi, #4 Gabe Yu, and #7 Grady Herbert won in straight sets 3-0 to give Amherst the 5-4 victory. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

  • At #1 singles, Roman Parisi had a strong performance late into the match, producing a 3–0 victory over Bowdoin's Fotis Zafiriou, 3–0 (11–8, 11–6, 11–1) in 40 minutes. 

  • At #7 singles, Grady Herbert produced the quickest win of the night, cruising past Bowdoin's Sachith Vissapragada 3–0 (11–3, 11–3, 12–10) in only 24 minutes. 

  • The Mammoths were unlucky in the fifth sets on Thursday, losing all three five-set matches they faced. 

RESULTS (5–4, W):

  1. Roman Parisi (A) def. Fotis Zafiriou (B), 3–0 (11–8, 11–6, 11–1)

  2. Liam Waldron (B) def. Devon Osborne (A), 3–2 (11–9, 7–11, 11–9, 6–11, 11–7)

  3. Joseph Toth (A) def. Aryan Singh (B), 3–1 (8–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–5)

  4. Zi Tao Yu (A) def. William Maschler (B), 3–0 (11–4, 11–9, 11–6)

  5. Jai Karande (B) def. Fares Khairy (A), 3–2 (14–12, 12–10, 8–11, 2–11, 11–2)

  6. Flynn Venmore (A) def. Luciano Agudelo (B), 3–1 (11–6, 7–11, 11–8, 11–6)

  7. Grady Herbert (A) def. Sachith Vissapragada (B), 3–0 (11–3, 11–3, 12–10)

  8. Oliver Pride (B) def. Aiden Shap (A), 3–1 (11–8, 11–9, 4–11, 11–9)

  9. Ronak Nagar (B) def. William Okurowski (A), 3–2 (11–4, 6–11, 12–10, 8–11, 11–3)

    UP NEXT:

Amherst returns home to Davenport Squash Courts to face off against NESCAC rival Williams College on Wednesday, January 28 at 5:00 PM. The Mammoths are looking to take down the #12 Ephs and strengthen their positioning in the NESCAC, as well as in the national rankings. 

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