HAVERFORD, Pa. - The No. 32 Haverford College men's squash team (4-8) concluded its 2023-24 home matches at the GIAC Squash Courts on Friday, facing a tough opponent in No. 14 Colby (10-3) and falling by a final score of 9-0.
The initial round of matches showcased the first, third, fifth, eighth, and exhibition matches. Noah Tunis faced Inwoo Lee in the top flight, with Lee sweeping the match 11-5, 11-1, 11-3. In the fourth flight showdown, Jonathan Sosa and Kai Schinaman competed, resulting in Sosa securing an 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 victory.
Moving to the fifth flight, Qianzhi Zhao and Carlos Zendejas battled, and Zendejas emerged victorious with an 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 win. Garrett Fantini, playing at the eighth flight, the highest he has played this season, put up a good fight against Avery Rosenberg, who ultimately won 11-3, 11-5, 11-6, putting the Mules ahead 4-0 at the end of the first round.
In the exhibition flight, William Koons defeated Zadoc Bond (11-4, 11-6, 11-1).
Entering the second shift, Aaryaman Jaising faced a tough match against Seif Ashraf, nearly grabbing an opening-game win before falling in three (11-9, 11-8, 11-5). Peter Lehv extended his match against his Horace Mann School teammate Sen Subramaniam (11-8, 11-4, 12-10) in a back-and-forth epic in the third game.
At the sixth flight, Arvin Krishnan and Sebastian Campos were matched up, with Campos securing the sweep despite Krishnan's spirited display in the third game, where the first-year Ford took his opponent to nine points before falling 11-2, 11-3, 11-9.
Francis Betkowski, playing at the seventh flight for the first time since December, faced Rintaro Yamamoto, and the Mules' seasoned senior seven won in a sweep over the Fords rookie (11-6, 11-0, 11-4).
At the ninth flight, Matt Sullivan made his return to the top nine for the first time since December 2, facing Kit Illick. Sullivan competed well in the early stages of the first game, but Illick later took control, winning 11-7, 11-4, and 11-5.
This match marked Haverford's first matchup with Colby since the 2017-18 season and the first home meeting in program history.
Haverford now looks ahead to Saturday, making the trek to No. 25 Dickinson for a matchup with the Red Devils in Carlisle. Action at the Kline Center is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m., serving as the regular season finale before Men's Squash makes its Liberty League Championships debut next weekend.