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No. 9 Virginia Sweeps Dickinson to Open MASC Championships

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LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 9 Virginia men’s squash team (10-5) defeated No. 22 Dickinson (3-10) to secure a win in the opening match of the 2021 Mid Atlantic Squash Conference Championships on Friday evening at Lancaster Country Day School.

Less than one week prior to the MASC opener, Virginia concluded its regular season with a 9-0 route of the Red Devils in Charlottesville. The scene in Lancaster painted a similar picture as the Hoos dispatched Dickinson in another 9-0 sweep.

Will Holey led things off for the Cavaliers with an opening victory over Dickinson’s Benjamin Gemma (11-4, 11-4, 11-5). Aly Hussein clinched the victory for the Wahoos with his tenth consecutive win. The Egyptian toppled Nicolas Serna in the first position on the ladder by a score of 11-5, 11-4, 11-2.

With the win, Virginia is now one victory away from competing in its third consecutive MASC Championship Final.

NOTES

  • Aly Hussein improved to 13-1 on the season and picked up his 10th consecutive victory
  • Virginia did not lose a game in two matches played against Dickinson this season
  • Virginia is the only team to claim the MASC title in the leagues two full seasons
  • The Hoos look to claim the title for the third consecutive season
  • The Cavaliers have never lost a match in the Mid Atlantic Squash Championships

ON THE HORIZON

  • The Hoos will go head-to-head with the third member of Pool A, No. 15 MIT, on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m.

No. 9 Virginia 9, No. 22 Dickinson 0

  1. Aly Hussein (M_UVA) def. Nicolas Serna (DICKINSO) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
  2. Omar El Torkey (M_UVA) def. Omar Ali (DICKINSO) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
  3. Cullen Little (M_UVA) def. Kobe Fleming (DICKINSO) 11-8, 13-11, 11-4
  4. Taha Dinana (M_UVA) def. Aidan Ray (DICKINSO) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
  5. Tyler Mackesy (M_UVA) def. Patrick Noonan (DICKINSO) 11-0, 11-7, 11-2
  6. Will Holey (M_UVA) def. Samuel Knipp (DICKINSO) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
  7. Charles Braff (M_UVA) def. Bradley Hennessy (DICKINSO) 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
  8. Drew Barr (M_UVA) def. Frederick Cisse (DICKINSO) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4
  9. Teddy Durfee (M_UVA) def. Jack Corkum (DICKINSO) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4

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