CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 5 Virginia men’s squash team (4-2) returned to conference play with a 9-0 win over MIT (5-3) on Sunday afternoon.

The Cavaliers won six matches 3-0 and Patrick Keller made his collegiate debut with a win at the eight position on the ladder.

Taha Dinana finished 3-0 on the weekend after picking up a 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-6) win at the two position over MIT’s Tom Hogan. Aly Hussein won at the top of the ladder, 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7) over Eli Kramer. Cullen Little earned a 3-2 win after falling behind 2-1. Little battled back to win the fourth game 11-9 and the fifth 12-10.

CJ Baldini won 3-1 at the four position. Evan Hajek, Charles Braff, Max Valezquez and Keller all won 3-0 and Andrew Barr rounded out the ladder at nine with a 3-1 win.

The Cavaliers will have a break before returning to action to host two weekends of matches in January.

MEN’S RESULTS

No. 5 Virginia 9, No. 17 MIT 0

  1. | Aly Hussein (UVA) def. Eli Kramer (MIT) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
  2. | Taha Dinana (UVA) def. Tom Hogan (MIT) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6
  3. | Cullen Little (UVA) def. Philip Hyun Su Price (MIT) 11-9, 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10
  4. | CJ Baldini (UVA) def. Collin Wen (MIT) 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3
  5. | Evan Hajek (UVA) def. Robert Albani (MIT) 12-10, 11-5, 11-3
  6. | Charles Braff (UVA) def. Matt McManus (MIT) 11-2, 11-4, 11-6
  7. | Max Velazquez (UVA) def. Mitav Nayak (MIT) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
  8. | Patrick Keller (UVA) def. Saechow Yap (MIT) 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
  9. | Andrew Barr (UVA) def. yos wagenmans (MIT) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10