No. 11 Virginia Tops Chatham, 8-1

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 11 Virginia men’s squash team (7-5) picked up an 8-1 victory against Chatham (3-6) on Wednesday (Jan. 31) at the McArthur Squash Center in Charlottesville, Va.

Freshman Arhan Chandra played the match of the night at position three. Chandra battled Agustin Carranza for over an hour, coming out with a 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5 victory.

Sophomore JP Tew, playing at position one, battled for a 15-13 win in his first game against Jared Nalliah, dropped his second 11-3, and then powered through 11-5 and 11-8 wins in the final two games to earn the victory.

Senior Myles McIntyre closed out the evening with an 11-3, 12-10, 12-10 thriller at position two.

The Chatham match was originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19, but was postponed due to weather-related travel issues.

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• Virginia will compete at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships Feb. 9-11 at the Arlen Specter Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

#11 Virginia 8, #29 Chatham 1

1. JP Tew (VA) def. Jared Nalliah (CHAT) 15-13, 3-11, 11-5, 11-8
2. Myles McIntyre (VA) def. S A Vaca Sanchez (CHAT) 11-3, 12-10, 12-10
3. Arhan Chandra (VA) def. Agustin Carranza (CHAT) 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5
4. Evan Hajek (VA) def. Lucas Oliveira (CHAT) 11-3, 11-4, 7-11, 11-3
5. Petr Nohel (VA) def. A. Walid Sadek (CHAT) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
6. Haidar Jafry (CHAT) def. Dylan Moran (VA) 11-8, 13-11, 11-9
7. CJ Baldini (VA) def. Alejandro Cruz (CHAT) 11-9, 14-12, 11-2
8. Charles Braff (VA) def. Brett Poles (CHAT) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4
9. Patrick Keller (VA) def. Keyel Beasley (CHAT) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4