CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 Virginia men’s squash team (7-5) will be competing for the Holley Cup at the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships Feb. 9-11 at the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

MATCH TIMES – GROUP 2 Play

  • Saturday, 9 a.m. vs. #25 Dickinson
  • Saturday, 2 p.m. vs #18 Franklin & Marshall

SUNDAY MATCH TIMES

  • Championship: Winner Group 1 vs Winner Group 2, 10 a.m.
  • 3/4 Playoff: 2nd Place Group 1, vs 2nd Place Group 2, 12 p.m.
  • 5/6 Playoff: 3rd Place Group 1 vs 3rd Place Group 2, 2 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW

  • Live Streams will be available through the US Squash YouTube Channel
  • Live Scoring will be available through ClubLocker (links on the VirginiaSports.com schedule page)

CAVALIER NOTES

  • The Cavaliers are the No. 2 seed in the MASC Championship. Seedings are based on CSA rankings heading into the tournament
  • The Cavaliers moved up to No. 9 in the latest CSA rankings. They have risen two places in the last two weeks
  • Drexel, the No. 1 seed, is ranked No. 8 in the latest CSA rankings
  • The six teams of the MASC are broken up into Group 1 and Group 2. UVA anchors Group 2 and will face the 3 and 6 seeds in Group Play on Saturday
  • The winners of Group 1 & 2 will play for the championship on Sunday at 10 a.m.
  • Virginia has won all four previous MASC Championships, facing Drexel in each of the last two finals
  • Virginia topped both Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall by 9-0 scores in the regular season
  • Drexel won this year’s regular season meeting 7-2
  • JP Tew and CJ Baldini both have 8-4 records this season. Maxwell Velazquez is 8-3
  • Petr Nohel has started his UVA career 5-1. He transferred to UVA this year after playing at the top of the ladder for Franklin & Marshall the last two years
  • Charles Braff has won his last five matches, the longest active win streak on the team

UP NEXT

  • Virginia returns home to host its final two home matches of the season, taking on No. 2 Princeton on Saturday, Feb. 17 and No. 6 Cornell on Sunday Feb. 18. Both matches begin at noon at the McArthur Squash Center