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Men's Squash

Second-Ranked Trinity Squash Defeats Navy

Winners of seven consecutive matches, the undefeated Trinity squash team earned a 9-0 victory over Navy (6-6) Wednesday evening at the Halsey International Squash Courts in Annapolis, Md.

The Highlights
•  Wednesday's match marked the first match of the New Year for the Mids. With six remaining matches in the regular season, Navy stands 6-6 with wins over Fordham, Haverford, Boston University, Dickinson, Denison and Bucknell. The Mids' losses have come against #15 Western Ontario, #9 Virginia, #4 Princeton, #17 MIT, #3 Penn and #2 Trinity.
• In a series that dates back to 1950, Navy holds a 31-15 advantage over the Bantams.
• Though trailing overall, Trinity has won 11 in a row against the Mids.
•  Trinity's win marked just its sixth victory against the Mids in Annapolis. Navy has won 22 of the 28 matches in the series that have been played in Annapolis.
•  Navy won three games in the match, as team captain Michael Kacergis (Sr / Malvern, Pa.) nearly knocked off two-time First-Team All-American Kush Kumar. Kacergis never led in the match, rather he matched Kumar throughout the five games. Kumar won the first (11-7) and third games (11-9), while Kacergis leveled the match with wins in the second (11-7) and fourth games (11-6). Kumar closed out the match with an 11-2 victory in the fifth.
•  Also taking a game off his opponent was freshman Millen Randell (Chicago, Ill.). Randell edged Yehia Essam, 13-11, in the opening game before Essam rattle off three straight wins to earn the 3-1 victory.

What's Ahead
• Navy returns to action on Friday evening when it plays host to No. 19 Middlebury (1-1) at the Halsey Field House International Squash Courts. Admission is free.

Trinity def. Navy, 9-0
1 | Miko Aijanen (T) def Jack Lentz (N) // 11-6, 11-8, 11-0
2 | Michael Craig (T) def Owen Davis (N) // 11-11-5, 11-3, 11-8
3 | Kush Kumar (T) def Michael Kacergis (N) // 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-2
4 | Yehia Essam (T) def Millen Randell (N) // 11-13, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
5 | Utkarsh Baheti (T) def Ryan York (N) // 11-4, 11-5, 11-9
6 | Patrick O'Sullivan (T) def Ben Korn (N) // 12-10, 11-5, 11-6
7 | Julius Benthin (T) def Tommy Rankin (N) // 11-4, 11-3, 11-2
8 | Martin Rios (T) def Gus Prager (N) // 11-6, 11-6, 11-4
9 | Alexander Bernhard (T) def Joe Kacergis (N) // 11-6, 11-6, 11-2
EXH | Will Jones (T) def Thomas Prim (N) // 11-1, 11-4, 11-7

### Go Navy ###
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Players Mentioned

Owen Davis

Owen Davis

Senior
Michael Kacergis

Michael Kacergis

Senior
Ben Korn

Ben Korn

Sophomore
Jack Lentz

Jack Lentz

Junior
Gus Prager

Gus Prager

Sophomore
Thomas Prim

Thomas Prim

Sophomore
Ryan York

Ryan York

Sophomore
Joe Kacergis

Joe Kacergis

Freshman
Millen Randell

Millen Randell

Freshman
Tommy Rankin

Tommy Rankin

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Owen Davis

Owen Davis

Senior
Michael Kacergis

Michael Kacergis

Senior
Ben Korn

Ben Korn

Sophomore
Jack Lentz

Jack Lentz

Junior
Gus Prager

Gus Prager

Sophomore
Thomas Prim

Thomas Prim

Sophomore
Ryan York

Ryan York

Sophomore
Joe Kacergis

Joe Kacergis

Freshman
Millen Randell

Millen Randell

Freshman
Tommy Rankin

Tommy Rankin

Freshman