After opening the 2022-23 campaign last weekend with 5 wins, the 25th-ranked Navy squash team (5-0) will look to use that momentum as it maneuvers a six-match week that kicks off Tuesday evening (6:00 pm) in Charlottesville, Va. against fifth-ranked Virginia (0-0). Navy will return home to play host to its annual Veterans Day Weekend round robin where a combined 7 men's and 4 women's teams will play in the three-day tournament that begins Friday evening and will be staged at both the Prager Family Squash Facility in Halsey Field House and the Bancroft Hall Squash Courts.

Admission is free to all Navy squash matches. A reminder to fans planning on attending matches, vehicular access to the Naval Academy is limited to those with a Department of Defense identification card. It is suggested that fans park downtown and walk through the main gate. Please note that a government issued identification card must be carried and presented at the gate.

This Week's Schedule
Tuesday
6:00 pm - Navy at #5 Virginia

Friday
7:00 pm - Navy vs. #31 Fordham (H1-5)

Saturday
9:00 am - Navy vs. Boston U. (H1-5) // Fordham vs. Bucknell (B1-3) // Georgetown vs. Denison (B4-6)
12:00 pm - Georgetown vs. Boston U. women (H1-5) // Bucknell vs. Denison women (B1-3) // Boston U. vs. Bucknell (B4-6)
2:30 pm - Navy vs. #30 Denison (H1-5) // Bucknell vs. Boston U. women (B1-3) // Fordham vs. Navy Club (B4-6)
5:00 pm - Denison vs. Georgetown women (H1-5) // Georgetown vs. Bucknell (B1-3) // Fordham vs. Boston U. (B4-6)

Sunday
10:00 am - Navy vs. Bucknell (H1-5) // Fordham vs. Denison (B1-3) // Boston U. vs. Denison women (B4-6)
12:00 pm - Navy vs. Georgetown (H1-5) // Boston U. vs. Navy Club (B1-3)
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H1-5 = Halsey Field House, courts 1-5
B1-3 = Bancroft Hall, courts 1-3
B4-6 = Bancroft Hall, courts 4-6

How to Follow
• A live scoring link for Navy's road match at Virginia, as well as its home matches will be available on the Navy Athletics website and via Club Locker.
• Fans can also watch a live video stream of all 6 matches this week with links available on the Navy Athletics website.

Navy's Projected Lineup
Player (Yr / Hometown / 2022-23 record / career record)
1 -  Millen Randell (Sr / Chicago, Ill. / 4-0 / 31-28)
2 -  Matt Wang (So / Malvern, Pa. / 3-0 / 21-10)
3 -  Henry Sparkman (Jr / Darien, Conn. / 4-0 / 19-10)
4 -  Lucas Spiro (So / Buffalo, N.Y. / 3-0 / 18-12)
5 -  Tommy Rankin (Sr / Atlanta, Ga. / 4-0 / 26-28)
6 -  Alexander Orr (Fr / Haverford, Pa. / 4-0 / 4-0)
7 -  Tighe Mullarkey (Fr / Locust Valley, N.Y. / 4-0 / 4-0)
8 -  Ben Balser (Sr / Brooklyn, N.Y. / 3-0 / 13-16)
9 -  Shankar Jambunathan (So / Aurora, Ill. / 4-1 / 4-1)

Weekly Rewind
• Navy opened the 2022-23 season with a strong performance in Charlotte where it captured victories over North Carolina (8-0), Richmond (7-0), Duke (8-1), Davidson (5-0), NC State (5-0).
• While the Mids remained unbeaten against North Carolina (6-0) and Richmond (3-0), it was the inaugural meeting against Duke, Davidson and NC State.
• All 9 players on the ladder saw action and earned wins for the Mids, including Millen Randell (Sr / Chicago, Ill.),  Henry Sparkman (Jr / Darien, Conn.), Tommy Rankin (Sr / Atlanta, Ga.),  Alexander Orr (Fr / Haverford, Pa.) and Tighe Mullarkey (Fr / Locust Valley, N.Y.) who went 4-0 on the weekend.
• Among the 34 individual matches played over the weekend, Navy surrendered just 4 games.
• Freshmen Alexander Orr and Tighe Mullarkey, along with sophomore Shankar Jambunathan (Aurora, Ill.) earned their first-career victories and all three accomplished it in the Mids' 8-0 sweep against North Carolina in the season opener. Orr swept Levi Mellin (2,4,0) at the No. 6 position, Mullarkey shut out Adam Lee (0,0,0) at No. 7 and Jambunathan, who joined the team this season, dealt Alvin Zhang a 3-0 loss (3,3,1).
• Junior Ben Balser (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomores, Matt Wang (Malvern, Pa.) and Lucas Spiro (Buffalo, N.Y.) also saw success, putting together 3-0 records, while Jambunathan was the only player to see action in all 5 matches where he posted a 4-1 record

About the Opponents
• Navy owns winning records over all six of its opponents this weekend, including undefeated marks against Fordham (64-0), Boston U. (6-0), Bucknell (10-0) and Georgetown (12-0).
• The Mids lead the series against Virginia (10-4), however the bulk of those matches were played prior to the Cavaliers elevating its program to varsity status.
• Navy also holds an 18-9 series advantage against Denison.
• Four of the six teams have already kicked off their season - Virginia (0-0), Fordham (4-1), Boston U. (4-4), Denison (0-0), Bucknell (3-1), Georgetown (1-0).
• Virginia is the most decorated team Navy will face this week with 11 players returning from last year's roster, including the top-six positions on the ladder.
• The Cavaliers closed out the 2021-22 season with a 12-8 record and placed eighth in the Potter Division of the College Squash Association Team Championship.
• Among those players returning for Virginia are All-Americans Aly Hussein and Omar El Torkey. Hussein was also the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Player of the Year.

What's Ahead
• Navy will play three matches on the road next week before stepping aside for the Thanksgiving holiday break.
• The Mids will play a mid-week match at Dickinson on Wednesday (5:30 pm) before traveling to Middletown, Conn. to battle Connecticut College on Friday at 7:00 pm and Wesleyan on Saturday at 12:00 pm

### Go Navy ###