Winner of 10-consecutive matches, the 15th-ranked Navy squash team (10-0) will play host to No. 21 Bowdoin (0-0) on Saturday at 2:00 pm before closing out the weekend with a 10:00 am match against No. 22 Bates (0-0) on Sunday. Both matches are slated to be played at the Prager Family Squash Facility in Annapolis.

Admission is free to all home 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. Parking on the grounds is allowed for those with a valid handicap placard and it must be presented at the time of arrival. Please note that a government issued identification card must be carried and presented at the gate by all visitors to the Naval Academy.

How to Follow
• A live scoring link will be available on the Navy Athletics website (squash schedule page) and via Club Locker.
• The match will also be streamed live with a link available on the Navy Athletics website.

Navy's Projected Lineup
Player (Yr / Hometown / 2025-26 record / career record)
1 |  Wenqing Tang (So / Villanova, Pa. / 7-0 / 31-4)
2 |  Christian Graziano (Fr / Greenwich, Conn. / 4-0 / 4-0) 
3 |  Alexander Orr (Sr / Haverford, Pa. / 6-0 / 60-35)
4 |  Andrew Ko (Fr / Sykesville, Md. / 6-1 / 6-1)
5 |  Matt Kang (Jr / Malvern, Pa. / 7-0 / 28-27)
6 |  Michael Tierney Jr. (So / Berwyn, Pa. / 8-0 / 24-10)
7 |  Avinash Uppuluri (So / Short Hills, N.J. / 8-0 / 11-4)
8 |  Ramsay Killinger (Jr / Wyndmoor, Pa. / 7-0 / 39-22)
9 |  Hudson Poirier (So / Wellesley, Mass. / 7-0 / 17-2)
-- | Turner Wolf (Fr / Bronxville, N.Y. / 7-0 / 7-0)
-- |  Eli Levy (So / Williamstown, Mass. / 6-0 / 15-4)
-- |  Sean Wu (Jr / Princeton, N.J. / 7-0 / 27-15)
-- |  Holden Woodward (Jr / Richmond, Va. / 8-0 / 13-26)
Inj | Johan Hodgson (Fr / Riverside, Conn. / 0-0 / 0-0)
Inj |  Tighe Mullarkey (Jr / Locust Valley, N.Y. / 0-0 / 45-23)

Weekly Rewind
• Navy ran its winning streak to 10 in a row on Wednesday evening at the Prager Family Squash Facility with an 8-1 victory over No. 27 Dickinson (2-4). 
• The match marked both teams' Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference opener. 
• With the win, Navy is now 16-3 all-time against the Red Devils and has won four in a row in the series.
• Seven of Navy's 8 wins on the evening were by way of a 3-0 sweep with only Dickinson senior Joe Smythe pushing Wenqing Tang to a fifth game in the final match of the evening at the No. 1 position. Tang won the first-two games 11-9 and 11-7 before Smythe rallied to take games three (11-5) and four (11-9). Smythe was up 8-7 in the fifth game when he collided with Tang and was forced to retire, giving the win to Tang.
• Navy's lone loss in the match was at the No. 4 spot with Dickinson sophomore Owen Buroker topping rookie Andrew Ko in four games. Ko opened with an 11-6 win, but Buroker evened the match with and 11-9 victory in game two. Buroker went on to capture the victory with 11-5 and 11-8 wins in the third and fourth. 
• Team captain Alexander Orr became the 25th player in program history to reach the 60-win milestone after defeating William Krizek, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7. Orr is now tied with Tommy McNamara (2008-11) and Owen Davis (2016-20) for 23rd on Navy's all-time wins list. He needs two more wins to tie Gavin Morrison (62-42 / 2001-05) for 22nd on the list.

About the Opponents
Bowdoin
• Navy holds a 34-11 series lead against Bowdoin in a series that dates back to 1971
• Twelve of the previous 45 meetings have been at either the College Squash Association Team Championship or the previously-played NISRA Championship with Navy holding an 8-4 mark. 
• Saturday's contest will mark just the second time in series history that Bowdoin has played a match at Navy. The Polar Bears defeated the Mids 6-3 on Jan. 21, 2022, in Annapolis.
• Saturday's match between the two programs will be the season opener for Bowdoin.
• Bowdoin, who is ranked 21st in the current College Squash Association poll, posted a 10-9 record a year ago and put together a 2-1 record in the Summers Cup at the CSA Team Divisional Championship. Five of the nine players off last year's ladder return, including junior Fotis Zafiriou and senior Aryan Singh who played the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.

Bates
• Navy owns a narrow 17-14 series advantage over Bates in a series that began in 1989. 
• Nine of the previous 31 meetings have been at the College Squash Association Team Championship with Bates holding a 7-2 mark.
• Like Bowdoin, this will mark just the second time that Bates has played a match at the Naval Academy. The Bobcats edged the Mids 5-4 on Nov. 18, 2012, in Annapolis.
• Bates will play its season opener on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall before facing the Mids on Sunday morning.
• Bates, ranked 22nd in the current CSA poll, finished last year with a 6-11 record and lost to Chatham 5-4 in the finals of the Summers Cup at the CSA Team Divisional Championship. It was the Bobcats' first appearance in the Summers Cup champaionship match since winning the title in 2016. Just three players off last year's ladder return for the Bobcats, including sophomore Dennis Welte who played the No. 2 position.

What's Ahead
• The Midshipmen will take time off for the Thanksgiving holiday before playing their final matches of the calendar year. Navy will travel to the state of New York to play No. 25 Hamilton (Dec. 5 / 5:00 pm), No. 24 St. Lawrence (Dec. 6 / 1:00 pm) and No. 19 Rochester (Dec. 7 / 11:00 am).

### Go Navy ###