ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Defending U.S. Intercollegiate Doubles Champions Wenqing Tang (Jr / Villanova, Pa.) and Hudson Poirier (Jr / Wellesley, Mass.) along with Christian Graziano (So / Greenwich, Conn.), Johan Hodgson (So / Riverside, Conn.), Michael Tierney Jr. (Jr / Berwyn, Pa.) and Avinash Uppuluri (Jr / Short Hills, N.J.) will represent the Navy squash program at this weekend's U.S. Intercollegiate Doubles Championship set to be played Friday through Sunday at Cynwyd Club in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

In total, 12 teams will be in action over the course of three days. In addition to Navy's three squads, Columbia (Arhan Chandra - Yusuf Sheikh and Ahmad Haq - Adam Hawal), Connecticut College (Ward McGill - Andrew Nemphos), Denison (Jackson Bragman - Charlie Fenwick and Wylly Molten - Alex DeLuca), Drexel (Chase Lenfest - Ignatius Lahorra), Fordham (Adam Sakr - Joe Walsh and Nathan Cuklerman - Tyler Christensen) and Hobart (Billy Gantcher - Peter Vorbach) will also field teams.

Navy has sent at least one team to compete in each of the 14 previously-played U.S. Intercollegiate Doubles Championships (2020-21 was not held due to the pandemic) and has had a team play in the finals in 11 those tournaments. 

A Navy pair has been crowned the champion eight times, including each of the last two. Alexander Orr and Ramsay Killinger won the finals in the spring of 2025 behind a 4-0 record (round robin tournament), while last year Tang and Poirier paired up to defeat teammates Graziano and Hodgson 15-6, 15-14, 15-11 to win their first title. The Mids won six (2013 - Andrew McGuinness & Hunter Beck) of the nine doubles championships between 2013 and 2019, including five in a row - 2015 - Bill Kacergis & Senen Ubina / 2016 - Randy Beck & Jack Herold / 2017 Jack Herold and Senen Ubina / 2018 Michael Kacergis & Senen Ubina / 2019 Jack Lentz & Michael Kacergis).

Tang and Poirier, along with Graziano and Hodgson will have a bye in the round of 16, while Tierney Jr. and Uppuluri will battle Hobart's Billy Gantcher and Peter Vorbach on Friday at 5:00 pm. The quarterfinals and semifinals are slated for Saturday, while the finals will be played Sunday at 11:00 am. There will also be a consolation bracket.  

U.S. Intercollegiate Doubles Championship
Friday
Round of 16
4:00 pm, Ct. 2 | Ward McGill - Andrew Nemphos (Connecticut College) vs. Jackson Bragman - Charlie Fenwick (Denison)
5:00 pm, Ct. 1 | Michael Tierney Jr. - Avinash Uppuluri (Navy) vs. Billy Gantcher - Peter Vorbach (Hobart)
5:00 pm, Ct. 2 | Adam Sakr - Joe Walsh (Fordham) vs. Chase Lenfest - Ignatius Lahorra (Drexel)
6:00 pm, Ct. 2 | Nathan Cuklerman - Tyler Christensen (Fordham) vs. Wylly Molten - Alex DeLuca (Denison)

Saturday
Quarterfinals
1) 11:00 am, Ct. 1 | Wenqing Tang - Hudson Poirier (Navy) vs. winner of Ward McGill - Andrew Nemphos (Connecticut College) vs. Jackson Bragman - Charlie Fenwick (Denison)
2) 11:00 am, Ct. 2 | Arhan Chandra - Yusuf Sheikh (Columbia) vs. winner of Michael Tierney Jr. - Avinash Uppuluri (Navy) vs. Billy Gantcher - Peter Vorbach (Hobart)
3) 12:00 pm, Ct. 1 | Ahmad Haq - Adam Hawal (Columbia) vs. winner of Adam Sakr - Joe Walsh (Fordham) vs. Chase Lenfest - Ignatius Lahorra (Drexel)
4) 12:00 pm, Ct. 1 | Christian Graziano - Johan Hodgson (Navy) vs. the winner of Nathan Cuklerman - Tyler Christensen (Fordham) vs. Wylly Molten - Alex DeLuca (Denison)

Semifinals
5:00 pm, Ct. 1 | Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs. Winner of Quarterfinal 2
5:00 pm, Ct. 1 | Winner of Quarterfinal 3 vs. Winner of Quarterfinal 4

Sunday
10:00 am, Ct. 2 | 3rd-place Match
11:00 am, Ct. 1 | Championship Match

How to Follow
• A live scoring link will be available on the Navy Athletics website (squash schedule page) and via Club Locker

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