GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Dickinson men's squash team opened their season on Saturday evening with a 5-4 win against the Big Red of Denison University, in the College Squash Association (CSA) men's Match of the Week inside the Mitchell Center.

Inside the Match:
Dickinson picked up the first three wins of the night in the third, fifth and eighth flight. First-year Noah George picked up his first career in dramatic fashion, taking down Charlie Fenwick in a battle that lasted over an hour and ended 12-10 in the fifth. Senior Captain Aidan Ray eased past his opponent in the fifth flight, winning in three sets. First-year Menghou Du also won his first career match in a close four setter in the eighth spot. The other two wins for the Red Devils came in the fourth and ninth flight, with the experienced graduate student Samuel Knipp winning a dramatic five set match, while senior Bradley Hennessy finished the job for the red and white, taking down Gus Nelson in 37 minutes.

Results:

1. Juan Felipe Hernandez (DEN) def. Will Krizek (DSON) 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-9)
2. Tarun Mammen (DEN) def. Owen Buroker (DSON) 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5)
3. Noah George (DSON) def. Charlie Fenwick (DEN) 3-2 (11-9, 3-11, 11-9, 0-11, 12-10)
4. Samuel Knipp (DSON) def. Lucas Piller (DEN) 3-2 (12-14, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8)
5. Aidan Ray (DSON) def. Alex DeLuca (DEN) 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-4)
6. Jackson Bragman (DEN) def. George Vollmer (DSON) 3-0 (11-7,11-7, 14-12)
7. Ross Falcon (DEN) def. James Kiracofe (DSON) 3-1 (10-12, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8)
8. Menghou Du (DSON) def. Rayan Dar (DEN) 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6)
9. Bradley Hennessy (DSON) def. Gus Nelson (DEN) 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6)
10. (Exhibition) Owen Mullaly (DEN) def. Adam Warburton (DSON) 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-6)

Up Next
The Red Devils (1-0) return to the court tomorrow morning at 9am, as they take on the Statesmen of Hobart College back inside the Mitchell Center