BOSTON, MA - The Bard Raptors men's squash team secured a great start to the season with two wins in one day Saturday afternoon.

Bard (2-0) defeated Northeastern University, 6-3, in the early match and followed that up with a 9-0 sweep over Brandeis University. 

Against Northeastern, the Raptors dropped the first three spots, but managed to get the win with their depth as they took the final six matches.

Senior and Captain, Abe Etkin, got Bard on the board in the fourth match with a sweep over Will Greaves-Tunnell (Pittsfield, NY), 11-5, 11-7 and 11-6. 

Pranjal Ghate (#5), Vikramaditya Joshi (#6), Matt Lampeter (#7), Satwik Srikrishnan (#8) and Aman Kurien (#9) secured the other five victories for Bard.

During the second match against Brandeis, Bard really flexed their muscle, as they won all but one set, taking the match, 9-0.

#1 Rhys Nordstrom, #2  Ayateru Maeda and #3 Julian Dime all avenged first match losses, with second match sweeps. 

Bard was never threatened by Brandeis during the match, as only one player, Tiger Wu, hit double digits for the Judges. 

The Raptors with return to action, November 12th and 13th, as they host a round robin tournament over the weekend. 

Bard 6, Northeastern 3

1. Karan Kishorepuria (N) def. Rhys Nordstrom 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7
2. Evan Jacobson (N) def. Ayateru Maeda 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
3. Viraj Shah (N) def. Julian Dime 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
4. Abe Etkin (B) def. Will Greaves-Tunnell 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
5. Pranjal Ghate (B) def. Karan Raja 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10
6. Vikramaditya Joshi (B) def. Kalil Menezes 11-3, 11-7, 11-1
7. Matt Lampeter (B) def. Brian Fogaerty 11-1, 11-7, 11-6
8. Satwik Srikrishnan (B) def. Thomas Catenacci 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 12-10
9. Aman Kurien (B) def Everett Tu 11-5, DF

Bard 9, Brandeis 0

1. Rhys Nordstrom def. Michael Jiang 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
2.Ayateru Maeda def. Dunca Lelear 11-6, 11-7, 11-3
3. Julian Dime def. Alex Feldman 11-3, 11-3, 11-7
4. Abe Etkin def. Tiger Wu 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5
5. Pranjal Ghate def. Rohan Lal 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
6. Vikramaditya Joshi def. C. Brazil 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
7. Matt Lampeter def. K. Wauny 11-4, 11-1, 11-0
8. Satwik Srikrishnan def. M. Maniar 11-2, 11-2, 11-2
9. Aman Kurien def. V. Phawan 11-0, 11-0, 11-2