The Bard College men's squash had their season opener at Vassar Round Robin, competing against Boston University and Vassar on Saturday afternoon.
The Raptors fell 7-1 in both games, with sophomore Artemy Mukhin taking the lone win at No. 1. Mukhin defeated his opponents in straight sets, and Ali Mounim Rajabi took a set off his
Boston opponent. Bard also had four players with collegiate debuts: Kasiem Washington, Cody Coon, Ahmad Shoib Jalil and Missaq Bahar.
Boston 7, Bard 1
1. Artemy Mukhin (BARD) def. Spencer Choice (BU), 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2)
2. Milan Tahliani (BU) def. Luca Heidelberg (BARD), 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-2)
3. Christian Bae (BU) def. Will Egan (BARD), 3-0 (11-0, 11-0, 11-1)
4. Matthew Liuzza (BU) def. Ali Mounim Rajabi (BARD), 3-0 (10-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4)
5. Arnav Bhatia (BU) def. Ahmad Shoaib Jalil (BARD), 3-0 (11-0, 11-0, 11-0)
6. Sean Gregg (BU) def. Missaq Bahar (BARD), 3-0 (11-1, 11-1, 11-3)
7. BK Kim (BU) def. Cody Coon (BARD), 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-2)
8. Kedar Veerareddy (BU) def. Kasiem Washington (BARD), 11-0, 11-0, 11-0
Vassar 7, Bard 1
1. Artemy Mukhin (BARD) def. Kostantinos Gerogallides (VAS), 3-0 (11-1, 11-7, 11-4)
2. Luke Chen (VAS) def. Luca Heidelberg (BARD), 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4)
3. Razaan Lalji (VAS) def. Will Egan (BARD), 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-3)
4. Patrick Looby (VAS) def. Ali Mounim Rajabi (BARD), 3-0 (11-2, 11-8, 11-5)
5. Kyle Benson (VAS) def. Ahmad Shoaib Jalil (BARD), 3-0 (11-0, 11-1, 11-1)
6. Gabriel Lugo (VAS) def. Missaq Bahar (BARD), 3-0 (11-2, 11-0, 11-2)
7. Will Knauss (VAS) def. Cody Coon (BARD), 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-3)
8. Daniel Smith (VAS) def. Kasiem Washington (BARD), 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-4)
9. Joseph Donato (VAS) def. Abdullah Mehrzad (BARD), 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-2)