The men's squash started their new season at the Vassar Round Robin on Saturday, competing against Fordham, NYU and Boston. 

Bard's flight 1 specialist, Artemy Mukhin, defeated all of his opponents. Mukhin defeated his Fordham opponent in straight sets, while he had to battle his way to win in four sets against NYU and Boston. Jacob Nathan, Sulliman Zafarkhil, and Kasiem Washington each had strong performances in their three matches, including Zafarkhil's match against NYU. 

Bard will host a round-robin on November 16 and 17 in three weeks, taking on Siena, Swarthmore, Vassar, and Brown.  

Bard 1, Fordham 8
1- Artemy Mukhin (B) def. Nicholas Gilman (F), 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
2 - Robert Cruikshank (F) def. Jacob Nathan (B), 11-0, 11-0, 11-0
3 - Gray Kearns (F) def. Sulliman Zafarkhil (B), 11-0, 11-0, 11-1
4 - Joe Walsh (F) def. Kasiem Washington (B), 11-0, 11-3, 11-1 
5-9 Fordham won by default

Bard 1, NYU 8
1- Artemy Mukhin (B) def. Yaseen Elsebaie (N), 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8
2 - Alexander Gan (N) def. Jacob Nathan (B), 11-1, 11-3, 11-3
3 - Ronit Gupta (N) def. Sulliman Zafarkhil (B), 11-5, 11-4, 11-1
4 - Suryaavir Kapur (N) def. Kasiem Washington (B), 11-2, 11-1, 11-5
5-9 NYU won by default. 

Bard 1, Boston 8
1- Artemy Mukhin (B) def. Jonathan Strong (BU), 11-1, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3
2 - Tarquin Sotir (BU) def. Jacob Nathan (B), 11-0, 11-4, 11-2
3 - Isaac Bunan (BU) def. Suliman Zafarkhil (B), 11-1, 11-1, 11-2
4 - Dylan Bakshi (BU) def. Kasiem Washington (B), 11-2, 11-1, 11-2
5-9 BU won by default.