Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA - On February 18th, 2022 the men's squash team traveled down to Philadelphia to compete in the CSA National Championships and in the first round they faced fellow NESCAC competitors Connecticut College. Overall, the Mules beat the Camels with a score of 9-0. 

Some highlights include seat #3 Adrian Castillo (11-4, 11-3, 11-2), #5 Syed Kashef (11-6, 11-3, 12-10), and #7 Kit Illick (11-2, 11-5, 11-4) all played strategic squash, and dominated the court, beating their opponents in just three games, which secured the first 3 wins of the day for the Mules. In addition, seat #1 Dylan Tymkiw (11-3, 11-5, 11-8), #4 Alex Spafford (11-5, 11-4, 11-5), #6 Ryan Santoro (11-0, 11-2, 11-4), #8 Duda Voldman (11-1, 11-2, 11-4), and #9 Tyler Burt (11-6, 11-3, 11-4) also outplayed their opponents in three games. 

Other highlights include #2 seat Jonathan Sosa Uranga (7-11, 14-12, 11-2, 11-4) who started off slow losing his first game. After good advice from fellow teammates, Uranga took back the match, and won the next three games. 

Next up, the Mules will play Denison University in the second round of the CSA National Championships at 5:00 pm. Look out for updates on the Colby Squash Instagram. 

Results:
1. Dylan Tymkiw (Colby) vs. Tyler Maguire 3-0
2. Jonathan Sosa Uranga (Colby) vs. MD Jawad 3-1 
3. Adrian Castillo (Colby) vs. Christopher Mach 3-0 
4. Alex Spafford (Colby) vs. Alexander Lorenzo-Cruz 3-0 
5. Syed Kashef (Colby) vs. Thomas Whittemore 3-0 
6. Ryan Santoro (Colby) vs. Juan Hurtado  3-0 
7. Kit Illick (Colby) vs. Mike Achatz 3-0 
8. Duda Voldman (Colby) vs. Demetrius latridis 3-0 
9. Tyler Burt (Colby) vs. Timothy First 3-0