The Boston University Squash Team capped off its most successful season with a strong showing at the CSA National Team Championships held at Yale, finishing as runners up in the Chaffee Cup after falling 6-3 against Boston College.
Arriving at Yale University after a 3 hour drive, #35 BU pulled out a 5-4 win against #38 University of Washington at 7pm. The match was well played and a good start to the tournament.
On the Saturday at 12pm, the Terriers pulled through with another 5-4 win – this time against #39 Denison University with numbers 5 through 9 having solid wins. This win set up a Boston Showdown against crosstown rivals and top seeded #33 Boston College.
Following the first round of matches BU trailed BC 2-1, having collected a win from Map Teeravithayapinyo’s 3 game victory at #6. In the second round of matches #8 Humzah Mahmood pulled through with a 5-game win. Unfortunately, trailing 4-2 BU managed only one more win through Allan Chen, also in a five game match at #7. At #1 Ben Bunjapamai dropped a 3-1 match against a very strong opponent, while #5 senior Asa Tyler lost a 5 game match despite having held a 2-1 lead.
Overall, BU has finished a very strong season having finished the previous season at #50 and two divisions lower. The terriers will graduate only Asa Tyler, who has been a crucial part of the team’s leadership. We wish him all the best in the future!