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Thomas Spettigue
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Men's Squash To Play For Fifth Place After Win Over Franklin & Marshall

2/26/2011 10:36:55 PM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A reversal of fortunes for the Cornell men's squash team resulted in a 7-2 win for the Big Red over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday, moving Cornell into the fifth-place match on Sunday against Harvard. 

Unlike the opening match against the University of Rochester, the Big Red dropped the first two places, but won the next seven to claim the team victory. Thomas Spettigue got the highest win at the third spot for Cornell.

The Big Red will play Harvard for fifth place on Sunday, taking on the Crimson in a 3 p.m. match.

Cornell 7, Franklin & Marshall 2
CSA National Team Championships
February 26, 2011 - Cambridge, Mass.
1 - Gabriel de Melo (F&M) def. Nicholas Sachvie, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7
2 - Guilherme de Melo (F&M) def. Alex Domenick, 11-9, 6-11, 4-11, 11-5, 13-11
3 - Thomas Spettigue (COR) def. Mauricio Sedano, 13-11, 11-8, 11-4
4 - Arjun Gupta (COR) def. Sujat Barua, 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
5 - David Hilton (COR) def. Juan Lopez, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-3
6 - Rishi Jalan (COR) def. Justin Singh, 6-11, 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8
7 - McKay Claghorn (COR) def. Patrick Cunningham, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5
8 - Owen Butler (COR) def. Aadit Zaveri, 7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-7
9 - Steven Peever (COR) def. Ryan Mullaney, 11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8
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