WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The men's squash team wrapped up play at this weekend's Williams Round Robin with a Saturday split, first defeating Dickinson, 7-2, before suffering a 6-3 loss to Western Ontario.
Cornell (2-1), which entered the weekend ranked 12th in the country by the College Squash Association, started the day with a victory over an improving Dickinson squad that recently had close matches against 2017 Hoehn Cup qualifiers George Washington and Franklin & Marshall. The Big Red dominated from the lower portion of the order, with three-set sweeps from the 6, 7, 8 and 9 positions. Freshman Illia Presman won in four from No. 5, giving Cornell a 4-2 lead entering the final rotation. Junior co-captain
Andy Muran capped it off with a quality three-set victory over the Red Devils' highly-ranked No. 1.
Saturday concluded with a setback against a 13th-ranked Mustangs squad featuring a pair of five-set matches. Junior
Ben Francis won in three at No. 6 to get Cornell on the board, then Presman concluded a strong weekend by rallying from down 2-1 for a five-set victory at No. 5 to keep the Big Red alive. Western Ontario, which had lost its last eight matches against Cornell, then clinched the vicotry with sweeps at Nos. 4 and 7.
The Big Red will conclude the opening-semester portion of its schedule on Saturday, Dec. 2, when it takes on Columbia in its Ivy League opener at 10 a.m., followed by a 6 p.m. tilt against upstart Virginia.
#12 CORNELL 7, #22 DICKINSON 2
1.
Andy Muran (C) def. Abdelrahman Elsergany, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
2. Finn Trimble (D) def.
Perry Hanson, 11-8, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5
3. Frank Goossens (D) def.
Ian Rothweiler, 11-7, 11-6, 13-11
4.
Jordan Brail (C) def. Sergio Martin, 11-9, 15-13, 11-9
5. Illia Presman (C) def. Hal Holappa, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 16-14
6.
Ben Francis (C) def. Cory Litman, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4
7.
Alex Jung (C) def. Alexander Wattles, 11-9, 15-13, 11-9
8. Jared Scherl (C) def. Tanay Murdia, 11-3, 11-9, 11-8
9. James Paolella (C) def. Vincent Warzecha, 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
Ex.
Kenan Ong (C) def. Andrew Strudwick, 15-13, 11-7, 11-7
#13 WESTERN ONTARIO 6, #12 CORNELL 3
1. David Mill (W) def.
Andy Muran, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-13, 11-7
2.
Perry Hanson (C) def. Matthew Henderson, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6
3. Akasham Rajagopaul (W) def.
Ian Rothweiler, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
4. Brett Schille (W) def.
Jordan Brail, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7
5. Illia Presman (C) def. Stefan Houbtchev, 3-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5
6.
Ben Francis (C) def. Adam Vanwyngaarden, 12-10, 11-5, 11-9
7. Jackson Kay (W) def.
Alex Jung, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6
8. Gavin Maxwell (W) def. Jared Scherl, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
9. Nick Guest (W) def. James Paolella, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7
Ex.
Kenan Ong (C) def. Bryan Hill, 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
