WINDSOR, Conn. — The men's squash team scratched out four memorable victories, but Navy won the other five matches in the minimum three games to win the College Squash Association's 15th-place match on Sunday's final day of Hoehn Cup play.
Cornell (6-15) entered the Hoehn Cup — which is the College Squash Association's 'B' Division national championship for teams ranked ninth through 16th in the country — ranked 15th, while Navy (17-10) was 16th going into Sunday's match at Loomis Chaffee School.
The Big Red took a 2-1 lead after the first rotation on the strength of five-game victories from sophomore
James Paolella at No. 9 and freshman Illia Presman at No. 3. Presman rallied from an 11-3 loss in the first game to win in extra points in the second game, then 11-8 in the fifth.
Navy tied it up at 3 with Cornell's lone point in the second wave coming from senior
Jordan Brail at No. 2 – playing his last collegiate dual match. While the Mids wrapped up the win with three-game victories at Nos. 4 and 7, junior
Perry Hanson took a memorable match at No. 1. He won a marathon first game by an incredible score of 24-22, then marched through the next two games to win in three. He was the Big Red's only competitor to go a perfect 3-0 on the weekend.
Team competition for the Big Red is now complete, but the squad will have a presence at the CSA's Individual Championships next weekend.
#16 NAVY 5, #15 CORNELL 4
At Loomis Chaffee School Squash Courts; Windsor, Conn.
1.
Perry Hanson (C) def. Jack Herold, 24-22, 11-5, 11-6
2.
Jordan Brail (C) def. Michael Kacergis, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7
3.
Illia Presman (C) def. Jonathan Lentz, 3-11, 13-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-8
4. Senen Ubina (N) def.
Ian Rothweiler, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4
5. Owen Davis (N) def.
Alex Jung, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5
6. Dylan Sweeney (N) def.
V. Luke Park II, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4
7. James Kjorlien (N) def.
Jared Scherl, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9
8. Sam McCartney (N) def.
Kenan Ong, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8
9.
James Paolella (C) def. Greg Hyer, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5
