Haverford College defeated Hamilton College 5-4 in the 2018 College Squash Association Men's National Team Championships at Wesleyan University on Friday afternoon.

The Continentals (8-12 overall) play Wesleyan on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. in the consolation round of the Conroy Cup (D Division) at Wesleyan's Rosenbaum Squash Center. Hamilton is 27th in the CSA national team rankings and the Cardinals are 31st. Wesleyan also fell by the score of 5-4 to Bowdoin College on Friday.

Saturday's match will be the second time the Continentals face the Cardinals this season. Hamilton defeated Wesleyan 5-4 back on Jan. 14 on the Cardinals' home courts.

Hamilton defeated Haverford (10-5) earlier this season by a score of 7-2 at Amherst College.

Colin O'Dowd '19 took down his opponent in three games at the first position by scores of 11-9, 12-10 and 11-7. O'Dowd's victory is his team-leading 13th of the season. He has won three straight matches, all at the first position, and has won five of his last seven. O'Dowd was recently named to the all-NESCAC team for the third time in his Hamilton career.

Tristan Chaix '20 inched out an 11-9 game-one victory at the fifth position. Chaix then cruised to victory by scores of 11-5 and 11-4.

Atticus Jones '19 outlasted his opponent in a seesaw battle at the sixth position. Jones started out strong with an 11-6 win in game one before Zachary Cole grabbed an 11-9 decision in game two. Jones took game three 12-10, Cole tied the match again at 2-2 with a 12-10 win in game four and Jones secured the win by the score of 11-9 in the fifth and deciding game.

William Jordan '20 won the first game 11-9 at the ninth position before commanding the next two games 11-1 and 11-4 for his 11th win of the season.

RESULTS

No. 30 Haverford 5, No. 27 Hamilton 4
Feb. 23, 2018
Wesleyan's Rosenbaum Squash Center
Middletown, Conn.

1. Colin O'Dowd (Ham) d. Wallace Miller 11-9, 12-10, 11-7.
2. Peter Dudley (Hav) d. Callum Sondhi 11-7, 11-8, 12-10.
3. Davis Chase (Hav) d. John Sawyers 6-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-1, 11-7.
4. James Dougherty (Hav) d. Nicholas Conzelman 11-6, 11-5, 11-4.
5. Tristan Chaix (Ham) d. Andrew Giglio 11-9, 11-5, 11-4.
6. Atticus Jones (Ham) d. Zachary Cole 11-6, 9-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-9.
7. Thomas Kaye (Hav) d. Jonathan Ruth 11-3, 5-11, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10.
8. Yash Singh (Hav) d. Ward Urban 11-9, 11-5, 11-3.
9. William Jordan (Ham) d. Ryan Dukarm 11-9, 11-1, 11-4.
Ex. Keshav Kalani (Hav) d. Jarrod Gerstein 5-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8.