The Hamilton College Continentals won two matches on Friday in the 2022 CSA National Collegiate Men's Team Championships at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
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Hamilton (7-10 overall), which is 28
th in the College Squash Association National Team Rankings, will play Hobart College at the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. The Continentals will then take on Colby College at Specter US Squash Center at 2:30 p.m. Both matches are part of the Conroy Cup 1-3 Playoff.
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Hamilton defeated No. 29 Wesleyan (5-8) for the third time this season, 6-3, in the afternoon. The Continentals breezed past Fordham University 9-0 in the early evening as the Rams dropped to 9-13.
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Tate Suratt '24 and
Waleed Nisar '24 didn't lose a game in two matches at the top of the ladder.
Nicholas Carabatsos '24 won both of his matches at the fifth position.
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Tate Burgin '25, Tripp Peters '23 and
Blake Davis '25 dominated the bottom of the ladder as they only lost one game between them. Burgin moved over .500 at 9-8 and Davis has a team-best record of 10-5.
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Ashby Howard '25, Rufus Somerby '22 and
Oliver Constable '23 won their matches against Fordham as well. Constable won the 20
th match of his career with a convincing three-game victory at the ninth position.
RESULTS
No. 28 Hamilton 6, No. 29 Wesleyan 3
2022 CSA National Collegiate Team Championships
Feb. 18, 2022
Arlen Specter US Squash Center; Philadelphia, Pa.
1.
Tate Suratt (H) d. Shanay Sanghavi 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-8)
2.
Waleed Nisar (H) d. Abhinav Gupta 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-9)
3. John Sutherby (W) d.
Ashby Howard 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 13-11)
4. Ethan Yan (W) d.
Rufus Somerby 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9)
5.
Nicholas Carabatsos (H) d. Jack Lungstrum 3-1 (13-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5)
6. Preston Crawford (W) d.
William Rice 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
7.
Tate Burgin (H) d. Mikail Haroon 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-7)
8.
Tripp Peters (H) d. Morgan Shatzman 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-5)
9.
Blake Davis (H) d. Andrew Doucette 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6)
No. 28 Hamilton 9, No. 41 Fordham 0
2022 CSA National Collegiate Team Championships
Feb. 18, 2022
Arlen Specter US Squash Center; Philadelphia, Pa.
1.
Tate Suratt (H) d. Patrick Rodden 3-0 (11-9, 11-7, 11-6)
2.
Waleed Nisar (H) d. Henry Frawley 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-8)
3.
Ashby Howard (H) d. Justin George 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-4)
4.
Rufus Somerby (H) d. Winthrop Reed 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-7)
5.
Nicholas Carabatsos (H) d. Sofia Arseniev 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-8)
6.
Tate Burgin (H) d. Nicholas Choo 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-3)
7.
Tripp Peters (H) d. Dylan Panichello 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-7)
8.
Blake Davis (H) d. Caleb Schumacher 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-7)
9.
Oliver Constable (H) d. Aarav Jhunjhunwala 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-0)
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