HARTFORD, CT - At the 2018 men's squash college nationals held at Trinity College as well as a couple other neighboring high schools and universities, the Ephs fought their way to a #21 ranked finish.
The Ephs competed in the third division of the tournament, which meant they were playing for the #17-24 postions nationally.
The Ephs opened their nationals campaign with a nailbiting loss to Middlebury in a match that for the whole day felt like it could have one either way. After the first two rounds of play, the match was deadlocked at 3-3, with highlights including a strong four game win from senior co-captain Jamie Havran (#9), a really solid 3-0 win from junior John Fitzgerald (#2), and a sensational marathon win from senior co-captain Andrew Litvin (#8), who earned the Ephs another point with a 24-22 triumph in the deciding fifth game. Unfortunately, the Ephs were unable to take any of the matches from the final wave of play, and stumbled to an eventual 6-3 loss.
After heartbreaking defeat to Middlebury on Friday, the Ephs came up against Amherst on Saturday. The Ephs got off to a great start, winning all three of the opening matches in addition to all three of the following ones. Senior co-captains Jamie Havran (#9) and Andrew Litvin (#8) continued their strong play with another pair of wins. Freshman Wyatt Khosrowshahi (#4) dropped the only point of the day in a five game loss en route to an 8-1 victory for the Ephs.
On Sunday, the Ephs took on MIT in the final match of nationals weekend. It was a slow start for the team as they went down 2-1 after the first wave of play, although senior co-captain Jamie Havran (#9) was able to earn yet another point for the Ephs, taking him to 3-0 for the weekend. Fellow senior co-captain Andrew Litvin (#8) also won his third five game match of the weekend, after coming back from 2-0 down to eventually win. Litvin's win, accompanied by two more strong wins from junior John Fitzgerald (#2) and David Pincus (#5), led the Ephs to a sweep of the second wave of play which took the team to a 4-2 lead, in need of just one win from the final wave to bring the Ephs over the finish line. Despite tough five game defeats for freshman Wyatt Khosrowshahi (#4) and Ben Eisenberg (#7), sophomore Carl Shuck (#1) was able to seal the 5-4 win.
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Middlebury College |
Rating |
Williams College |
Rating |
Winner's Score |
Winner |
Status |
| 1S |
Cembalest, Will |
5.29484 |
Shuck, Carl W. |
5.37667 |
11-8,6-11,6-11,11-8,11-9 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 2S |
Ellen, Jacob |
5.31791 |
Fitzgerald, John C |
5.4948 |
11-6,11-7,11-7 |
Williams College |
C |
| 3S |
Kagan, Jacob A. |
5.38625 |
Means, William W |
5.17222 |
11-9,11-7,11-8 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 4S |
Pearson, Henry |
5.06727 |
Khosrowshahi, Wyatt |
5.14529 |
11-5,10-12,11-4,5-11,11-5 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 5S |
Hinton, Wiatt F. |
5.12066 |
Pincus, David |
5.09432 |
7-11,11-9,6-11,12-10,11-6 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 6S |
Epley, John C |
5.27177 |
Butler, Anand M. |
4.91866 |
13-11,11-9,11-3 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 7S |
Merrill, Alexander O. |
4.99094 |
Eisenberg, Ben R. |
4.98154 |
6-11,7-11,11-5,11-9,11-4 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| 8S |
Wolpow, Thomas S |
4.93723 |
Litvin, Andrew N. |
4.85297 |
9-11,11-4,11-1,9-11,24-22 |
Williams College |
C |
| 9S |
Swope, Ryan |
4.82885 |
Havran, Jamie E. |
4.92634 |
11-5,9-11,11-3,11-4 |
Williams College |
C |
| 10S |
Giddins, Samuel L. |
4.84637 |
Ruggiero, Will |
4.96156 |
11-9,14-16,11-9,11-9 |
Middlebury College |
C |
| |
Amherst College |
Rating |
Williams College |
Rating |
Winner's Score |
Winner |
Status |
| 1S |
Wang, Terrence |
5.22524 |
Shuck, Carl W. |
5.37667 |
11-7,5-11,11-6,11-7 |
Williams College |
C |
| 2S |
Parker, Robert C |
4.93889 |
Fitzgerald, John C |
5.4948 |
11-7,11-7,11-6 |
Williams College |
C |
| 3S |
Khawaja, Mohammad Harith |
5.07733 |
Means, William W |
5.17222 |
11-4,12-10,11-5 |
Williams College |
C |
| 4S |
Merkel, David E. |
5.0497 |
Khosrowshahi, Wyatt |
5.14529 |
11-9,11-13,14-12,12-14,11-6 |
Amherst College |
C |
| 5S |
Nagaraj, Pavan |
4.78878 |
Pincus, David |
5.09432 |
11-9,11-8,11-7 |
Williams College |
C |
| 6S |
Brewster, Reginald M. |
4.74435 |
Butler, Anand M. |
4.91866 |
11-6,9-11,11-6,11-5 |
Williams College |
C |
| 7S |
Zimmerman, Christopher |
4.75292 |
Eisenberg, Ben R. |
4.98154 |
11-6,11-6,11-6 |
Williams College |
C |
| 8S |
Mills, Mateen C. |
4.7811 |
Litvin, Andrew N. |
4.85297 |
11-8,11-2,10-12,3-11,11-9 |
Williams College |
C |
| 9S |
Ford, Mitchell |
4.5937 |
Havran, Jamie E. |
4.92634 |
11-3,11-9,11-0 |
Williams College |
C |
| 10S |
Bahadori, Cameron |
4.7328 |
Ruggiero, Will |
4.96156 |
11-5,11-1,11-3 |
Williams College |
C |
| |
Williams College |
Rating |
MIT |
Rating |
Winner's Score |
Winner |
Status |
| 1S |
Shuck, Carl W. |
5.37667 |
O'Connor, Joe C. |
5.23255 |
15-13,12-10,11-8 |
Williams College |
C |
| 2S |
Fitzgerald, John C |
5.4948 |
Kukadia, Vedaant |
5.06978 |
11-2,11-4,11-6 |
Williams College |
C |
| 3S |
Means, William W |
5.17222 |
Martin, Henry |
5.3468 |
14-12,11-8,11-3 |
MIT |
C |
| 4S |
Khosrowshahi, Wyatt |
5.14529 |
Wu, William |
5.1984 |
8-11,8-11,11-2,14-12,11-6 |
MIT |
C |
| 5S |
Pincus, David |
5.09432 |
Hu, Jeffrey |
4.95337 |
11-7,7-11,11-6,11-2 |
Williams College |
C |
| 6S |
Butler, Anand M. |
4.91866 |
Restivo, Justin |
4.93064 |
9-11,11-9,11-9,5-11,11-6 |
MIT |
C |
| 7S |
Eisenberg, Ben R. |
4.98154 |
Levin, Brad A. |
5.17797 |
13-11,11-8,9-11,8-11,11-7 |
MIT |
C |
| 8S |
Litvin, Andrew N. |
4.85297 |
Williamson, Robert |
4.8496 |
11-13,8-11,11-8,11-6,11-4 |
Williams College |
C |
| 9S |
Havran, Jamie E. |
4.92634 |
Das, Neel |
4.81918 |
11-5,7-11,11-7,11-9 |
Williams College |
C |
