WATERVILLE, ME - The Ephs (7-3) finished off a 3-0 weekend in Maine with a 6-3 win against Colby (3-2) on Sunday.
The first wave of play featured junior Wyatt Khosrowshahi (#2), senior co-captain Carl Shuck (#5), and senior David Pincus (#8). Shuck and Pincus each put in classy performances throughout and were 3-0 victors. Meanwhile, Khosrowshahi got off to a slower start, finding himself on the brink of defeat multiple times down 2-0 in games and then 10-8 match ball into the fourth game, before miraculously clawing his way back to win in the fifth, and give the Ephs a 3-0 lead.
With hopes of securing the match, sophomore Jacob Bassil (#1), junior AJ Solecki (#6), and senior co-captain Claude Smith (#9) took to the court. Bassil and Smith both had off days against tough opponents, losing out 3-0 and 3-1 respectively. Not to be deterred, Solecki, a consistent rock in the middle court this season, delivered yet another win with a 3-1 triumph to take the Ephs to a 4-2 lead.
Needing one last point to close out the victory, freshman Udai Pal (#3), senior co-captain Will Means (#4), and freshman Charles "Chas" Merrill stepped up for their matchups. Thankfully for the Ephs, Pal and Means were each up to the task and delivered a pair of 3-1 wins to more than close out the match. Merrill, clearly fatigued from a pair of five game battles yesterday, fell by a 3-0 scoreline.
The Ephs head back to Williamstown in preparation for a big home weekend, starting with a 5pm matchup with the Naval Academy.
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Ladder Position
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Williams
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Colby
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Match Score
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Game Scores
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1
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Jacob Bassil
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Ondrej Vorlicek
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0-3
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11-9, 12-10, 11-7
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2
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Wyatt Khosrowshahi
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Dylan Tymkiw
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3-2
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12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 12-14, 5-11
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3
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Udai Pal
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Alex Spafford
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3-1
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11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 5-11
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4
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Will Means
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Chase Holding
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3-1
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11-7, 8-11, 3-11, 3-11
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5
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Carl Shuck
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Alexander Kurtin
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3-0
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4-11, 6-11, 5-11
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6
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AJ Solecki
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Jack Vanderhorst
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3-1
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11-8, 6-11, 5-11, 6-11
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7
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Claude Smith
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Charlie Beauregard
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1-3
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11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-6
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8
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David Pincus
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Jason Brodo
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3-0
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11-13, 6-11, 8-11
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9
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Charles Merrill
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Ryan Santoro
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0-3
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11-6, 11-5, 14-12
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10
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Tucker van Eck
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Duda Voldman
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3-2
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11-4, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 5-11
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