WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Today the Ephs faced a talented Dartmouth team and lost 7-2. There were many close battles up and down the ladder, but ultimately too many slow starts and some tactical errors allowed Dartmouth to take the victory. Unfortunately, this was also Williams's first loss of the year.
Starting off the first round for the Ephs was
Asher Leavy. He had a great comeback in the first game, winning it 11-8 after going down 7-2, but unfortunately his opponent then took the next three games. Co-Captain Will Evans had one of the longer matches today, in which he lost a close five game match. And last on in the first round was
Alex Akbari, who had the longest match of the day, and won his in five. After dropping the first two games, Alex used his tight rails and every attacking shot in his arsenal to take the next three games, the last won he won 12-10 in a tiebreak.
Starting off the second round for the Ephs was
Cameron Darnell, who faced a talented opponent and lost 3-0.
Andrew Minnis won his first game 11-9, but some unfortunate bounces and calls at crucial points cost him the next three games 11,9, 11,9, and 11-7. And ending the second round of matches was
Pierce Henderson, who lost his match 3-0.
And starting off the third and final round of matches was
Jack Lee, who had a strong start to his match and won the first 11-5. However, he couldn't hold onto the lead and dropped the next three games. Co-Captain
Udai Pal was determined to put a point on the board for Williams, and he did so with 3-0 win over his opponent. And last on for the day was
John Nicholson, who won the first 11-5, but then could not keep up the pressure and lost the next three games.
It was a frustrating defeat for Williams, but they will keep their head up and their eyes forward to next weekend when they host NESCACS.
