(New Haven, Conn.) – The Dickinson men's squash team came one match away from the Conroy Cup title, suffering a 5-4 setback to Western Ontario in the finals of the D-Division at the CSA Team Championships at Yale University.
Western Ontario was the favorite in the division, holding the #25-ranking. The Red Devils came in at #27 and should move up to #26 in the final standings.
First-year Abdelrahman Elsergany (Cairo, Egypt/Kent School) won the top flight (11-5, 11-5, 11-9), holding off a late push from Nick Guest.
Classmate Hal Holappa (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) survived a five-set marathon for the point in the three spot (11-2, 11-6, 6-11, 9-11, 11-4) and Cory Litman (Lower Merion, Pa./Lower Merion) won the fourth (11-6, 11-13, 11-2, 11-4).
Harrison Mayo (Penn Valley, Pa./Harriton) earned the final point, winning a well-contested match in the seventh (11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10).
The Red Devils finish up 14-9 in their second season of competition. They will head to Dartmouth for the Individual Championships on March 4th, 5th and 6th.
