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#4 St. Lawrence Claims Inaugural Saints-Devils Cup

(Carlisle, Pa.) – The #17-ranked Dickinson men's squash team had a big challenge on Sunday, hosting the #4-ranked Saints of St. Lawrence University on senior day. The visitors would capture the match, 9-0, and claim possession of the inaugural Saints-Devils Cup, in the first meeting between the two programs.

The Cup is presented to the team with the most combined wins for men and women. In the case of a tie-break, the team with the fewest games surrendered wins the Cup. The Saints edged the Red Devils by just one set after the Red Devils women posted a 9-0 decision on Sunday.

The Saints had a strong start, sweeping the even matches to jump out to a 4-0 lead. First-year Frank Goossens (Schaarbeekstraat, Amsterdam/Vossius Gymnasium) had a strong second set in the number two flight, suffering an (11-5, 12-10, 11-6) decision.

Classmate Tanay Murdia (New Fatehpura Udaipur, India/Delhi Public School) looked to rally in the third set of the sixth flight, but Hussien Elyates held on for the win (11-4, 11-5, 13-11).

Senior Nicholas Struzenski (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley) overcame a tough start to put up a solid fight in second and third sets of the nine spot before falling (11-2, 11-9, 11-9).

Alex Wattles (Millbrook, N.Y./Millbrook) had a strong showing in the seventh flight, but dropped a hard fought decision, 3-1 (11-4, 5-11, 11-9, 12-10). Zachary Hollander (Albany, N.Y./Millbrook) captured the first set, but George Willis would rally for the win (7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5).

The Red Devils slip to 9-8 overall. They will now prepare for the College Squash Association team nationals, hosted by Trinity College on February 23-25.

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Players Mentioned

Frank Goossens

Frank Goossens

First-Year
Nicholas Struzenski

Nicholas Struzenski

5' 11"
Senior
Zachary Hollander

Zachary Hollander

Junior
Tanay Murdia

Tanay Murdia

Senior
Alex Wattles

Alex Wattles

5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Frank Goossens

Frank Goossens

First-Year
Nicholas Struzenski

Nicholas Struzenski

5' 11"
Senior
Zachary Hollander

Zachary Hollander

Junior
Tanay Murdia

Tanay Murdia

Senior
Alex Wattles

Alex Wattles

5' 8"
Senior