HARTFORD, Conn. - The Dickinson men's squash team has earned the right to play for the Conroy Cup title on Sunday morning after downing the United States Naval Academy 5-4 in a "nip and tuck" College Squash Association Semifinal on Saturday at Wesleyan University.
Inside the Match
Dickinson found some success early in the ladder as
Mark Naguib at the third slot took care of Henry Sparkman in four games. At the top two flights the Red and White would need to go the distance to secure a pair of victories with
Omar Ali (1st) and
Joe Smythe (2nd) each winning the fifth game by a score of 11-5.
Jack Corkum playing at the eighth spot was the lone Devil to post a shutout as he was too much for Shankar Jambunathan.
Kobe Fleming (4th) and
Sam Knipp (7th) traded the first four games with their opponents, but were unable to come away with the win in the fifth.
Hussien Eldesouky playing the sixth flight took the the first game versus Alexander Orr, before dropping the next three.
Results
- Omar Ali (DC) over Matthew Wang (Navy) - 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5
- Joe Smythe (DC) over Millen Randell (Navy) - 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 12-14, 11-5
- Mark Naguib (DC) over Henry Sparkman (Navy) - 11-8, 12-10, 3-11, 11-8
- Lucas Spiro (Navy) over Kobe Fleming (DC) - 11-9, 13-15, 11-4, 14-16, 11-9
- Thomas Rankin (Navy) over Patrick Noonan (DC) - 11-8, 11-8, 11-5
- Alexander Orr (Navy) over Hussien Eldesouky (DC) - 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6
- Benjamin Balser (Navy) over Sam Knipp (DC) - 12-10, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 13-11
- Jack Corkum (DC) over Shankar Jambunathan (Navy) - 11-3, 11-3, 11-0
- Bradley Hennessy (DC) wins by default
Next on the Court
Dickinson (6-14) wraps up the CSA Championships tomorrow morning at 8:30 am when the Red and White take on Bowdoin College for the Conroy Cup title.
