The Dartmouth men's squash
team (13-5, 2-4 Ivy) had a disappointing
weekend at the CSA
Championships in Cambridge,
Mass., losing to Ivy rivals Penn
and Princeton, both by scores of
9-0.
The Big Green entered the
CSA Championships at the No.
7 position in the Potter Division,
which is made up of the top eight
teams in the nation.
Dar tmouth star ted of f the
weekend on Friday, playing No.
2 Princeton in the quarter-final
round of the tournament. The
team was swept by the Tigers,
not taking a single game.
While the men were expected
to lose to Princeton, the defeat
by Penn was more discouraging,
especially after last weekend's
tough loss to the Quakers.
The Dartmouth players have
recently been frustrated by injuries
to captain Ted Newhouse
'09 and Tyler Young '09, playing
the No. 2 and No. 8 spots on the
team ladder. Due to knee pain,
Young was forced to sit out of the
Princeton match.
Newhouse took the results of
the game as an indication of the
team's lingering afflictions.
"It's definitely been a rough
week for us, injur y-wise," Newhouse
said. "I think [the game]
showed that our team was still
hurting today."
These injuries were particularly
significant in the Penn match,
as Newhouse and Young were the
only two winners in the previous
match against the Quakers.
Though the final result was unsatisfying,
Newhouse reported the
most frustration in not being able to
face Penn with a healthy team.
"It's definitely disappointing,"
Newhouse said. "Penn's still a
good team; it's just too bad that
we couldn't bring our best to the
match."
A highlight came in the No. 1
match, when Andrew Boumford
'09 took two games from Penn's
Lee Rosen, who is ranked No. 12
nationally. After a rocky star t,
Boumford rallied in his third
and fourth games, winning with
scores of 9-3 and 9-7. Boumford
surrendered his final game 9-5.
At No. 2, Newhouse also played
a close match, winning his second
and fourth games with scores of
10-8 and 9-5 before losing the
match in five games.
Mike Lewis '11 played competitively
at No. 4, prevailing in his
third game 9-4 and losing the final
game by a close score of 10-8.
Steve Preefer '11 also lost 3-1 in
the No. 7 spot, winning his second
game 9-4 before dropping the final
two with scores of 9-3 and 9-7.
The Big Green squad battled
No. 8 Williams for the No. 7 spot
Sunday after press time. With a
win over the Ephs, Dartmouth will
improve its No. 8 finish in 2007.
Newhouse remains confident
in the team's attitude going into
their final playoff game.
"Ever yone's definitely fired
up for this one," Newhouse said.
"They're our biggest rival, so I
think everyone's really excited
to play them. Hopefully we can
bring it all together and win."
