JUMBOS SHUT OUT BY WILLIAMS IN QUARTERFINAL, LOSE CONSOLATION MATCH TO AMHERST

COLLEGE MEN'S SQUASH FINAL SCORES
Williams 9, Tufts 0 - NESCAC Championship Quarterfinal
Amherst 6, Tufts 3 - NESCAC Championship consolation

At Hartford, CT
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Williams 9, Tufts 0
1. Ethan Buchsbaum (W) def. Alex Gross (T) 10-12, 11-6, 11-4, 11-9
2. Christian Henze (W) def. John Subranni (T) 14-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4
3. Will Gruner (W) def. Zach Bradley (T) 14-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
4. Nick Marks (W) def. Max Dalury (T) 11-6, 11-4, 14-12
5. Jack Ervasti (W) def. Ben Rind (T) 11-4, 11-4, 13-11
6. Bernard Yaros (W) def. Sheldon Taylor (T) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2
7. Jeremy Herrmann (W) def. Henry Miller (T) 11-0, 11-0, 11-0
8. Alec Greaves-Tunnell (W) def. Scott Leighton (T)  11-5, 11-7, 11-6
9. Jared Zuckerman (W) def. Andrew Kim (T) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5

Amherst 6, Tufts 3
1. Alex Gross (T) def. Brian Warner (A) 11-9, 8-6 DNF
2. Charles Loesch-Quntin (A) def. John Subranni (T) 6-11, 11-3, 11-9, 3-11, 11-6
3. Steve Serverson (A) def. Zach Bradley (T) 11-4, 12-10, 11-6
4. Kevin Cecala (A) def. Max Dalury (T) 11-2, 11-6, 13-11
5. Tom Rapisarda (A) def. Ben Rind (T) 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7
6. Sheldon Taylor (T) def. Matt Arnold (A) 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 5-11, 11-9
7. Todd Lavine (A) def. Henry Miller (T) 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
8. Scott Leighton (T) def. Lee Banta (A) 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6
9. Zach Porges (A) def. Andrew Kim (A) 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8

Freshman Sheldon Taylor won his match against Amherst on Saturday

HARTFORD -- The Tufts University men's squash team saw its five-match winning streak end at the hands of 10th ranked Williams College on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the NESCAC Championships hosted by Trinity College. The Ephs, the second seed in the conference championship, blanked the #7 seed Jumbos 9-0. Later in the day, Tufts lost a loser's bracket match against Amherst 6-3.

Coach Doug Eng's Tufts men had a solid performance against an excellent Williams squad. Each of the top three matches went to four games. Junior #1 Alex Gross (Washington, DC), senior #2 John Subranni (Longport, NJ), and senior co-captain and #3 Zach Bradley (Baltimore, MD) all won a game in their matches and played competitively in their losses. Senior co-captain Max Dalury (Glyndon, MD) was also competitive in his three-game loss in the fourth match.

Against Amherst, Tufts got a win at the top spot from Gross. He was up 1-0 and led in the second game when his opponent withdrew. Freshman Sheldon Taylor (Atlanta, GA) pulled out the #6 match in five after letting a 2-0 lead slip away. He won the match 11-9 in the fifth. Senior Scott Leighton (Summit, NJ) played four games at #8 to win. Just two of the team's six losses came in three games against the sixth-seeded Lord Jeffs, who are ranked 18th nationally. Tufts is #19.

Coach Doug Eng's Jumbos (9-9) plays a final match at the championship against Hamilton on Sunday morning at 9:00 am.

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