#17 Men’s Squash Tallies 5-4 Triumph Over #20 Rochester in Hoehn Cup
The #17/fifth-seeded Middlebury men's squash team grinded out a 5-4 victory on Saturday over #20/eighth-seeded University of Rochester in the Hoehn Cup Consolation Semifinal at the College Squash Association (CSA) Divisional Team Championships.
Charlie Clifford earned a four-game triumph in Saturday's match.
The #17/fifth-seeded Middlebury men's squash team grinded out a 5-4 victory on Saturday over #20/eighth-seeded University of Rochester in the Hoehn Cup Consolation Semifinal at the College Squash Association (CSA) Divisional Team Championships.
HIGHLIGHTS
Theo Kogan put the Panthers on the board with his win via retirement in the sixth slot before Rochester's Gilberto Aceves Moreno tallied a four-game triumph (8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8) to knot the contest at 1-1.
- Middlebury grabbed the momentum back when
Nico Brown secured an 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 victory over Van Inman-Benavente. Caleb Boateng followed suit, sweeping his opponent at #5 (13-11, 11-3, 11-2) to up the lead to 3-1.
- The sides traded points over the next two finishers. Dhirren Rajarathinam earned a 3-0 decision in the second spot and
Charlie Clifford countered with a victory in four games by 11-7, 4-11, 11-3 and 11-9 scores to put the Panthers on the brink of clinching.
- Kareem Azzam kept the Yellowjackets alive via a 3-0 decision in the middle of the ladder, but
Naum Lekovic denied the comeback (15-13, 11-2, 11-9) at #9 to seal the decision.
- Rochester closed the match with a 3-1 win in the third slot for the final 5-4 score.
NOTES
- The sides met for the fifth time in men's squash, with the Panthers winning each of the last two battles.
Middlebury closes the CSA Divisional Team Championships with a battle against #17 Franklin and Marshall in the Hoehn Cup Consolation Final on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.