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Williams College Men's Squash 21st at Nationals
11:29AM / Monday, February 26, 2018
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HARTFORD, Conn. - Williams College fought its way to a No. 21-ranked finish at the 2018 men’s squash nationals.
 
The Ephs competed in the third division of the tournament, which meant they were playing for the No. 17-24 postions nationally.
 
The Ephs opened their nationals campaign with a nail-biting loss to Middlebury in a match that for the whole day felt like it could have one either way. After the first two rounds of play, the match was deadlocked at 3-3, with highlights including a strong four game win from senior co-captain Jamie Havran (No. 9), a really solid 3-0 win from junior John Fitzgerald (No. 2), and a sensational marathon win from senior co-captain Andrew Litvin (No. 8), who earned the Ephs another point with a 24-22 triumph in the deciding fifth game. Unfortunately, the Ephs were unable to take any of the matches from the final wave of play, and stumbled to an eventual 6-3 loss.
 
After heartbreaking defeat to Middlebury on Friday, the Ephs came up against Amherst on Saturday. The Ephs got off to a great start, winning all three of the opening matches in addition to all three of the following ones. Havran and Litvin continued their strong play with another pair of wins. Freshman Wyatt Khosrowshahi (No. 4) dropped the only point of the day in a five game loss en route to an 8-1 victory for the Ephs.
 
On Sunday, the Ephs took on MIT in the final match of nationals weekend. It was a slow start for the team as they went down 2-1 after the first wave of play, although Havran was able to earn yet another point for the Ephs, taking him to 3-0 for the weekend. Litvin also won his third five-game match of the weekend, after coming back from 2-0 down to eventually win. Litvin's win, accompanied by two more strong wins from junior Fitzgerald and David Pincus (No. 5), led the Ephs to a sweep of the second wave of play which took the team to a 4-2 lead, in need of just one win from the final wave to bring the Ephs over the finish line. Despite tough five-game defeats for freshman Khosrowshahi and Ben Eisenberg (No. 7), sophomore Carl Shuck (No. 1) was able to seal the 5-4 win.
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