Men's Squash Bests Navy, 5-4

Saturday, December 6

Hanover, N.H.

10:00 AM

Dartmouth College

NAVY

12/6/2014 1:56:00 PM | Men's Squash

By: Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. — The No. 11 Dartmouth men's squash team defeated No. 10 Navy, 5-4, in the Big Green's home opener on Saturday morning at the Berry Squash Courts.

Dartmouth is 1-1 on the season, while Navy is 12-2.

The Big Green received match wins in the third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth positions to take the one-point win over the Midshipmen.

Dartmouth secured the win in the fourth position, when Mark Funk defeated Billy Kacergis, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9. At number seven, Brian Giegerich picked up the fourth point for the Green and White, when he knocked off Reed Whitney, 13-11, 12-10, 11-7.

In the first round of matches (3-6-9), junior Kyle Martino defeated James Kacergis in a four-game match, 12-10, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5. Junior James Fisch needed a fourth game to beat Randy Beck, 11-5, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6. In the ninth spot, Colin Berry bested freshman John Harvey, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3.

In the second rotation (2-5-8), sophomore Glen Brickman was the lone Big Green to secure a win for his team, when he beat William Walker, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7. Junior Alexander Greer dropped a fifth game thriller, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5

The final three matches (1-4-7) determined the fate for the Big Green, who at that time was tied with Navy, 3-3, after six matches. The victories by Funk and Giegerich pushed Dartmouth over the minimum points plateau to earn the win. Sophomore Nicholas Harrington forced a fifth game at number one, but fell 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11.

Dartmouth will host Trinity on Sunday at noon at the Berry Squash Courts.

Complete Results

McGuinness (N) def. Harrington (D) – 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11
Herold (N) def. Greer (D) – 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5
Martino (D) def. Kacergis (N) – 12-10, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5
Funk (D) def. Kacergis (N) – 11-6, 11-3, 11-9
Hughes (N) def. Mistras (D) – 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 14-16, 11-6
Fisch (D) def. Beck (N) – 11-5, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6
Giegerich (D) def. Whitney (N) – 13-11, 12-10, 11-7
Brickman (D) def. Walker (N) – 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7
Barry (N) def. Harvey (D) – 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-3
Kuensell (D) def. Hsu (N) – 12-14, 11-4, 11-5, 12-10 (exhibition)