CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 9 Dartmouth men's squash won a tough, 5-4, match against MIT Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Hoehn Cup on Harvard's campus.
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Tucker Martino (11-4, 11-4, 11-6),
David Rubin (11-3, 11-5, 11-5) and
Chris Zachary (11-2, 11-3, 11-9) were all dominant and completed sweeps for the Big Green.
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James Bell (11-9, 11-6, 12-14, 13-11) and
Sam Supattapone (11-7, 11-13, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9) pushed Dartmouth over the top with a pair of critical and thrilling five-game wins to ensure the victory.
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The Big Green will compete in the semifinals against Cornell on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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1. Aman Sanger (MIT) def.
Brandon De Otaduy Nam (DART), 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 12-10
2. Joe O'Connor (MIT) def.
Reg Anderson (DART), 14-12, 8-11, 11-6, 4-11, 11-9
3.
James Bell (DART) def. Henry Martint (MIT), 11-9, 11-6, 12-14, 13-11
4.
Sam Supattapone (DART), def. Eli Kramer (MIT), 11-7, 11-13, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9
5.
Tucker Martino (DART), def. Brad Levin (MIT), 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
6. Keith Lamp (MIT) def.
Max Finkelstein (DART), 12-14, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4
7. Matt McManus (MIT) def.
Lucan White (DART), 6-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7
8.
David Rubin (DART) def. Robert Williamson (MIT), 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
9.
Chris Zachary (DART) def. Neel Das (MIT), 11-2, 11-3, 11-9