Squash sailed into their off week with ease as they dominated in three matches at home on the against both the Princeton University and Cornell University club teams, before rounding out their weekend on Sunday against George Washington University.
In their only match on Saturday, the Rams faced Princeton Club and were granted three points by default. In the rest of the six matches, Fordham took home five victories, locking down the win with an 8-1 result.
The matches for the day began with a showdown in second position as senior Henry Frawley faced off against Jiayang Sun, winning in three games with a score of 11-3, 11-3 and 11-0.
Sophomore Gray Kearns continued the Rams winning in the third position against Wilder Crosier, winning in three games as well, with a final line of 11-5, 11-4 and 11-9.
The fourth and fifth positions also saw big victories, as sophomore Crispin McCarthy had a tough run against Princeton’s Andrew Dupree, finishing in four games as McCarthy dropped the second game. Ultimately, the final line for the matchup was 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 and 11-8.
Later, senior Caleb Schumacher beat Ryan Salik in the fifth position in three games, 11-3, 11-4 and 11-2.
Rounding out the day, senior Nicholas Choo finished things off with three straight wins against Jack Green with a line of 11-1, 11-3 and 11-3. Next, the Rams had a doubleheader on Sunday, this time against Cornell and George Washington.
Leading off the matches was Nicholas Gilman, who after having a two-game lead against Nicholas Carson, finished things off in four games (11-9, 11-9, 8-11 and 11-9).
The Rams continued heading down their roster, adding multiple wins for the team as they began with Frawley topping Caleb Woo, 11-8, 11-4 and 11-3, at second position, while freshman Peter Vorbach defeated Nikhil Dhakad at third position, 11-7, 11-5 and 12-10.
Jack Stanley won at the fourth slot over Hadi Sumaida, 11-5, 11-6 and 11-6, followed by victories for junior Robert Cruikshank (11-5, 11-4, 11-8), Kearns (9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4), McCarthy (11-7, 11-9, 11-7), Choo (11-5, 11-4, 11-3) and Schumacher (default).
Against George Washington, the Rams also had an easy win as they faced a five-member squad of Revolutionaries. They took them down with a final score of 8-1. In those matches, Frawley, Vorbach, Stanley and Cruikshank each recorded their second win of the day.
Frawley topped Henry Ohrstrom at second position, 13-11, 11-9, 9-11 and 11-1, with Vorbach taking down Leo-Paul Leger at the third slot, 12-10, 11-8 and 11-1. Stanley then defeated Yasmine Sana at fourth position, 11-3, 11-2 and 11-1, while Cruikshank closed out the win with a three-game win at fifth position over Conor Franz (11-5, 11-5 and 11-3).
The Rams look to extend their win streak this upcoming weekend with a highly busy five-game matchup. Games include New York University, Yale University’s Club team and Colgate University on Saturday, while the team is scheduled to play the University of Connecticut and Bard College on Sunday.
