Hamilton College opened competition at the 2015 NESCAC Men's Squash Championship with an 8-1 loss to eighth-seeded Bowdoin College at Williams College on Friday. The ninth-seeded Continentals will conclude competition at the tournament with two consolation round matches on Saturday, Feb. 7.
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Playing at the fifth position, Peter Harrison '15 recorded Hamilton's win with a three-game sweep. The victory was his team-best sixth of the season. Joshua Wolpert '16 (second position), Mac Pivirotto '15 (third) and David Laub '18 (seventh) extended their opponents to a fifth game.
Hamilton faces 10th-seeded Connecticut College on Saturday at 8 a.m. and wraps up the tournament with a 7:30 p.m. match against 11th-seeded Tufts University.
#24 Bowdoin 8, #25 HAMILTON 1
1. M. Cooper (BOW) def. Teddy Black (HAM) 11-5, 11-7, 17-15
2. C. Dorff (BOW) def. Joshua Wolpert (HAM) 11-13, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
3. M. Bearse (BOW) def. Mac Pivirotto (HAM) 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5
4. A. Ward (BOW) def. Marc Dudzik (HAM) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
5. Peter Harrison (HAM) def. B. Bristol (BOW) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6
6. A. Reisley (BOW) def. Walker Lourie (HAM) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7
7. C. Nassikas (BOW) def. David Laub (HAM) 11-5, 5-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-7
8. G. Cooley (BOW) def. Ted Nehrbas (HAM) 11-8, 11-6, 11-1
9. M. DeFranco (BOW) def. Jonathan Ruth (HAM) 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8
Match Notes:
Hamilton 5-10; National ranking #25
Bowdoin 3-12; National ranking #24
NESCAC Championship first-round match
