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Men's Squash Earns Win Over Host-School at Wesleyan Round Robin :: GW Finishes 1-2 Overall in the Three-Day Tournament
 
 
 

 
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Men's Squash Earns Win Over Host-School at Wesleyan Round Robin

GW Finishes 1-2 Overall in the Three-Day Tournament

Dec. 4, 2007

MIDDLETOWN, CT - George Washington men's squash earned a victory over No. 28 Wesleyan on Sunday as the Colonials competed in the Wesleyan Round Robin Tournament in Middletown, CT.

The Colonials defeated the host-school Cardinals by a score of 7-2 for their only victory of the weekend. In the contest, GW dropped ttwo of the first three individual matches before reeling off six straight wins, starting with No. 4 Alex Funk (New York, NY/Kent School), who won 9-5, 9-1, 9-2. The senior was one of three winners in straight sets, along with sophomore Max Collins (Bronxville, NY/Bronxville) and Peter Creech (Nantucket, MA/Westminster School). Creech, playing from the No. 9 spot, was also the only GW player to win his match in all three team matches.

In their first match of the tournament, GW fell to No. 17 Saint Lawrence on Saturday, 8-1. The Colonials' second loss came on Sunday as they fell 6-3 against No. 22 Connecticut College.

The Colonials are now 6-3 on the season.

George Washington will take off time for final exams and winter break and then return to action on January 16, when they travel to Navy for a match held at 5:00 p.m.

Complete Results:

No. 17 Saint Lawrence 8, No. 30 GW 1
1. D. McElvaibe def Jarryd Commerford (GW), 3-0
2. Alex Dodge def Matt Grossman (GW), 3-1
3. Scott Redpath def Nick Gross (GW), 3-0
4. Nick Pearson def Alex Funk (GW), 3-0
5. Tyler Stout def Stefan Georg (GW), 3-0
6. Dan Shafer def Max Collins (GW), 3-0
7. B. Ross def Matt Nelson-Teutsch (GW), 3-0
8. Tom Whelan def Mike Bower (GW), 3-1
9. Peter Creech (GW) def Nick Calendra, 3-1
Exhib. Peter Montesano def David Litner (GW), 3-1

 

 

No. 30 GW 7, No. 28 Wesleyan 2
1. R. Broadfoot def Jarryd Commerford (GW), 3-0
2. Matt Grossman (GW) def Matt Candal, 3-1
3. Evan Lodge def Nick Gross (GW), 3-2
4. Alex Funk (GW) def B. Messinger-Barnes, 3-0
5. Stefan Georg (GW) def Daniel Charness, 3-2
6. Max Collins (GW) def JZ Golden, 3-0
7. Matt Nelson-Teutsch (GW) def Nate Fawles, 4-0
8. Mike Bower (GW) def Dale Kobrin, 3-1
9. Peter Creech (GW) def Laird Gallagher, 3-0
Exhib. Dave Litner (GW) def Charlie Drake, 3-0

No. 22 Connecticut College 6, No. 30 GW 3
1. John Evans def Jarryd Commerford (GW), 3-0
2. Rob Purple def Matt Grossman (GW), 3-0
3. Wade Mynatt def Nick Gross (GW), 3-2
4. Dan Bassett def Alex Funk (GW), 3-1
5. Will Moger def Stefan Georg (GW), 3-0
6. Max Collins def Blay Bradley, 19-9
7. K. Coscarelli def Matt Nelson-Teutsch (GW), 3-0
8. Mike Bower (GW) def Charlie Loneaus, 3-0
9. Peter Creech (GW) def Tyler Stilwell, 3-0

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