Schmermund Shines In No. 12 Squash Loss at NISRA Championship

2/23/2002 - Squash
Schmermund Shines In No. 12 Squash Loss at NISRA Championship

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Navy junior Bill Schmermund (Holmdel, N.J.) improved his record to 2-0 at the NISRA Team Championship, however, the 12th-ranked Navy squash team fell in the semifinal round of the Hoehn Division main draw Saturday afternoon to Denison, 8-1.

The Mids, who boasted a 17-5 record in the regular-season, will take on Bowdoin in the division's consolation (third-place) game Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

Schmermund arose victorious in a five-set affair with Denison's Nick Johnson. After taking the first set with a 9-6 score, Schmermund fell behind 2-1 when Johnson scored 9-6 and 9-0 victories. Schmermund brought home Navy's lone victory when he took sets four and five by respective 9-5 and 9-6 scores.

"Bill played an exceptional match today," said Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "He really picked up the intensity when it mattered the most."

Men's College Squash

NISRA Team Championship - Cambridge, Mass.

Denison 8, Navy 1

No. 1: Javier Castilla (D) def. Edson Greenwood -- 9-4, 9-4, 9-1

No. 2: Abhijit Kukreja (D) def. Andy McCann -- 9-3, 9-0, 9-2

No. 3: Desmond Vindici (D) def. David Haile -- 9-7, 7-9, 6-9, 9-1, 9-6

No. 4: Faurav Mittal (D) def. Gavin Morrison -- 9-6, 9-4, 9-1

No. 5: Andrew Demitriou (D) def. Stephen Huber -- 9-0, 9-7, 9-1

No. 6: Sahil Anwar (D) def. Matt Fisher -- 9-0, 9-7, 9-4

No. 7: Conor O'Malley (D) def. Mike Brennan -- 9-3, 9-3, 9-3

No. 8: Ankur Gupta (D) def. Mason Berry -- 9-4, 9-4, 9-5