Dec. 1, 2007

Complete Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Despite wins at the top three spots on the ladder, the Navy squash team came up short in its bid to knock off Williams Friday night, as the Ephs defeated the Midshipmen, 6-3. Navy, who drops to 8-3 on the season, will have the next month to prepare for the second half of its competition year, as the Mids' next match will not be until mid-January.

Senior Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) and sophomore Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) kept their unblemished records alive by earning wins at the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively, for the Midshipmen. George cruised to a 3-1 victory over Williams' Jon Barry, 9-6, 8-10, 9-7, 9-1, to push his record to 8-0, while Mattsson owns Navy's longest winning streak this fall with 9-0 record after easily defeating Tony Maruca, 9-4, 9-8, 9-4. Meanwhile, team captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) improved to 7-1 by handing Ethan Buchsbaum a 3-0 loss.

The bottom half of Navy's lineup was unable to capture a win, as Williams won the No. 4-9 matches, including a pair of five-gamers. Rookie Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after beating junior George Miller, 9-7 and 9-6, and looked to have the match won. However, Miller took game three, 9-6, and knotted the match by winning the fourth game, 9-2. The Ephs earned the point at No. 4 when Miller won the decisive game, 10-9.

Meanwhile, junior Allen Harley (Charleston, W.Va.) also dropped a disappointing five-game match to Williams' Christian Henze. Henze earned a win in the opening match, 9-2, however, Hartley took a 2-1 lead after winning the next two games, 10-8 and 9-4. Henze, though, would not be denied as he claimed the fourth and five games, 9-4 and 9-5.

"This was a disappointing loss for us," said Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "The effort was fine. We just have to find a way to start winning some of these close matches."

The Mids have lost two matches by a 6-3 count, while dropping a 5-4 decision to Dartmouth in recent weeks. Navy will be back in action on Jan. 12, when the Mids play host to Penn.

Williams def. Navy, 6-3Nov. 30, 2007 • Annapolis, Md.1   Tucker George (N) def. Jon Barry (W)                3-1   9-6, 8-10, 9-7, 9-12   Nils Mattsson (N) def. Tony Maruca (W)              3-0   9-4, 9-8, 9-43   Jeff Sawin (N) def. Ethan Buchsbaum (W)             3-0   9-7, 9-3, 9-04   George Miller (W) def. Allan Lutz (N)               3-2   7-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-2, 10-95   Will Gruner (W) def. Ben Mantica (N)                3-0   9-2, 9-4, 9-36   Morgan Phillips (W) def. Michael Beautyman Jr (N)   3-0   9-6, 10-9, 9-37   Cameron Henry (W) def. Brad Seidel (N)              3-1   9-5, 8-10, 9-7, 9-68   Bernard Yaros (W) def. Christopher Zipf (N)         3-0   9-1, 9-2, 9-29   Christian Henze (W) def. Allen Hartley (N)          3-2   9-2, 8-10, 4-9, 9-4, 9-5