Nov. 22, 2008

Complete Results

HANOVER, N.H. - After having its 13-match winning streak snapped a night earlier, the Navy squash team bounced back with a pair of shutout victories over MIT and Tufts on Saturday in the second day of the Dartmouth Fall Classic in Hanover, N.H. Navy now stands 15-1 this season and is just one win off last year's total.

"I think we did a good job of bouncing back after losing to a fine Dartmouth team last night," said ninth-year Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "You are never sure if there will be lingering effects, however, I think we were back on our game today. The Tufts team was definitely a solid opponent for us."

Junior Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) not only picked up a pair of wins, he earned his 50th collegiate win by handing MIT's George Pratt a 9-2, 9-0, 9-0 setback at the No. 3 position. Mantica is one of four players on the Navy roster with at least 50 career wins.

At 15-1, senior Michael Beautyman Jr (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) owns more wins than any other Navy player this season. Beautyman Jr earned a 9-1, 9-0, 9-1 victory over Joseph DeRosa of MIT and followed up with a 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 decision over Tufts' William Salisbury at No. 8.

Sophomore Brad Seidel (Toledo, Ohio) easily cruised to victory over MIT's John Kucharczyk, giving up just one point in a 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 win. However, Tufts' Brian Rassel challenged Seidel in the opening game of their match, pushing him to the limit with Seidel coming out on top in game one, 10-9. Seidel, though, had little trouble after that, sweeping Rassel, 9-0, 9-0.

Playing his first season with the varsity squad, sophomore Tommy McNamara (New York, N.Y.) continues to shine as the Mids' No. 9 player. After winning his match against MIT by default, he didn't surrender a point in his 3-0 win over Eli Borek of Tufts.

Finally, team captain Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.) continues his outstanding leadership on the court, turning in a pair of wins at the No. 6 slot. He opened the day with a 9-2, 9-6, 9-0 win over MIT's Robert Habib before putting away Josh Levinson of Tufts, 9-0, 9-4, 9-6.

Navy will close out the weekend with a 10:00 am contest at Connecticut College on Sunday.

Navy 9, MIT 0 • Nov. 22, 2008 • Hanover, N.H.1    Nils Mattsson (N) def. Andrew Yoon (M)                 9-1, 9-0, 9-52    Allan Lutz (N) def. Saad Zaheer (M)                    9-2, 9-3, 9-03    Ben Mantica (N) def. George Pratt (M)                  9-2, 9-0, 9-04    Allen Hartley (N) def. Ishaan Chugh (M)                9-2, 9-2, 9-15    Brad Seidel (N) def. John Kucharczyk (M)               9-1, 9-0, 9-06    Christopher Zipf (N) def. Robert Habib (M)             9-2, 9-6, 9-07    Justin Langan (N) def. Edward Carpenter (M)            9-1, 9-0, 9-08    Michael Beautyman Jr (N) def. Joseph DeRosa (M)        9-1, 9-0, 9-19    Tommy McNamara (N) def. Default (M)                    ---
Navy 9, Tufts 0 • Nov. 22, 2008 • Hanover, N.H.1    Nils Mattsson (N) def. Alex Gross (T)                  9-5, 9-6, 9-22    Allan Lutz (N) def. Ben Rind (T)                       9-2, 9-6, 9-13    Ben Mantica (N) def. Chris Martin (T)                  9-2, 9-0, 9-24    Allen Hartley (N) def. Henry Miller (T)                9-4, 9-3, 9-35    Brad Seidel (N) def. Brian Rassel (T)                  10-9, 9-0, 9-06    Christopher Zipf (N) def. Josh Levinson (T)            9-0, 9-4, 9-67    Justin Langan (N) def. Andrew Kim (T)                  9-0, 9-2, 9-08    Michael Beautyman Jr (N) def. William Salisbury (T)    9-1, 9-1, 9-19    Tommy McNamara (N) def. Eli Borek (T)                  9-0, 9-0, 9-0