ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After upsetting 13th-ranked Virginia (5-4) on Wednesday in its home opener, the 16th-ranked Navy squash team remained unbeaten on the year by tacking on four wins over the weekend, including a 5-4 upset of No. 12 Western Ontario. The Midshipmen are now 7-0 under first-year head coach Tyler Osborne with wins over four ranked foes.

Navy earned sweeps over No. 32 Fordham (9-0), No. 26 Hobart (9-0) and Boston U. (8-0). However, the highlight of the weekend was the Mids' remarkable 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Western Ontario on Saturday afternoon. As if the Virginia match wasn't exciting enough, Navy found itself in a 4-1 deficit, needing to win the final four matches to defeat the visiting Mustangs.

Rookie Ben Korn (Stevenson, Md.), who has been sensational for the Mids in the early going, gave Navy a 1-0 lead in the match with a 3-1 victory over senior Bryan Hill at the No. 9 slot.

Western Ontario, however, would answer back with four consecutive wins, including a fantastic battle between Navy team captain Senen Ubina (Sr, Greenwich, Conn.) and Western Ontario freshman Liam Marrison at No. 3. Marrison won the opening game, 11-9, and the two would trade victories until Marrison sealed the win in the fifth with an 11-8 triumph.

The Mids began pecking away at the Mustangs lead when the Mids' No. 4 player Michael Kacergis (Jr, Malvern, Pa.) swept Akasham Rajagopual in three games. In just a matter of a few minutes, Owen Davis (Jr, Rydal, Pa.) and Ryan York (Fr, Hunt Valley, Md.) came up with back-to-back wins to knot the match. Davis, who took a 2-0 lead over Western Ontario sophomore Brett Schille survived a scare by closing out the match with an 11-4 win. York, meanwhile, won his match over Jackson Kay in four games.

For the second time in four days, Jack Lentz (So, Philadelphia, Pa.), the Mids' top player, found himself in a position to not only win his individual match, but rather give his team the victory. Lentz opened with an 11-6 win over Western Ontario junior David Mill, however Mill battled back to win back-to-back games, 11-8 and 11-8. Lentz regrouped and tied the match at two apiece with an 11-6 victory in the fourth before lifting the Mids to a 5-4 team victory with his game-five win over Mill, 11-7.

"As a team we thought the Virginia match showed how we have come together as a team, but this match (vs. Western Ontario) proved that we are just beginning," said Lentz. "From the top to the bottom of the roster, we have demonstrated the work we put in during the preseason and are now seeing it come to fruition. We have achieved a couple of goals, but we still have a long way to go to exceed our own expectations. Today was not the prettiest of matches, but we all handled it with the utmost respect and discipline."

"Wow, I have no words to describe what an excellent effort my team put forth against Western Ontario," said Osborne.  "The team never gave up and found a way to battle back from being down 4-1.

"Owen played an incredible fifth game, Ryan found a way to battle through, Mike was absolutely spectacular and Jack, he has to be one the toughest competitors I have ever seen. There is no die in the man and he earned every single one of his points in a well-fought five-game match. I can't express how proud I am of each and every one of my guys.

"I would be remiss if I did not mention Ben Korn who has been exceptional ... absolutely exceptional."

All 13 Navy players saw action in at least one match over the weekend, including freshmen Will Hyer (Bridgehampton, N.Y.) and Thomas Prim (Gladwyne, Pa.) who both recorded their first collegiate victory. Hyer rebounded from a game one loss to win three in a row against Boston U.'s Jason Gao, while Thomas Prim gave up just four points in his 3-0 win against the Terriers' Mehul Divecha.

Michael Kacergis, Davis and York went 4-0 on the weekend, while Ubina captured his 67th career victory and is tied for 12th all-time on the Mids' wins list.

The Mids will play host to their second consecutive round robin next weekend where they will face No. 22 MIT (Friday, 7:00 pm), Denison (Saturday, 9:30 am) and No. 18 Dickinson (1:30 pm).

No. 16 Navy def. No. 32 Fordham, 9-0
1 | Jack Lentz (N) def. Patrick Rodden (F), 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
2 | Owen Davis (N) def. Griffin Fitzgerald (F), 11-4, 11-2, 11-1
3 | Senen Ubina (N) def. Thomas White (F), 11-4, 11-0, 11-0
4 | Michael Kacergis (N) def. Winthrop Reed (F), 11-1, 11-0, 11-2
5 | Dylan Sweeney (N) def. Justin Esposito (F), 11-6, 11-1, 11-0
6 | Ryan York (N) def. Justin Deckoff (F), 11-1, 11-1, 11-7
7 | Danny Finnegan (N) def. Henry Poehlein (F), 11-3, 11-1, 11-2
8 | Ben Korn (N) def. Dylan Panichello (F), 11-3, 11-2, 11-7
9 | Gus Prager (N) def. George Holiat (F), 11-0, 11-3, 11-4

No. 16 Navy def. No. 26 Hobart, 9-0
1 | Jack Lentz (N) def. Josh Oakley (H), 11-7, 11-4, 11-4
2 | Owen Davis (N) def. Mohamed Abdelhafez (H), 11-3, 11-5, 11-9
3 | Senen Ubina (N) def. Michael Mulholland (H), 11-3, 11-3, 11-7
4 | Michael Kacergis (N) def. Quran Davis (H), 11-4, 11-1, 11-2
5 | Dylan Sweeney (N) def. Cameron Ternoyan (H), 11-2, 11-8, 11-6
6 | Jamie Kjorlien (N) def. Eric Molina (H), 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
7 | Ryan York (N) def. Cristian Escalona (H), 11-3, 11-1, 11-3
8 | Ben Korn (N) def. George Reith (H), 11-2, 11-4, 11-2
10 | John Kacergis (N) def. Jeffrey Wan (H), 11-3, 11-3, 11-1

No. 16 Navy def. No. 12 Western Ontario, 5-4
1 | Jack Lentz (N) def. David Mill (WO), 11-6, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7
2 | Owen Davis (N) def. Brett Schille (WO), 11-6, 11-3, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4
3 | Liam Marrison (WO) def. Senen Ubina (N), 11-9, 4-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8
4 | Michael Kacergis (N) def. Akasham Rajagopual (WO), 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
5 | Matthew Henderson (WO) def. Dylan Sweeney (N), 11-6, 6-11, 11-3, 11-8
6 | Elliott Hunt (WO) def. Jamie Kjorlien (N), 8-11, 11-6, 11-1, 11-4
7 | Ryan York (N) def. Jackson Kay (WO), 11-1, 11-6, 8-11, 13-11
8 | Adam Vanwyngaarden (C) def. Danny Finnegan (N), 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
9 | Ben Korn (WO) def. Bryan Hill (WO), 11-7, 6-11, 11-6, 11-5

No. 16 Navy def. Boston U., 8-0
1 | Owen Davis (N) def. Parker Tonissi (BU), 11-1, 11-5, 11-3
2 | Michael Kacergis (N) def. Stefano Viacava (BU), 11-3, 11-1, 11-2
3 | Dylan Sweeney (N) def. Matt Wallace (BU), 11-3, 11-2, 11-3
4 | Jamie Kjorlien (N) def. Donald Reed (BU), 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
5 | Ryan York (N) def. Emanuel Andrade (BU), 11-1, 11-3, 11-4
6 | Danny Finnegan (N) def. Karan Mahtab (BU), 11-3, 11-1, 11-8
7 | Will Hyer (N) def. Jason Gao (BU), 9-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
8 | Thomas Prim (N) def. Mehul Divecha (BU), 11-1, 11-0, 11-3


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