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Men's Squash

Mids Tack on Road Victories against Connecticut College and Wesleyan

The 25th-ranked Navy squash team improved to 13-1 on the year after closing out the weekend with an 8-1 victory over #32 Connecticut College and a 7-2 win against #27 Wesleyan. The Mids, who will step away from competition this week to observe the Thanksgiving holiday, have won eight straight matches dating back to their 8-1 win over Fordham on Nov. 11.

Weekend Highlights
• Navy opened the weekend by topping #32 Connecticut College 7-2 on Friday evening in a match that was contested at Wesleyan.
• It was the first meeting against the Camels since 2013.
• Navy is now 14-0 against Connecticut College.
• Outside of Navy's 3-0 loss at the #9 position, the Mids lost just one game in their other eight matches. Henry Sparkman (Jr / Darien, Conn.) dropped an 11-7 decision in the opening game at #3 against Henry Pelletier before rallying to win the final three, including the fourth game by a 12-10 count.

• Navy captured a 7-2 victory against #27 Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon and improved to 28-1 all-time against the Cardinals.
• The Mid' losses came at the #8 and #9 spots on the ladder.
• While Navy won the other seven matches, Wesleyan pushed four of the seven to four games.
• For a second time in as many days, Sparkman needed four games to close out his match at #3. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead, John Sutherby claimed game three 11-6, before Sparkman took the deciding game 11-7.
• Toby Goldston earned an 11-9 victory over Tommy Rankin (Sr / Atlanta, Ga.) at #5. Rankin, however, rallied to win three in a row, including a 12-10 decision in game four to earn the win.
• Alexander Orr (Fr / Haverford, Pa.) and Ethan Yan traded victories in the first two games before Orr secured his 11th win of the season with mirroring 11-9 wins in games three and four
• Tighe Mullarkey (Locust Valley, N.Y.) also collected his 11th win of his rookie campaign with a 3-1 victory over Jack Lungstrum at #7. Mullarkey jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Lungstrum extended the match with an 11-9 win in the third. Mullarkey capped the win in the fourth behind an 11-7 decision.

Navy 8, Connecticut College 1
1 | Millen Randell (N) def Samuel Lovejoy (CC) // 11-3, 11-8, 11-7
2 | Matt Wang (N) def Tyler Maguire (CC) // 13-11, 11-7, 11-3
3 | Henry Sparkman (N) def Henry Pelletier (CC) // 7-11, 11-5, 11-1, 12-10
4 | Lucas Spiro (N) def Ryan Mach (CC) // 12-10, 11-6, 11-6
5 | Tommy Rankin (N) def Noah Fish (CC) // 11-6, 11-6, 11-9
6 | Alexander Orr (N) def Alexander Lorenzo-Cruz (CC) // 11-2, 11-2, 11-6
7 | Tighe Mullarkey (N) def Peter Russell (CC) // 11-2, 11-0, 11-4
8 | Ben Balser (N) def Juan Hurtado (CC) // 11-3, 11-5, 11-4
9 | Chris Meza (CC) def Shankar Jambunathan (N) // 11-1, 11-3, 11-3

Navy 7, Wesleyan 2
1 | Millen Randell (N) def Nimai Kini (W) // 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
2 | Matt Wang (N) def Abhinav Gupta (W) // 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
3 | Henry Sparkman (N) def John Sutherby (W) // 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7
4 | Lucas Spiro (N) def Shanay Sanghavi (W) // 11-6, 13-11, 11-9
5 | Tommy Rankin (N) def Toby Goldston (W) // 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10
6 | Alexander Orr (N) def Ethan Yan (W) // 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 11-9
7 | Tighe Mullarkey (N) def Jack Lungstrum (W) // 11-4, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7
8 | Zachary Idinopulos (W) def Ben Balser (N) // 11-3, 12-10, 11-8
9 | Morgan Shatzman (W) def Shankar Jambunathan (N) // 11-0, 11-1, 11-0

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Players Mentioned

Ben Balser

Ben Balser

Senior
Millen Randell

Millen Randell

Senior
Tommy Rankin

Tommy Rankin

Senior
Henry Sparkman

Henry Sparkman

Junior
Lucas Spiro

Lucas Spiro

Sophomore
Matt Wang

Matt Wang

Sophomore
Tighe Mullarkey

Tighe Mullarkey

Freshman
Alexander Orr

Alexander Orr

Freshman
Shankar Jambunathan

Shankar Jambunathan

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ben Balser

Ben Balser

Senior
Millen Randell

Millen Randell

Senior
Tommy Rankin

Tommy Rankin

Senior
Henry Sparkman

Henry Sparkman

Junior
Lucas Spiro

Lucas Spiro

Sophomore
Matt Wang

Matt Wang

Sophomore
Tighe Mullarkey

Tighe Mullarkey

Freshman
Alexander Orr

Alexander Orr

Freshman
Shankar Jambunathan

Shankar Jambunathan

Sophomore