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Short-handed Navy Squash Stymied in Trip to Maine

The 25th-ranked Navy squash team (13-4) saw its eight-match winning streak come to an end over the weekend, as the Mids played a man short in losses to #22 Bates (4-1), #20 Colby (3-3) and #21 Bowdoin (3-2). Bates dealt Navy a 6-3 loss on Friday, its first setback since dropping a 9-0 decision to fourth-ranked Virginia on Nov. 8. Colby cruised to an 8-1 win against the Mids on Saturday, while Bowdoin edged the Mids 5-4 in a Sunday matinee.

Weekend Highlights
• Alexander Orr (Fr / Haverford, Pa.) was the class of the field, as he put together a 3-0 record on the weekend, including Navy's lone win against Colby.
• Orr sits atop Navy's wins leader board this winter with a 15-1 mark, playing primarily the #6 spot on the ladder
• Henry Sparkman (Jr / Darien, Conn.) and Matt Wang (So / Malvern, Pa.) put solid performances together, as both picked up wins against their Bates and Bowdoin opponents
• Sparkman earned a gritty five-game victory over Bates' Jonathan Walker (15-13, 11-7, 9-11, 15-17, 11-9) and closed out the weekend with a 3-0 sweep against Bowdoin's Jackson Rho (11-7, 12-10, 12-10)
• Wang, meanwhile, also earned a gutty victory over Harris Ramlee of Bates in his opener. Ramlee built a 2-0 lead, but Wang fought back with three-consecutive game wins - 11-8, 11-6, 13-11 - to win the match. Wang also needed five to get past Bowdoin's Deven Kanwal. Wang won the opening game (11-6), but Kanwal battled back to take a 2-1 advantage (11-8, 11-6). Wang, however, won games four (11-4) and five (15-13) to take the match.
• Sparkman and Wang are second on the team in the wins column with 13 apiece.
• After coming up short in four games against his Bates and Colby matches, Tommy Rankin (Sr / Atlanta, Ga.) concluded the weekend by defeating Abhiroop Reddy of Bowdoin in three games (11-8, 11-3, 11-7).

What's Ahead
• Navy will be off the rest of the month to focus on final exams and observe the holiday break.
• The Mids will return to action Jan. 6 when it plays host to #23 Middlebury (5:00 pm) at the Prager Family Squash Facility in Annapolis. The first of three matches that weekend, Navy will also play host to #14 Williams (Jan. 7, 2:00 pm) and #18 Amherst (Jan. 8, 1:00 pm)

Bates 6, Navy 3
1 | Alec Spiro (B) def Millen Randell (N) // 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9
2 | Matt Wang (N) def Harris Ramlee (B) // 2-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11
3 | Henry Sparkman (N) def Jonathan Walker (B) // 15-13, 11-7, 9-11, 15-17, 11-9
4 | Ashton Monteiro (B) def Lucas Spiro (N) // 12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9
5 | Christopher Kenny (B) def Tommy Rankin (N) // 11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4
6 | Alexander Orr (N) def Labeeb Ali (B) // 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8
7 | Jairaj Singh (B) def Ben Balser (N) // 11-4, 7-11, 11-1, 11-7
8 | Garrett Wenberg (B) def Shankar Jambunathan (N) // 11-4, 11-1, 11-0
9 | Sultan Hashmi (B) def Default (N) // Default

Colby 8, Navy 1
1 | Dylan Tymkiw (C) def Millen Randell (N) // 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
2 | Youssif Mostafa (C) def Matt Wang (N) // 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
3 | Jonathan Sosa (C) def Henry Sparkman (N) // 11-6, 11-4, 11-6
4 | Adrian Castillo (C) def Lucas Spiro (N) // 4-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
5 | Sen Subramaniam (C) def Tommy Rankin (N) // 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9
6 | Alexander Orr (N) def Syed Haseeb Kashef (C) // 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7
7 | Rintaro Yamamoto (C) def Ben Balser (N) // 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
8 | Sebastian Campos (C) def Shankar Jambunathan (N) // 11-0, 11-1, 11-4
9 | Kit Illick (C) def Default (N) // Default

Bowdoin 5, Navy 4
1 | Jack Winston (B) def Millen Randell (N) // 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
2 | Matt Wang (N) def Deven Kanwal (B) // 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-4, 15-13
3 | Henry Sparkman (N) def Jackson Rho (B) // 11-7, 12-10, 12-10
4 | Henry Somerby (B) def Lucas Spiro (N) // 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 13-11
5 | Tommy Rankin (N) def Abhiroop Reddy (B) // 11-8, 11-3, 11-7
6 | Alexander Orr (N) def Luc Agudelo (B) // 11-1, 6-11, 11-2, 11-8
7 | Joseph French (B) def Ben Balser (N) // 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8
8 | Justin Barr (B) def Shankar Jambunathan (N) // 11-0, 11-1, 11-2
9 | Edwardo Perez (B) def Default (N) // Default

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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
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
Alexander Orr

Alexander Orr

Freshman
Shankar Jambunathan

Shankar Jambunathan

Sophomore