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Season Review: Men's Squash Sets Groundwork for Future Growth

Laurenson Ward
Laurenson Ward

Signature Wins: No. 43 Haverford ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over No. 39 Northeastern on Jan. 18 at MIT. Junior Will Greer scored a victory in five games at the No. 5 position. Greer was down two games to one, but roared back to win games four and five by identical 11-7 scores. Freshman Zach Cole and sophomore Chris Hoogstraten combined to lose one game in registering points for the Fords at the No. 6 and No.7 ladder positions. 

The Fords ended the season with a six game homestand, going 4-2 during that span. The team nabbed an 8-1 win over Vassar College (Jan. 24) and an upset 8-1 victory over No. 35 Lehigh University (Jan. 29). Head coach Niki Clement's squad also swept Hood Trophy rival, Swarthmore and defeated No. 38 Boston College, 5-4, on Feb. 7.

At the College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships, Haverford scored a 7-2 win over Lehigh (Feb. 21), giving the team its 11th win of the season. Greer, juniors Laurenson Ward and Nathan Vestrich-Shade, sophomore Aaron Horwitz, freshmen Peter Dudley and Benjamin Soloway tallied points for the Fords in the victory.

Season Notes: Haverford's 11 wins were the most since the 2006-07 season … The Fords ended the season winning five of the last seven matches to jump to No. 38 in the latest national rankings … Vestrich-Shade participated at the CSA Individual Championships … Dudley led the team with 12 victories, two shy of the single-season record … Ward and Horwitz set career highs in victories (10) … Cole became the first player in program history to be named the Harrow Sports College Men's Squash Player of the Week (Feb. 12) … Greer set a new personal mark with eight wins as did Hoogstraten with seven victories.

Looking Ahead: The entire roster from the 2014-15 team returns next season. The Fords had four players that won at least 10 matches and three more with at least seven wins. After finishing No. 38 in the latest CSA Dunlop rankings, Haverford will look to improve their national standing next season.