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Larry Pang Tennis

January 14, 2010

Squash Outmatched by Lord Jeffs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its first action following the holiday break, the host MIT squash team succumbed to Amherst College, 9-0, on Tuesday. Andrew Yoon, playing in the No. 1 slot, picked up the only game win for the Engineers. The loss moved the Cardinal and Gray’s ledger to 2-7 on the year while the Lord Jeffs improved to 3-0.

Yoon evened his match at 1-1 with Steve Severson, winning 11-9, after falling 11-5, in the opening game. But Severson took the next two tilts by 11-4 counts.

Also winning for the Lord Jeffs were Charles Loesch-Quintin, Brian Warner, Kevin Cecala, Tom Rapisarda, Matt Arnold, Todd Lavine, Lee Banta, and Saahil Sud.

Amherst College vs. MIT
Final Team Score: Amherst 9, MIT 0

1. Steve Severson (A) def. Andrew Yoon (M), 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4
2. Charles Loesch-Quintin (A) def. Austin Anderson (M), 11-2, 11-7, 11-7
3. Brian Warner (A) def. Michael Zomnir (M), 11-7, 11-7, 11-2
4. Kevin Cecala (A) def. George Pratt (M), 11-3, 11-2, 11-5
5. Tom Rapisarda (A) def. John Kucharczyk (M), 11-6, 11-6, 11-5
6. Matt Arnold (A) def. Joseph Lemberg (M), 11-4, 11-4, 11-4
7. Todd Lavine (A) def. Sunny Long (M), 11-0, 11-4, 11-4
8. Lee Banta (A) def. Connor Kirschbaum (M), 11-6, 11-3, 11-7
9. Saahil Sud (A) def. William Souillard-Mandar (M), 11-2, 11-4, 11-5