Feb. 9, 2008

Complete Results

BALTIMORE, Md. - The 13th-ranked Navy squash team turned in a 6-3 victory over longtime rival Franklin & Marshall, ranked No. 14, Saturday afternoon at the Meadow Mill Athletic Club in Baltimore. The match marked Navy's regular-season finale, as the 15-8 Mids head to Cambridge, Mass. next weekend where they will compete in the College Squash Association Team Championship.

"This was an excellent win for our program," said Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "It got us back on track just in time for Nationals. I'm hoping that winning a rivalry match like this will help put us in a good frame of mind as we head to the CSA National Championship next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We had some solid performances throughout the lineup today."

As has been the story of the season, the top half of Navy's ladder performed particularly well against the Diplomats. Returning to the court after missing nearly a month of action because of a foot injury, Navy senior Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.), ranked No. 16 in the country, picked up an 8-10, 9-3, 7-9, 9-0, 9-2 victory over F&M sophomore Sadig Madraswala, ranked 70th, at No. 1. Playing one of his strongest matches of the year, second-year standout Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.), the 29th-ranked player in the nation, dominated rookie Chris Gagnier, 9-0, 9-0, 9-3. Meanwhile, Navy team captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) picked up a three-game win over junior Shane Slater, 9-4, 9-2, 9-0 at the No. 3 spot. Rookie Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) continued to excel on the court where he posted a straight-set 9-3, 9-1, 9-5 win over an experienced Jehangir Aibara, a senior at F&M.

Also picking up wins for the Midshipmen were sophomore Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) at No. 7, beating the Diplomats' Seth Cruice in three games, while junior Allen Harley (Charleston, W.Va.) also turned in a three-game victory over senior William Rienhoff.

Navy def. Franklin & Marshall, 6-3
Feb. 9, 2008 • Baltimore Md.
1   Tucker George (N) def. Sadig Madraswala (F&M)          3-2   8-10, 9-3, 7-9, 9-0, 9-2
2   Nils Mattsson (N) def. Chris Gagnier (F&M)             3-0   9-0, 9-0, 9-3
3   Jeff Sawin (N) def. Shane Slater (F&M)                 3-0   9-4, 9-2, 9-0
4   Allan Lutz (N) def. Jehangir Aibara (F&M)              3-0   9-3, 9-1, 9-5
5   Ry Hawley (F&M) def. Michael Beautyman Jr (N)          3-1   9-4, 9-4, 7-9, 9-1
6   Patrick Pasquariello (F&M) def. Christopher Zipf (N)   3-1   10-9, 9-2, 3-9, 9-7
7   Ben Mantica (N) def. Seth Cruice (F&M)                 3-0   9-7, 9-1, 9-1
8   Benjamin Lurio (F&M) def. Brian Hamilton (N)           3-1   9-6, 8-10, 9-0, 9-5
9   Allen Hartley (N) def. William Rienhoff (F&M)          3-0   9-3, 9-1, 9-0