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Martlets Pull Off Historic Come From Behind Victory
First Boys’ Squash had to sit Third Form starter Sean Gregg, who was recovering from a fever. With players Nos. 4-7 moved up a spot, Peter Miller '22 was called into action in the exhibition spot No. 8. Loomis took two matches at Nos. 2 and 4, although co-captain Khalil Walker '19 took a game at No. 2. At No. 6, Sam Pagon '21 played his best match in a Westminster uniform. Pagon was resilient, determined and fierce. With Loomis poised to sweep the first round, Pagon fought back down 1-2, taking the fourth and fifth games 11-9 and 11-8. Although his victory was pivotal, nobody realized it at the time. Alex Unruh '22 evened up the match at two with a straight game victory at the top of the ladder. Meanwhile, Loomis took the match at No. 3 to go back ahead 3-2. Loomis took a 2-0 lead at No. 5 and won the first game 11-1 at No. 7. Things looked well in hand for the Pelicans. But Ethan Na '19 and Scott Lee '20 had different plans. Na took the next three games by alternating deep rails and short backhand volleys down to the nick. When he won his match, the whole gallery of Martlets sprinted over to court four to watch Lee finish his match. Lee had taken game four 12-10 to force a fifth game. Up 2-0, Lee lost the next six points. Again, things looked well in hand for the Pelicans, but Lee never gives up. He reeled off seven straight points of his own and the gallery was brimming with excitement at every shot. Finally at 10-9, Lee closed it out and an improbably victory was well earned. Coach Peter Doucette could not remember such a comeback against Loomis or any other team. Three five game, come-from-behind victories at Nos. 5, 6 and 7 sealed the deal. The Nail went to Unruh, Pagon, Lee and Na.
1. Alex Unruh '22 11 11 11 W Reid McCandless '19 6 7 5 3-0
2. Khalil Walker '19 7 6 11 7 LC Tarquin Hanson '19 11 11 8 11 3-1
3. Nate Londal '19 7 4 5 LC Ninja Suchato '20 11 11 11 3-0
4. Nate Swift '19 3 5 5 LC Marco Wang '20 11 11 11 3-0
5. Ethan Na '19 1 6 11 11 11 W Chris Lucero '19 11 11 8 9 9 3-2
6. Sam Pagon '21 6 11 7 11 11 W Azaan Malik '21 11 5 11 9 8 3-2
7. Scott Lee '20 1 11 7 12 11 W Garret Fantini '21 11 4 11 10 9 3-2
Ex. Peter Miller '22 11 7 12 10 11 W Andy Wu '21 0 11 10 12 6 3-2
Martlets Fall to Berkshire
After the stunning upset of Loomis earlier in the afternoon, the Martlets took to the courts again for a match against Berkshire, whose ladder from last year was almost completely intact. Co-captain Khalil Walker '19 showed how much he has improved with a first game victory and a big early lead in his second game. His opponent got better and better, though, and slowly took control by moving Walker around the court. Walker was agile and quick, but ultimately came up short 1-3. The Westminster boys were unable to get any other games in the even matches. In the odd matches Sam Pagon '21 continued his torrid play and took the third game, and had multiple chances to take the second before ultimately losing that one 17-19. It was Alex Unruh '22 at No. 1 who provided the big highlight of the match with a three-game victory against a talented and experienced player. Unruh made numerous explosive gets, just picking up shots at the very last second. His backhand drop was tight, short and effective. He earned the Nail (his second on the day) and moved to 3-0 on the season.
1. Alex Unruh '22 11 13 11 W Huissen El Desouky '19 6 11 7 3-0
2. Khalil Walker '19 11 8 7 9 B Andrew Patty '20 7 11 11 11 3-1
3. Sean Gregg '22 7 2 0 B Burnham Johnston '21 11 11 11 3-0
4. Nate Londal '19 4 5 5 B Tad Koenigsbauer '20 11 11 11 3-0
5. Nate Swift '19 2 7 5 B Karan Dhiman '19 11 11 11 3-0
6. Ethan Na '19 4 9 9 B Cooper Pearce '21 11 11 11 3-0
7. Sam Pagon '21 8 17 11 3 B Kevin Rhee '21 11 19 7 11 3-1
Exh. Scott Lee '20 4 8 11 5 B Steven Garofalo '21 11 11 9 11 3-1
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