The Martlets braved snow squalls and cold temperatures to make the trek to Lakeville, Conn. where they lost 0-9 to a talented and fundamentally sound squad of Bearcats. Gus Hartmann '20, playing at No. 4, earned 31 points and one game in his match, and he even had a couple of game balls in the fourth game. It was fun watching Hartmann hustle all over the court to keep his opponent under pressure. At No. 6, Ral Reyes '21 hung tough in his match for two games (8-11 and 9-11) before succumbing to shoulder pain in the third game, while at No. 8 Zach Eckerson '21 played his best squash of the year so far, earning 17 points in his match against a skillful opponent. As the only Martlet from the top to the bottom of the ladder to win a game, Hartmann earns the "nail" for today's match. When they return from long weekend, the Black and Gold will square off against Williston Northampton on Wednesday in East Hampton.
Here are the individual match results.
No. 1 Scott Lee '20 lost to Will Burke (3), (5), (2)
No. 2 Mac Dye '20 lost to Thomas Bailey (2), (5), (0)
No. 3 Travis Paulsen '20 lost to Justin Han (6), (6), (6)
No. 4 Gus Hartmann '20 lost to Cooper Huh (4), 9, (5), (11)
No. 5 Quoc Truong '20 lost to Jack Kempczinski (4), (1), (2)
No. 6 Ral Reyes '21 lost to Oliver Leeds (8), (9), (1)
No. 7 Ian Lee '21 lost to Keith Matanaclai (1), (1), (4)
No. 8 Zach Eckerson '21 lost to Huck Wittemore (6), (4), (7)
No. 9 Nate Chaves '19 lost to Alex Du (5), (1), (1)