Struggle in the Morning Rounds

The Martlets struggled in the morning rounds on Feb. 23, losing five of six matches. Sam Pagon '21 lost in four close games in the No. 5 flight, while Nate Londal '19 and Sean Gregg '22 both lost five-gamers in the Nos. 4 and 3 flights respectively. Those losses were especially tough since both boys had early leads (Londal 2-0 and Gregg 2-1). Khalil Walker '19 played smart, determined squash to win his match in the No. 2 flight, 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8. Alex Unruh '22 also played outstanding squash in the No. 1 flight, taking the second game against a top-seeded opponent before eventually falling in four games. The afternoon matches saw Ethan Na '19 return to form by defeating a talented opponent in four games, 9, (8), 6, 8. Pagon lost a heartbreaker in five games, 6, 4, (11), (10), (6), knocking him into the consolation bracket. Nate Swift '19 started his match in the No. 6 flight with a 17-15 victory, lost the second game 8-11, and then won games three and four by identical 11-8 scores. Gregg rebounded from a 0-2 deficit to win his final three games 9, 10, 9. Londal, Walker and Unruh all lost hard-fought three game matches. Feb. 24 matches will feature Na battling for fifth place, Pagon and Unruh battling for seventh place, Swift competing for ninth place and Walker competing for 11th place.