The Martlets won in straight games at Nos. 1 and 2 (Jack Turvey '20 and Alex Unruh '22) and lost in straight games at No. 7. When Peter Miller '22 closed out his four-game match 11-2, the Black and Gold held a 3-2 lead in the team match which meant that Westminster needed only to win at No. 3 or No. 5 to secure the victory. Unfortunately, the Wyverns were able to win both of those matches in four hard-fought games. At No. 3 Scott Lee '20 battled back from a 0-2 deficit to win the third game 11-8 before losing a competitive fourth game 7-11. Even more heartbreaking was the match at No. 5 where George Hartmann '23 lost the first game 12-14, won the second game 12-10, and lost the third game 12-14, before falling 7-11 in the fourth game. This was about as close as a squash match can get. The boys return to action Saturday in an away match against a strong squad from Kent.
Here are the individual match results:
No. 1 Jack Turvey '20 defeated Nick Choo 4, 6, 4
No. 2 Alex Unruh '22 defeated Henry Krieble 5, 8, 4
No. 3 Scott Lee '20 lost to Aidan Dillow (5), (4), 8, (7)
No. 4 Peter Miller '22 defeated Matt Marottolo 9, 4, (6), 2
No. 5 George Hartmann '23 lost to Henry Pelletier (12), 10, (12), (7)
No. 6 Mac Dye '20 lost to James Ravalese 8, (6), (8), (4)
No. 7 Gus Hartmann '20 lost to Teddy Keegan (1), (8), (8)
Exhibition Match Travis Paulsen '20 lost to Carter Smith (3), (8), (7)