HomeArticles2015 College Squash Individual Championships: Holleran, Molloy, and Consolation Finals

2015 College Squash Individual Championships: Holleran, Molloy, and Consolation Finals

College Squash AssociationPrinceton, NJ — Alexandra Toth of Princeton and Andrew McGuinness of Navy won the B Division finals.

Holleran Cup (Women’s B Division): Princeton’s Alexandra Toth made the hometown fans proud with her performance in the Holleran Cup final. Toth advanced to the final with a five-game win over Georgia Blatchford of Yale. In the final, the Princeton sophomore faced Trinity senior Natalie Babjukova, who had defeated teammate Sachika Balvani in three in the semifinals. Though Toth had played the longer match in the morning, it didn’t seem to phase her. She won the first game 11-7 and repeated that performance in the second game, again winning 11-7. She held Babjukova to just three points in the third game, capturing the Holleran Cup 3-0.

First Round Consolation: Mina Shakarshy of Brown defeated Madeline Tomlinson of Yale in four games to win the first round consolation final.

Second Round Consolation: Columbia’s Reyna Pacheco came back from being down 0-1 in games to defeat Gabrielle Garr of Princeton in four games.

Molloy Cup (Men’s B Division): United States Naval Academy senior Andrew McGuinness finished his college squash career on a high note. McGuinness had advanced to the Molloy Cup final with a four-game win over Ibrahim Bakir of Drexel. On the opposite side of the draw, Trinity sophomore Affeeq Ismail advanced to the final with a five-game win over Jamie Ruggiero of Williams. A week earlier, Ismail had clinched the national team title for Trinity. Ismail dominated the first game of the Molloy Cup final, winning 11-2. Drawing on his experience and resolve, McGuinness came back to win the next two games 11-4, and12-10. He closed out the match with a convincing 11-2 win in the fourth game. The final score was McGuinness 3, Ismail 1.

First Round Consolation: William McBrian of Colby won the first round consolation final in five games over Andrew Jung of Middlebury.

Second Round Consolation: Michelangelo Bertocchi of Rochester defeated Anders Larson of Penn in three games to win the second round consolation final.

Ramsay Cup (Women’s A Division): First Round Consolation: Julia Le Coq of Trinity came from behind to defeat Rachel Leizman of Princeton 3-1 in the first round consolation final.

Second Round Consolation: Wesleyan’s Laila Samy defeated Raneem Sharaf of Trinity in three games to win the second round consolation final.

Pool Trophy (Men’s A Division): First Round Consolation: Ahmed Bayoumy of St. Lawrence defeated Rochester’s Neil Cordell in five games, winning the first round consolation final.

Second Round Consolation: Trinity’s Rick Penders won the second round consolation final in five games over Rochester’s Mario Yanez.

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