The 2023 College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships continued on Saturday with remaining players competing in semifinal or consolation semifinal matches.

Out of ten divisions in play, six No. 1 seeds progressed to Sunday’s finals, and only three divisions played out according to seeding with the top two players reaching the final. Tushar Shahani from Penn is the highest seed remaining in any division at No. 14.

In the National Championship competition, the upsets continued on the men’s side with both lower seeds earning bids to the Pool Trophy final. Eleven-seed George Crowne from Harvard put in a monumental effort to come back from two games down to outlast Cornell’s Veer Chotrani. Earlier in the day, Trinity’s No. 4 Mohamed Sharaf was locked in against top-seeded Aly Hussein from Virginia. One last time this season, Harvard and Trinity will battle it out for a national title.

In Ramsay Cup competition, top seed Siva Subramaniam from Cornell recovered from a slow start to roll past Virginia’s Meagan Best in three games. Subramaniam is on a quest to repeat as National Champion this season. In Sunday’s final, she will face Columbia’s Chan Sin Yuk (commonly known as Simmi Chan), a player making her first appearance at the National Collegiate Individual Championships. Chan took out Harvard’s Marina Stefanoni, the second seed, in four games.

Semifinal Results by Division

Ramsay Cup (A Division)
(1) Sivasangari Subramanaim – Cornell def. (4) Meagan Best – Virginia
(3) Chan Sin Yuk – Columbia def. (2) Marina Stefanoni – Harvard

Pool Trophy (A Division)
(4) Mohamed Sharaf – Trinity def. (1) Aly Hussein – Virginia
(11) George Crowne – Harvard def. (7) Veer Chotrani – Cornell

Holleran North 
(5) Lujan Palacios – Trinity def. (1) Maria Moya – Virginia
(3) Caroline Spahr – Princeton def. (2) Avni Anand – Penn

Holleran South
(1) Liyen Teoh – Princeton def. (4) Madeleine Hylland – Trinity
(2) Serena Daniel – Harvard def. (6) India Stephenson – Princeton

Holleran East
(1) Hannah Chukwu – Trinity def. (4) Khushi Kukadia – Stanford
(2) Lina Tammam – Virginia def. (3) Erica McGillicuddy – Columbia

Holleran West
(2) Aishwarya Khubchandani – Cornell def. (3) Olivia Walsh – Virginia
(5) Brecon Welch – Harvard def. (9) Kara Lincou – Trinity

Molloy North
(1) Joachim Chuah – Trinity def. (4) Yuri Pollak Pelbart – Drexel
(2) Tate Harms – Harvard def. (11) Elliott Hunt – Western

Molloy South
(2) Dillon Huang – Penn def. (3) Denis Gilevskiy – Harvard
(9) Luis Moncada – Rochester def. (5) John Paul Tew – Virginia

Molloy East
(1) Lewis Anderson – St. Lawrence def. (12) Noel Heaton – Drexel
(7) Arav Bhagwati – Yale def. (3) Jose Andres Lopez – Drexel

Molloy West
(1) Abdelrahman Lasheen – Rochester def. (4) Petr Nohel – Franklin & Marshall
(14) Tushar Shahani – Penn def. (2) Nicolas Serna – Drexel

The 2023 College Squash Association (CSA) National Collegiate Individual Championships commenced on Friday with 160 men’s and women’s players in action at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. The results of two top draws – Ramsay Cup for the women and Pool Trophy for the men – will decide the National Collegiate Champions on Sunday.

Friday was an action-packed day with all players guaranteed two matches in the double elimination format. All winners by the end of the day on Friday will progress to semifinals and consolation semifinals on Saturday.

In the race for the Ramsay Cup, all four top seeds moved on to the semifinal round without any matches going to five games. 3-seed Chan Sin Yuk of Columbia and 4-seed Meagan Best of Virginia had the clearest roads to the semifinals with two 3-0 victories each. The top two seeds, Sivasangari Subramaniam (Cornell) and Marina Stefanoni (Harvard), dropped two games and one game, respectively, over the first two rounds, but they still moved comfortably to the penultimate stage of the competition.

In contrast, the Pool Trophy matches produced several surprises on Friday, including two upset quarterfinal winners. Harvard’s George Crowne, the 11-seed, in his final college competition produced two matches of high-quality squash to reach the semifinal ahead of the sixth seed and third seed. Cornell’s Veer Chotrani backed up his win over 2-seed Marwan Tarek (Harvard) from a week ago at the Men’s Team Championships with another victory, this time in a five-game thriller. Top seed Aly Hussein from Virginia survived a slugfest in his quarterfinal, reaching the semifinal where he will meet fourth-seeded Mohamed Sharaf of Trinity.

Semifinalists by Division

Ramsay Cup (A Division)
(1) Sivasangari Subramanaim – Cornell, (2) Marina Stefanoni – Harvard, (3) Chan Sin Yuk – Columbia, (4) Meagan Best – Virginia

Pool Trophy (A Division)
(1) Aly Hussein – Virginia, (4) Mohamed Sharaf – Trinity, (7) Veer Chotrani – Cornell, (11) George Crowne – Harvard

Holleran North 
(1) Maria Moya – Virginia, (2) Avni Anand – Penn, (3) Caroline Spahr – Princeton, (5) Lujan Palacios – Trinity

Holleran South
(1) Liyen Teoh – Princeton, (2) Serena Daniel – Harvard, (6) India Stephenson – Princeton, (4) Madeleine Hylland – Trinity

Holleran East
(1) Hannah Chukwu – Trinity, (2) Lina Tammam – Virginia, (3) Erica McGillicuddy – Columbia, (4) Khushi Kukadia – Stanford

Holleran West
(2) Aishwarya Khubchandani – Cornell, (3) Olivia Walsh – Virginia, (5) Brecon Welch – Harvard, (9) Kara Lincou – Trinity

Molloy North
(1) Joachim Chuah – Trinity, (2) Tate Harms – Harvard, (4) Yuri Pollak Pelbart – Drexel, (11) Elliott Hunt – Western

Molloy South
(2) Dillon Huang – Penn, (3) Denis Gilevskiy – Harvard, (5) John Paul Tew – Virginia, (9) Luis Moncada – Rochester

Molloy East
(1) Lewis Anderson – St. Lawrence, (3) Jose Andres Lopez – Drexel, (7) Arav Bhagwati – Yale, (12) Noel Heaton – Drexel

Molloy West
(1) Abdelrahman Lasheen – Rochester, (2) Nicolas Serna – Drexel, (4) Petr Nohel – Franklin & Marshall, (14) Tushar Shahani – Penn

The Harvard University men’s squash team earned a very close, hard fought victory over Trinity College in the final of the 2023 National Collegiate Men’s Team Championship held at Trinity on Sunday afternoon. The championship is Harvard’s fourth Potter Cup title in a row.

The match-up was destined for instant classic status from the beginning, with each of the first wave of matches lasting over an hour, including two five-game battles. Trinity, seemingly a historic underdog as the 6-seed, grabbed the early advantage with wins at Nos. 2 and 8 for a 2-1 lead.

Belief was overflowing in the host’s building as the second set of matches commenced, and the home crowd clamored for what could have been an early-clinching set of victories. First, they earned a third win via the No. 6 position. Then, their No. 3 and No. 9 players reached 2-1 and 2-2 match scores, respectively.

Harvard, a seasoned program with immense championship experience, would refuse to go quietly. As the No. 3 and No. 9 matches lasted well into their second hour, the Crimson players kept grinding and finding a way. After fending off a couple match balls which would have granted Trinity a fourth victory, both Harvard players prevailed 11-9 in the fifth games in rapid succession. What could have been a 4-2 or 5-1 scoreline turned out to be 3-3 with everything on the line in the last wave of matches.

In the only three-game match of the day, Harvard’s No. 5 earned the team’s fourth point relatively quickly. This left Harvard needing only one win out of the final two matches to secure the championship. Much like the weekend prior when the Harvard women clinched their victory in the No. 1 match, the men’s team had the same opportunity with former CSA Individual Champion Marwan Tarek on court.

Tarek and Trinity’s Mohamad Sharaf traded game wins to start the match, but the Harvard player gained control from there. Clinically and methodically, Tarek kept the home fans quiet with decisive third- and fourth-game wins, ultimately clinching Harvard’s overall victory.

Trinity’s valiant effort and magical run to the finals came up just short, but they and Harvard provided college squash fans with an epic finals experience that they will remember for a long time to come.

The B, C, and D Division finals were also played at Trinity on Sunday with the following teams capturing their divisional titles:

• Hoehn Cup (B Division) – Columbia University
• Summers Cup (C Division) – Amherst College
• Conroy Cup (D Division) – Bowdoin College

Potter Cup – National Collegiate Division

National Championship:
(1) Harvard University def. (6) Trinity College – 5-4

Third Place Match: (4) Yale University def. (2) University of Pennsylvania – 5-4
Fifth Place Match: (7) Drexel University def. (8) Cornell University – 7-2
Seventh Place Match: (3) Princeton University def. (5) University of Virginia – 5-4

Hoehn Cup – B Division

Division Championship:
(1) Columbia University def. (2) Dartmouth College – 6-3

Third Place Match: (4) Western Ontario def. (6) Williams College – 7-2
Fifth Place Match: (3) Chatham University def. (8) Franklin and Marshall College – 6-3
Seventh Place Match: (5) University of Rochester def. (7) Tufts University – 5-4

Summers Cup – C Division

Division Championship:
(2) Amherst College def. (4) St. Lawrence University – 6-3

Third Place Match: (1) MIT def (6) Hobart College – 5-4
Fifth Place Match: (5) Middlebury College def. (3) Bates College – 5-4
Seventh Place Match: (7) Colby College def. (8) Hamilton College – 9-0

Conroy Cup – D Division

Division Championship:
(1) Bowdoin College def. (3) Dickinson College – 7-2

Third Place Match: (2) Naval Academy def. (4) Wesleyan University – 6-3
Fifth Place Match: (5) Haverford College def. (6) Connecticut College – 5-4
Seventh Place: (7) Denison University def. (8) Fordham University – 5-4

The atmosphere in the squash facilities at Trinity College and Wesleyan University were electric on Saturday, with divisional and consolation semifinals in action throughout the day. Three of the four divisions featured upsets in the semifinals, leading to three surprise teams taking on top seeds in Sunday’s finals.

Once again, Trinity College, the hosts of the tournament’s main venue, were at the center of the action, this time against second-seeded Penn. A tense first wave of matches ended with Trinity ahead 2-1, including a win for Trinity at No. 7 following inappropriate actions by both players and a conduct penalty against Penn.

On the back of strong play by Penn’s middle of the order and a valiant comeback win at No. 2, the Quakers were on the edge of victory, up 4-3 with the final two matches on court. The first games of both of those matches went to Penn and had their spirits high, but Trinity’s No. 9 and then No. 3 players took control of their matches to turn the tide. Riding the boisterous home crowd and their improved game plans, the clinching points came in steady succession, securing a place in the Potter Cup final with a historic 5-4 victory.

On Sunday, Trinity will face top-seeded Harvard, who had their own hands full against 4-seed Yale. It was touch-and-go early in the match with Harvard up 2-1 and battles going at Numbers 2, 4, and 8, but the Crimson earned crucial victories at all three of those positions – including two five-gamers – to earn the requisite five match wins. The strength at the top of Harvard’s lineup proved to be the difference today.

The Hoehn Cup (B Division) is the only draw where the semifinals went according to seedings, but it was far from an easy road for finalists Columbia and Dartmouth. First, fourth-seeded Western pushed Columbia to the brink before Columbia’s No. 3 player ran away with the deciding game. Then, Williams almost scored an upset for the division, falling 12-10 in the fifth game at No. 3 with the team score tied at 4-4.

Headlining the evening session at Trinity, fourth-seeded St. Lawrence upset MIT for the second time in only a few weeks, capturing a close 5-4 win to earn a finals berth. There they will meet second seed Amherst, which outlasted an upstart Hobart squad. Amherst’s depth proved too potent for Hobart, and the Mammoths will be on the hunt for their first divisional championship since 2000.

In Conroy Cup action at Wesleyan on Saturday, top-seeded Bowdoin stormed to an 8-1 victory against the fourth-seeded hosts. On Sunday, Bowdoin will face the 3-seed, Dickinson, in a morning final at Trinity. Dickinson and second seed Navy met for the third time this season after splitting the first two meetings. Like the most recent result before today, Dickinson’s squad depth provided the boost it needed to get over the line and into the Conroy final.

All results are posted below, along with links to the full draws and select photographs from throughout the day at Trinity.

Potter Cup – National Championship Division

Semifinals:
(1) Harvard University def. (4) Yale University – 6-3
(6) Trinity College def. (2) University of Pennsylvania – 5-4
Consolation Semifinals:
(8) Cornell University def. (5) University of Virginia – 5-4
(7) Drexel University def. (3) Princeton University – 5-4

Hoehn Cup – B Division

Semifinals:
(1) Columbia University def. (4) Western Ontario – 5-4
(2) Dartmouth College def. (2) Williams College – 5-4
Consolation Semifinals:
(8) Franklin and Marshall College vs. (5) University of Rochester – 5-4
(3) Chatham University def. (7) Tufts University – 6-3

Summers Cup – C Division

Semifinals:
(4) St. Lawrence University def. (1) MIT – 5-4
(2) Amherst College def. (6) Hobart College – 7-2
Consolation Semifinals:
(5) Middlebury College def. (8) Hamilton College – 7-2
(3) Bates College def. (7) Colby College – 5-4

Conroy Cup – D Division

Semifinals:
(1) Bowdoin College def. (4) Wesleyan University – 8-1
(3) Dickinson College def. (2) Naval Academy – 5-4
1st Consolation Quarterfinals:
(5) Haverford College def. (9) Vassar College – 9-0
(6) Connecticut College def. (10) Bard College  – 8-0*
1st Consolation Semifinals:
(5) Haverford College def. (8) Fordham University – 9-0
(6) Connecticut College def. (7) Denison University – 6-3
2nd Consolation Finals:
(9) Vassar College def. (10) Bard College – 7-1*

* Double default in the scoring

Friday was a great day to be a 6-seed in a division at the 2023 National Collegiate Men’s Team Championships held at Trinity College and Wesleyan University. Three of the four sixth-seeded teams upset their quarterfinal competition today, each clinching a berth in Saturday’s divisional semifinals.

The match of the day featured one of those 6-versus-3 upsets in the Potter Cup National Championship Division, with hosts Trinity outlasting a valiant comeback effort from third seeded Princeton. Trinity captured an early lead in the first wave and then earned two marathon victories to go up 4-1.

Princeton would not go away easily, however. Back came the Tigers with two victories of their own to reach 4-3, but Trinity’s Julius Benthin held off his Princeton opponent if five grueling games to clinch the fifth team point and the win. The final match, which had not begun at the time that the team match was clinched, was abandoned via an executive decision by the tournament director due to time constraints.

Williams College, the 6-seed in the Hoehn Division, started off the string of upsets this morning with a strong victory over Chatham University, which was seeded the highest it has ever been in program history. Williams reached five wins at 5-2 before Chatham earned the last two individual victories.

The Summers Cup (C Division) also featured a 6/3 upset with Hobart College storming past Bates College in the afternoon’s other notable match. Hobart won the three matches that lasted five games and paired that with the strength at the top of their lineup to earn the victory.

The Conroy Division, staged at Wesleyan University on Friday, saw all four top seeds move on to the semifinals. Conference foes Bowdoin and Wesleyan as well as Navy and Dickinson will compete on Saturday for a spot in the Sunday’s final at Trinity.

All results from today’s matches, plus links to the draws, are listed below.

Potter Cup – National Championship Division

(1) Harvard University def. (8) Cornell University – 8-1
(2) University of Pennsylvania def. (7) Drexel University – 7-2
(6) Trinity College def. (3) Princeton University – 5-3*
(4) Yale University def. (5) University of Virginia – 6-3

Hoehn Cup – B Division

(1) Columbia University def. (8) Franklin & Marshall College – 9-0
(2) Dartmouth College def. (7) Tufts University – 6-3
(6) Williams College def. (3) Chatham University – 5-4
(4) Western University (Ontario) def. (5) University of Rochester – 5-4

Summers Cup – C Division

(1) MIT def. (8) Hamilton College – 7-2
(2) Amherst College def. (7) Colby College – 5-4
(6) Hobart College def. (3) Bates College – 6-3
(4) St. Lawrence University def. (5) Middlebury College – 5-4

Conroy Cup – D Division

First Round:
(8) Fordham University def. (9) Vassar College – 7-2
(7) Denison University def. (10) Bard College – 8-0*
Quarterfinals:
(1) Bowdoin College def. (8) Fordham University – 9-0
(2) U.S. Naval Academy def. (7) Denison University – 7-1*
(3) Dickinson College def. (6) Connecticut College – 9-0
(4) Wesleyan University def. (5) Haverford College – 9-0

* Double default in the scoring

On Tuesday, the College Squash Association (CSA) updated the men’s varsity team rankings for the final time leading up to the National Collegiate Men’s Team Championships held this weekend at Trinity College and Wesleyan University. The women’s varsity team rankings and all of the club team rankings are also now final after a thrilling weekend of championship matches this past weekend.

A few completed men’s matches from this past weekend finalize the rankings picture for the national championships. Without a head-to-head result, Virginia stays ahead of Trinity thanks to the Cavaliers’ second win over Drexel in the MASC Conference Championship. Despite MIT’s win over Franklin & Marshall in that same event, MIT’s subsequent loss to St. Lawrence dropped the Engineers into 17th position.

The top seeds for the Men’s Team Championships are as follows:

• Potter Division (Teams 1-8): Harvard University
• Hoehn Division (Teams 9-16): Columbia University
• Summers Division (Teams 17-24): MIT
• Conroy Division (Teams 25-34): Bowdoin College

The final results from the championship events from this past weekend inform the final team rankings for the women’s varsity teams and the club teams. Congratulations to all of the division winners!:

• Howe Cup – National Championship: Harvard University
• Kurtz Cup – varsity B Division: University of Pennsylvania
• Walker Cup – varsity C Division: Middlebury College
• Epps Cup – varsity D Division: Bates College
• Women’s Club Team Championship: Brown University
• Chaffee Cup – Men’s/Co-Ed Club Team Championship: Brown University
• Serues Cup – Men’s/Co-Ed B Division: University of California-Berkeley
• Hawthorn Cup – Men’s/Co-Ed C Division: Duke University

Harvard University won the 2023 Howe Cup (National Collegiate Women’s Team Championship) by a 5-4 score over top-seeded Trinity College on Sunday afternoon at the Penn Squash Center in Philadelphia. The title is Harvard’s eighth national championship in a row.

For the first time in several years, Harvard were not the favorites entering the tournament having lost to Trinity during the regular season, as well as a scrimmage before the season. But after outlasting Princeton in the semifinal, Harvard went toe to toe with the rival Bantams.

The key to Harvard’s victory was their determination in the matches that went the full distance of five games. In Cambridge, Trinity won 7-2 on the back of their own crucial five-game wins. Harvard was able to turn the tables on Sunday, winning all three of the five-game battles that transpired over the first two waves of play. Each of those Crimson victories was an overturned loss from the previous match-up.

In the end, the deciding match came down to the Number 1 players: Harvard’s Marina Stefanoni and Trinity’s Jana Safy. Stefanoni was focused from the start and determined to seize the moment that she knew was in her grasp. A strong opening game and a comeback in Game 2 left her with one game to win for the title. Despite a increased effort and added push from Safy, Stefanoni was not to be deterred, clinching the win and the championship in three games.

After facing the adversity earlier in the season, Harvard Head Coach Mike Way claimed that this championship was possibly the one that he was most proud of. All credit goes to both teams on a thrilling and fairly played championship.

Howe Cup – National Championship Division

National Championship:
(2) Harvard University def. (1) Trinity College – 5-4

Third Place Match: (3) Princeton University def. (5) University of Virginia – 5-4
Fifth Place Match: (4) Drexel University def. (7) Columbia University – 5-4
Seventh Place Match: (8) Yale University def. (6) Cornell University – 5-4

Kurtz Cup – B Division

Division Championship:
(1) University of Pennsylvania def. (2) Dartmouth College – 9-0

Third Place Match: (4) Stanford University def. (3) Tufts University – 6-3
Fifth Place Match: (7) Amherst College def. (5) Williams College – 6-3
Seventh Place Match: (6) William Smith College def. Bowdoin College – 5-4

Walker Cup – C Division

Division Championship:
(1) Middlebury College def. (2) Georgetown University – 6-3

Third Place Match: (6) Chatham University def (5) Wesleyan University – 5-4
Fifth Place Match: (3) Franklin & Marshall College def. (4) Colby College – 5-4
Seventh Place Match: (7) Dickinson College def. (8) Denison University – 6-3

Epps Cup – D Division

Division Championship:
(2) Bates College def. (4) Hamilton College – 5-4

Third Place Match: (1) St. Lawrence University def. (3) Haverford College – 8-1
Fifth Place Match: (5) Connecticut College def. (6) Mount Holyoke College – 7-2
Seventh Place: (7) Vassar College

The 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Team Squash Championships at the University of Pennsylvania continued on Saturday with semifinal and consolation semifinals filling the schedule.

The College Squash Association (CSA) also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first intercollegiate team squash match on Saturday. The evening was highlighted by a reception to honor the inductees of the College Squash Hall of Fame Class of 2022.

In a day of close matches, only one lower seeded team earned an upset victory in the division semifinals. Hamilton, the fourth seed in the Epps (D) Division, pulled the upset over a top-ranked but short-handed St. Lawrence squad.

Trinity College and Harvard University, the top two teams from start to finish this season, will vie for the National Championship tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. Both teams secured 6-3 wins over their opponents, Virginia and Princeton respectively.

Howe Cup – National Championship Division

Semifinals:
(1) Trinity College def. (5) University of Virginia – 6-3
(2) Harvard University def. (3) Princeton University – 6-3
Consolation Semifinals:
(7) Columbia University def. (6) Cornell University – 5-4
(4) Drexel University def. (8) Yale University – 7-2

Kurtz Cup – B Division

Semifinals:
(1) University of Pennsylvania def. (4) Stanford University – 6-3
(2) Dartmouth College def. (3) Tufts University – 7-2
Consolation Semifinals:
(7) Amherst College def. (6) William Smith College – 8-1
(5) Williams College def. (8) Bowdoin College – 6-3

Walker Cup – C Division

Semifinals:
(1) Middlebury College def. (5) Wesleyan University – 8-1
(2) Georgetown University def. (6) Chatham University – 5-4
Consolation Semifinals:
(3) Franklin & Marshall College def. (7) Dickinson College – 7-2
(4) Colby College def. (8) Denison University – 7-2

Epps Cup – D Division

Semifinals:
(4) Hamilton College def. (1) St. Lawrence University – 5-4
(2) Bates College def. (3) Haverford College – 9-0
Consolation Semifinals:
(5) Connecticut College def. (7) Vassar College – 9-0

The 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Team Squash Championships began on Friday with 31 teams in competition across four divisions. The Championships are being held on the campus of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Teams played quarterfinal matches throughout the day, competing for a spot in the divisional semifinals, scheduled for Saturday.

Howe Cup – National Championship Division

The match of the day in the Howe Cup came between two familiar foes: Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) members Drexel and Virginia. Even though Drexel captured the first two meetings between the teams this season, it was Virginia who emerged victorious with an upset 5-4 win on Friday. With the score knotted at 4 matches apiece, Virginia’s No. 6 Sydney Maxwell earned a hard-fought 3-1 to clinch the victory.

Two pairs of Ivy League competitors – Harvard versus Columbia and Princeton versus Cornell – faced off for the second time this season. The seeds held, with Harvard and Princeton matching their regular season wins with victories today, while top-seeded Trinity also secured their own first round win.

(1) Trinity College def. (8) Yale University – 9-0
(2) Harvard University def. (7) Columbia University – 6-3
(3) Princeton University def. (6) Cornell University – 6-3
(5) University of Virginia def. (4) Drexel University – 5-4

Kurtz Cup – B Division

The Kurtz Cup quarterfinals went according to seeding in the quarterfinals. Seventh seeded Amherst came closest to an upset, losing 6-3 to 2-seed Dartmouth.

(1) University of Pennsylvania def. (8) Bowdoin College – 9-0
(2) Dartmouth College def. (7) Amherst College – 6-3
(3) Tufts University def. (6) William Smith College – 7-2
(4) Stanford University def. (5) Williams College – 7-2

Walker Cup – C Division

Walker Cup teams started the day off with a bang, including two 5-4 upsets which went down to the wire. First, it was sixth-seeded Chatham making huge strides in their second season with an upset of Franklin & Marshall College after capturing the last match on court. Similarly, the interconference match-up between Colby and Wesleyan was close throughout, and Wesleyan edged out the win in the ninth and deciding match.

(1) Middlebury College def. (8) Denison University – 8-1
(2) Georgetown University def. (7) Dickinson College – 7-2
(6) Chatham University def. (3) Franklin & Marshall College – 5-4
(5) Wesleyan University def. (4) Colby College – 5-4

Epps Cup – D Division

Strong performances by the 2-, 3-, and 4-seeds in the Epps Division highlighted the evening session of quarterfinals day. Top-seeded St. Lawrence enters the competition on Saturday after a bye today and will look to hold serve against Hamilton. Conn College, Mount Holyoke, and Vassar enter a three-team round robin for the final places in the division.

(1) St. Lawrence University BYE
(2) Bates College def. (7) Vassar College – 9-0
(3) Haverford College def. (6) Mount Holyoke College – 8-1
(4) Hamilton College def. (5) Connecticut College – 9-0