Cambridge, MA — Dartmouth, Haverford, and Richmond won their division titles at the 2017 Men’s National Team Championships.

B Division (Hoehn Cup): Dartmouth and Princeton played for the B Division title. The Hoehn Cup is named for former Dartmouth coach Edward “Red” Hoehn, but the Big Green hadn’t won the division since 2001. Princeton, however, won back-to-back B Division titles in 2014 and 2015. The two Ivy League squads, the top seeds in the division, had faced each other in mid-January, and Dartmouth edged out Princeton 5-4 on the Tigers’ home courts. At the start of today’s match, Princeton was presented with Sloane Award for team sportsmanship. The Tigers won a close four-game match at #3 to notch a point in the first round. Dartmouth answered by winning the two other matches in the first flight and sweeping the second, winning the division before the third round was on court. The final score was Dartmouth 7, Princeton 2.

E Division: (Chaffee Cup): Coming into today’s Chaffee Cup final, Haverford had already surpassed their single-season win record in the semifinals. To increase that record, they faced a formidable challenge in top-seeded Bucknell. The two squads played last weekend, and Bucknell had taken the 5-4 win on the Fords’ home courts. During today’s final, Haverford controlled the top of the order, winning positions 1 through 3, while Bucknell took matches 6 through 9. The middle of the order decided the match in the Fords’ favor, capping Haverford’s winningest season with a division title. The final score was Haverford 5, Bucknell 4.

F Division (Serues Cup): Richmond and Fordham hadn’t faced each other this season before today’s Serues Cup final. Fordham, the number two seed in the bracket, had advanced as seeded; Richmond, seeded last, had pulled off two upsets in a row, in order to make the final. Could the Spiders make it three in a row to take their first-ever division title? It didn’t take long to find out. Richmond took the first five matches on court to ensure that the Serues Cup would be headed south to Virginia. The final score was Richmond 6, Fordham 3.

Cambridge, MA — Middlebury, Wesleyan, Northwestern, and Minnesota won their division titles at the 2017 Men’s National Team Championships.

C Division (Summers Cup): Middlebury has been a fixture in the Summers Cup in recent years. The Panthers won their first C Division title in 2009, their second full season as a varsity program, and they’ve won four times since then. The only times the Panthers haven’t won the Summers Cup, they were competing up a division for the Hoehn Cup. If the Panthers had history on their side, Virginia had the advantage of recent history: though they were only playing in the Summers Cup for the second time in recent history, they had defeated Middlebury 5-4 when the two teams played in late January. Today’s match was almost as close, with seven of the nine matches going past three games.The score was close into the third round — Middlebury 4, Virginia 3 — but the Panthers took the last two matches on court to win their sixth C Division title. The final score was Middlebury 6, Virginia 3.

D Division (Conroy Cup): Coming into today’s final, Hobart and Wesleyan had each won two D Division titles: the Statesmen won in 2007 and 2012, and the Cardinals won back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992. Hobart hasn’t defeated Wesleyan since 2010, but the Statesmen had the top seed in the division. Both squads had to hold off game opponents in the semifinals, advancing to the finals with matching 5-4 wins. In today’s match, Wesleyan won two matches in both the first and second rounds, opening up a 4-2 lead coming into the final flight of matches. The Cardinals took the next match to clinch the division title early; Hobart won the remaining matches on court. The final score was Wesleyan 5, Hobart 4.

G Division (Hawthorn Cup): Northwestern faced Colgate in the Hawthorn Cup final. Colgate came into the 2017 Men’s  and the second seed in the division. The Raiders advanced to the final with wins over Lafayette and Cal. Northwestern’s path the final went through Swarthmore and Vanderbilt.The two finalists hadn’t played each other this season, and they didn’t have any common opponents, either. The suspense surrounding today’s final didn’t last long. Northwestern took an early lead and didn’t look back, winning the match 8-1. The Hawthorn Cup victory marked Northwestern’s first division title since the Wildcats won the Chaffee Cup in 2001.

H Division: 2017 marked the fourth year that the Men’s National Team Championships included an H Division. The six teams in the division were divided into two pools, and the teams played round robin matches throughout the day on Saturday. In Pool A, North Carolina defeated Notre Dame and Siena to advance to the final. In Pool B, Minnesota defeated Sewanee and Brandeis to earn their place in the final. North Carolina and Minnesota had not faced each other during the regular season. In today’s final, Minnesota swept the bottom three matches while North Carolina took matches 4 through 6. At the top of order, the Tar Heels won at #2, but wins at #1 and #3 gave the Golden Gophers the win. The final score was Minnesota 5, North Carolina 4. Today’s victory marked Minnesota’s first division title in program history.

Cambridge, MA —  E, F, G, and H Division play closed out the second day of the Men’s National Team Championships.

A Division (Potter Cup): Trinity will play Harvard for the Potter Cup tomorrow. In the consolation semifinals, Rochester defeated Penn 6-3, and Drexel defeated Yale, 5-4.

B Division (Hoehn Cup):  In the second Hoehn Cup semifinal of the day, second-seeded Princeton took on Cornell, who had upset Navy in the first round. When the two Ivy League teams had met in Ithaca a little over a week ago, Princeton had left with a 6-3 win. Today, the Tigers’ margin of victory was even greater. Princeton opened up a 2-1 lead in the first round and held the advantage until they clinched early in the third round. The final score was Princeton 7, Cornell 2.

In the consolation semifinals, Navy defeated Bates, 7-2.

Princeton will play Dartmouth for the Hoehn Cup tomorrow at 11:30 am at Harvard.

C Division (Summers Cup): Middlebury will play Virginia for the Summers Cup tomorrow.

D Division (Conroy Cup): Hobart will play Wesleyan for the Conroy Cup tomorrow.

E Division: (Chaffee Cup): Haverford’s last match of the regular season was against Boston College, and the Fords swept the Eagles. Meeting a  week later in the Chaffee Cup semifinals, the two teams were much closer, with BC finding wins at the bottom of the ladder. But Haverford retained the advantage  and secured a spot in the final with a 6-3 win.

In the other E Division semifinal, top-seeded Bucknell faced Georgetown, who had advanced into the semis with an upset win over Denison. The Bison and Hoyas had played back in the fall semester, and Bucknell won that match 8-1. Georgetown closed the gap considerably today, sweeping the top four matches. Bucknell’s depth, however, carried them through to the finals, and they took the 5-4 victory.

Haverford and Bucknell will play for the Chaffee Cup tomorrow at 1:30 pm at Harvard.

F Division (Serues Cup): Fordham came into the Men’s National Team Championships fielding a full roster after playing much of the season short-handed. The Rams cruised through the first round into the semifinals, where they faced 43rd-ranked Northeastern, a team they hadn’t played in the regular season. In this evening’s match, Fordham prevailed again, winning 6-3.

Duke had powered through the regular season, not losing a team match until early February. In the Chaffee Cup semifinals, the Blue Devils encountered Richmond, a team that had knocked off top-seeded Boston University 5-4 the night before. Richmond played the spoilers again tonight, notching their second upset of the tournament with a 6-3 win over Duke.

In the consolation semifinals, BU defeated Vassar 8-1 and Johns Hopkins defeated Lehigh 6-3.

Fordham will play Richmond for the Serues Cup at at 11:15 am tomorrow at Harvard.

G Division (Hawthorn Cup): The Hawthorn Cup semifinals featured Colgate versus the University of California Berkeley and Northwestern versus Vanderbilt. Neither pair of teams had faced each other previously this season. That element of uncertainty didn’t have much of an outcome on the results; both top seeds advanced without upset. Top-seeded Northwestern, ranked 49th in the tournament overall, dispatched Vanderbilt 8-1. Colgate, the second seed and the 50th-ranked team, defeated Cal by the same score: 8-1.

Northwestern and Colgate will play for the Hawthorn Cup at 9 am tomorrow at Harvard.

H Division: In the final set of round robin matches, North Carolina defeated Notre Dame 8-1, and Minnesota defeated Brandeis 6-3. Both victors clinched their wins early in the match. Tomorrow’s H Division final will pit North Carolina, the Pool A winner, against Pool B winner Minnesota. The teams will be back on court at 9 am tomorrow at Harvard to play for the H Division crown.

Cambridge, MA — Trinity College will play Harvard University for the Men’s National Team Championship tomorrow.

A Division (Potter Cup): Coming into today’s semifinal, it looked like hosts Harvard and top-seeded Trinity would sail into the finals. In early February, the Crimson had defeated their semifinal opponent, Columbia, by a convincing 8-1 margin. A week ago, Trinity had likewise sent St. Lawrence back upstate with an 8-1 loss. In 2015, the same four teams had reached the semifinals, with Trinity defeating Columbia en route to a national title over St. Lawrence, who had edged out Harvard in the semifinals.

In today’s matches, Trinity jumped out to a 3-0 lead over St. Lawrence after the first round of matches. St. Lawrence got on the board first in the second round with a four-game win at #5, and they began to close the gap even more with another win at #2. A five-game win at #8 preserved the Bantams’ lead. Coming into the final flight of matches, Trinity needed one more match to secure a spot in the finals. All three third-round matches went past three games, with St. Lawrence keeping the pressure on as long as possible. But Trinity took the #7 match to punch their ticket to the finals. The final score was Trinity 7, St. Lawrence 2.

Columbia put some early pressure on Harvard, taking two of three first flight matches to three games. But Harvard got the edge in both, emerging from the first round with a 3-0 lead. A come-from-behind five-game win at #5 put Columbia on the board in the second round, followed by another Lions’ win at #2. Harvard won the third match of the flight to take a 4-2 lead into the final round. Harvard got the win they needed with the first match in the third round, a three-game win at #4. The final score was Harvard 5, Columbia 4.

Trinity and Harvard will play for the Potter Cup and the national title tomorrow at 1 pm at Harvard.

B Division (Hoehn Cup): George Washington both upset their first-round opponent to advance to today’s semifinals. Could the Colonials pull off a second upset? In the first B Division semifinal of the afternoon, GW faced top-seeded Dartmouth, a team they hadn’t played during the regular season.

Dartmouth went out to an early lead and didn’t look back. The Big Green clinched the victory early, though George Washington took wins in the top third of the ladder. The final score was Dartmouth 7, George Washington 2.

Dartmouth will play the winner of the semifinal match between Princeton and Cornell for the Hoehn Cup. In the first consolation semifinal, Western Ontario defeated F&M, 5-4.

C Division (Summers Cup): Middlebury will play Virginia for the Summers Cup tomorrow. In the consolation semifinals, MIT defeated Amherst, 6-3, and Dickinson defeated Colby, 5-4.

D Division (Conroy Cup): Hobart will play Wesleyan for the Conroy Cup tomorrow.

E Division: (Chaffee Cup):  The Chaffee Cup semifinals are underway. In the consolation semifinals, Denison swept Bard while Chicago and Washington dueled through the final match, with Chicago taking the 5-4 win.

F Division (Serues Cup): The Serues Cup semifinals are scheduled for this evening.

G Division (Hawthorn Cup): The Hawthorn Cup semifinals are underway. In the consolation semifinals, USC defeated  Swarthmore 7-2, and Lafayette defeated Bryant, also by a score of 7-2.

H Division: As round robin play continued, North Carolina defeated Siena 8-1 in Pool A, and Brandeis defeated Sewanee 5-4 in Pool B.

Cambridge, MA — C, D, and H Division play opened the second day of the Men’s National Team Championships.

A Division (Potter Cup): The Potter Cup semifinals are currently underway.

B Division (Hoehn Cup): The Hoehn Cup semifinals are currently underway.

C Division (Summers Cup): Top-seeded Middlebury faced Brown in one C Division semifinal, while Williams and Virginia squared off in the other.

When Middlebury and Brown met in late January, the Panthers posted a 7-2 victory. Thanks to a 6-3 win today, Middlebury will have a shot at winning a sixth Summers Cup tomorrow.

Williams and Virginia had not faced each other this season before this afternoon. Both teams made it to the Summers Cup semifinals last year, but Williams advanced on their side of the draw while Virginia didn’t make it out of the second round. Today’s result was the opposite:  Virginia drew on the strength of their deep ladder to sweep the bottom five matches, advancing to the finals with a 5-4 upset victory.

Middlebury and Virginia will play for the Summers Cup tomorrow at 9am at Harvard.

D Division (Conroy Cup): Coming into today’s semifinal, Tufts and Hobart had already outperformed their 2016 National Team Championship performances. The Jumbos are playing up a division this year, having won the 2016 Chaffee Cup, and yesterday top-seeded Hobart bettered last year’s Conroy Cup trip with their first round win over Conn College. Hobart will have a chance to go all the way this year, as the Statesmen held Tufts off 5-4 to advance to the finals.

Bowdoin and Wesleyan’s semifinal contest was the two teams’ third match-up of the season. Bowdoin won 5-4 in early January, but at the NESCAC championships less than a month later, Wesleyan swept the Polar Bears. In today’s match, Bowdoin kept the match much closer, but Wesleyan held on to win 5-4.

Hobart and Wesleyan will play for the Conroy Cup tomorrow at 9 am at Harvard.

In the consolation semifinals, Hamilton defeated Conn College, and Stanford defeated Stanford.

E Division: (Chaffee Cup): The Chaffee Cup semifinals are scheduled for this afternoon.

F Division (Serues Cup): The Serues Cup semifinals are scheduled for this evening.

G Division (Hawthorn Cup): The Hawthorn Cup semifinals are scheduled for this afternoon.

H Division: This year’s H Division is being played as two three-team round robins, with the top teams from each pool competing in tomorrow’s final. Siena, Notre Dame, and North Carolina are competing in Round Robin Pool A, and Minnesota, Brandeis, and Sewanee: University of the South are competing in Round Robin Pool B. This morning, Notre Dame defeated Siena, 8-1, and Minnesota defeated Sewanee, 8-1.