The Hobart College Squash team will be back in action this weekend, Feb. 14-16. The Statesmen will be vying for the Conroy Cup in the 2014 College Squash Association Championships in Cambridge, Mass.
There will be 60 teams participating in eight divisions. Matches will be played at Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University and Belmont Hill.
The Statesmen bring a 5-12 record into the weekend and are the No. 2 seed in the D Division. Ranked 26th in the most recent College Squash Association Rankings, Hobart will take on No. 31 Virginia in its first match on Friday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. Connecticut College, MIT, Georgetown, Bucknell, Stanford and Johns Hopkins round out the Conroy Cup Field.
First-year
Art Martella leads Hobart with nine victories this season. He is 9-8 overall, including a 4-2 mark at the No. 9 spot. Classmate
Beau Orchard is 8-7 this year. He's gone 3-2 at both No. 3 and No. 4 and added two wins at the No. 6 spot.
The Statesmen will take on either No. 27 Stanford or No. 30 Johns Hopkins in their second match of the championship on Saturday, Feb. 15. Hobart is look to capture its first Conroy Cup since 2012.