NORTHHAMPTON, Mass. – The Hobart College squash team split its matches at the 2017 Pioneer Invitational today. This morning, the Statesmen fell to Western Ontario 7-2, while they defeated Connecticut College 9-0 in their afternoon match.
 
Against the Mustangs, sophomore Josh Oakley cruised to an 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 win over Matt Henderson at the top of the lineup.  Junior Jack Shannon earned Hobart's other point in a match at No. 3. Western Ontario earned six of its seven points with 3-0 victories.
 
This afternoon against the Camels, Hobart posted six 3-0 victories as they improved to 4-9 on the season. Oakley finished the day with a 2-0 record thanks to an 11-5, 12-10, 11-5 victory over Connecticut College's Matt Lillie. Shannon also finished the day 2-0 after beating John Dunham 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 in the third spot. Senior Felipe Pantle notched his first win of the season, knocking off Daniel Reisman 11-7, 11-6, 11-8. Junior Divine Wing and first-year Graham Henderson won 3-0 at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Senior Ben Shapiro topped Clay Lenehan 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 in the ninth spot.  In the closest match of the day, junior Terrance Rose escaped with his team-leading sixth win of the season. He edged Michael Rodriguez, 11-0, 11-2, 9-11, 11-13, 11-5. First-year Cristian Escalona and junior Matthew Frantz won their matches 3-1 at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively.
 
The Statesmen will be back at the Smith Squash Center tomorrow when they host sixth ranked Drexel. The match is scheduled to get underway at noon.