Palo Alto, Calif.-The 25th-ranked Hobart College squash team rallied from a 4-2 deficit to defeat Tufts 5-4 at Stanford University this afternoon. With the win, the Statesmen improve to 8-3 on the season.
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Through six matches, the Jumbos led 4-2. Seniors
Terrance Rose and
Divine Wing came away with 3-0 wins in the third and fifth spot, respectively, to tie the match 4-4. Rose bested Brett Raskopf 11-6, 11-4, 11-5 for his seventh victory of the season, while Wing cruised past Salik Awan 11-7, 11-4, 11-7 to improve to 7-4 on the year. Junior
Josh Oakley completed the comeback with an 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 win over Raghav Kumar in the top spot. Oakley is 6-2 on the season, playing all eight matches at No. 1.
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Senior
Jack Shannon put Hobart on the scoreboard topping Connor Wind 11-4, 11-6, 11-3. Shannon is 6-3 on the season.
Quinn Udy improved to 2-0 in his rookie campaign, knocking off Alan Litman 11-4, 11-9, 11-4.
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Tufts (3-3) got 3-0 wins at Nos. 7-9 and picked up its fourth point with a 3-1 victory at No. 6.
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Hobart completed its winter training trip to the Bay Area with a 2-0 record. The Statesmen will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts Dickinson at the Smith Squash Center. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
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