CLINTON, N.Y.-The 25th-ranked Hobart College squash team cruised to a 7-2 victory over Hamilton at the Little Squash Center this afternoon. With the win, the Statesmen improve to 9-6 on the season.
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Hobart won five of their seven points by a 3-0 score. Senior
Divine Wing opened the match with an 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 win over Atticus Jones at No. 6. With the win, Wing is now a team-best 9-6 on the season. Fellow senior
Terrance Rose gave the Statesmen a 2-0 lead in the match, sweeping John Sawyers 11-5, 11-6, 11-5 at No. 3. Rose is 8-6 on the year, including a 3-2 record at No. 3. The Continentals (5-7) got on the board with a 3-2 win at No. 9. Senior
Jack Shannon collected his seventh win of the season, defeating Tristan Chaix 12-10, 11-7, 11-5 in the fifth spot. First-year
Quinn Udy topped Callum Sondhi 8-11, 11-9, 12-10. The New Zealander is now 4-1 in the second spot of Hobart's lineup. Senior
Cameron Adams secured the overall victory with a 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 victory at No. 8. The win was Adam's fourth of his season.
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Junior
Josh Oakley and sophomore
Ilyas Khan closed out the match with wins at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively. Oakley improved to 7-4 in the top spot this season after knocking off Colin O'Dowd 11-6, 11-3, 11-5. Khan picked up his eighth win of the season with a 11-1, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6 victory this afternoon.
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Hobart will be back in action next weekend, Feb. 3-4, when it travels to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for the Liberty League Championships. The Statesmen will face No. 4 St. Lawrence and Vassar on Saturday and No. 8 Rochester and Bard on Sunday.
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