MIDDLETOWN, Conn.-The Hobart College squash team defeated Tufts 6-3 at Wesleyan's Rosenbaum Squash Center this afternoon. The win secures the Statesmen a spot in the Conroy Cup Championship match for the second consecutive season.
 
Twenty-fifth ranked Hobart (13-8) secured today's victory thanks to wins in the top six spots of the lineup. Junior Josh Oakley clinched the match for the Statesmen with an 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 win at No. 1. Oakley is 11-6 overall on the season, playing all 17 matches in the No. 1 spot. First-year Quinn Udy rallied to win his match 6-11, 11-9, 11-2 at No. 2. His opponent retired with the score 12-11 in the fourth game. Senior Terrance Rose notched his 12th win of the season, defeating Brett Raskopf 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 at No. 3. Senior Divine Wing is now a team best 13-8 on the season after knocking off Cameron Ewan at No. 4. Wing dropped the first game 8-11 but won the next three games, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10.
 
Senior Jack Shannon picked up one of his more impressive wins of the season in the fifth spot.  He topped Aidan Porges 11-8, 10-12, 18-16, 13-11. Shannon, who was named Hobart's player of the match, is now 9-8 in his senior season. Sophomore Ilyas Khan cruised to an 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 victory over Salik Awan. Khan is now 12-7 this year.
 
Tufts (9-12) collected its three victories at Nos. 7, 8 and 9.
 
Hobart enters tomorrow's championship match looking for its third Conroy Cup and its first since 2012, Tim Riskie's first season as head coach. The Statesmen will take on No. 26 Bowdoin who defeated Haverford 7-2 in the other semifinal. Hobart edged Bowdoin 5-4 in the team's first matchup this season.