No. 6 Men's Squash Set for Two-Match Road Trip this Weekend
Captain J. Reed Endresen and the Crimson face two tough road tests this weekend (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 6 Harvard men’s squash team will take its talents on the road this weekend as it travels to No. 14 St. Lawrence and No. 21 Hamilton Jan. 28 and 29, respectively.
The Particulars
The Crimson carries a 4-2 record and a national-ranking of sixth
into the weekend matchups. St. Lawrence and Hamilton represent the
second and third contests for Harvard in 2011 after the match
against Trinity was postponed to Feb. 9.
Scouting Harvard
The Crimson got back in the win column Jan. 13, downing Western
Ontario in a match played at the Canada National Squash Academy in
Toronto. Harvard defeated the Mustangs, 8-1, sweeping the final
eight matches.
Nigel Koh currently paces the Crimson with a 5-1 individual
record this season. Captain J. Reed Endresen and four other Harvard
student-athletes have recorded 4-2 individual records this
season.
Scouting St. Lawrence
The Saints play host on Friday, carrying a 9-4 overall record and
winning four of their last five. St. Lawrence has picked up wins
over No. 22 Wesleyan, No. 24 Colby, No. 18 Bowdoin and No. 23 Tufts
since the New Year.
Two Saints, Michael Badali and Thomas Kraft, have each tallied double-digit wins this season. Kraft leads the team with 11 victories and Badali has won 10 matches. Five other St. Lawrence student-athletes have won nine matches this season.
Scouting
Hamilton
The Continentals won their first match of the season
against Tufts, 6-3, Jan. 22. Hamilton is 1-9 overall and has been
shutout in seven of those nine losses.
Hamilton dropped the top three matches against Tufts, but rebounded to grab the final six and win the match. Henry Lee won his match against Andrew Kim, 3-0, in the No. 4 spot. Three other Continentals won matches 3-0.
Last Time Out
The Crimson won its first match since Dec. 1 when it
downed Western Ontario Jan. 13. Harvard lost its final two matches
prior to winter break, but used four days of training at the Canada
National Squash Academy to open 2011 on the right foot.
After losing the first two sets, Richard Hill executed an
amazing comeback against Brian Hong to win 3-2. Gary Power, Koh and
Endresen all won their respective matches against the Mustangs by
scores of 3-0.
Looking Ahead
Harvard will be on the road again Feb. 5 and 6 when it travels to
Penn and Princeton, respectively.
