{"id":4148,"date":"2020-04-03T16:29:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2020-04-03T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:29:16","slug":"squash-drops-two-of-three-in-weekend-before-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sullyonsports.com\/?p=4148","title":{"rendered":"Squash Drops Two of Three in Weekend Before Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in February 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fordham squash team\u2019s weekend started much better than it finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team defeated New York University before dropping two matches on Sunday to Connecticut College and Wesleyan University to finish the regular season at 17-7. The team struggled in its final tune-up before the College Squash Association team championship next weekend at Yale University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend started on a high note, as the Rams sent their seniors off in style in their last match of the year on the Lombardi Squash Courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham toppled NYU 7-2 in a much more hard-fought match than the final tally would suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fordham fell behind early, as the Violets\u2019 Gabe Bassil defeated Fordham junior William Douglass in three sets in the day\u2019s first individual match. However, freshman Patrick Rodden stepped up and took home a thrilling five-set victory over Ashad Hajela. Rodden\u2019s nail-biter changed the momentum for the Rams, and Sahel Anwar\u2019s squad took the next six individual matches to coast to a 7-2 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Fordham headed away from home for Sunday\u2019s matches, the team was unable to sustain the success it had achieved the day prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday\u2019s match with Connecticut College was only briefly competitive, as Douglass\u2019 opening match went to five sets before he succumbed to Connecticut\u2019s M.D. Jawad. No other Ram came that close to a victory, and the Camels walked to a 9-0 win. Out of Fordham\u2019s seven losses, four of them came without a Rams player winning his individual match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while the second half of Sunday\u2019s doubleheader went slightly better, Fordham did not get a better result. The Rams dropped their second match of the day by a score of 7-2 to Wesleyan University. The news was not all bad for Fordham, as senior Will Pantle and freshman Winthrop Reed both got wins in their individual matches over Yahya Ladiwala and Alex Dreyfus, respectively. But the Rams weren\u2019t able to muster any more individual victories, and the team finished the regular season on a sour note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two losses on Sunday against Connecticut College and Wesleyan were a tough way to end the regular season,\u201d senior Justin Esposito said. \u201cBut I\u2019m proud of how the team played in those matches despite one of our top players being out with an injury.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the performance was a slightly disappointing one, if only because the Rams will be competing in the CSA Team Championship next weekend. It\u2019s also very possible that the team was looking ahead to next weekend, which can be difficult to avoid as the season winds down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the most important thing for us going into Nationals this weekend is to make sure everyone is physically healthy and ready to compete at their highest level,\u201d Esposito said. \u201cHopefully we can bring the same intensity and focus we brought to the NYU match Saturday, as it looks like we\u2019ll be playing them again next weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, Fordham ended its season slightly inauspiciously. Let\u2019s see how the Rams can rebound at nationals, as their first match is on Friday at 1:15 p.m. against NYU, the team they beat on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared in The Fordham Ram in February 2019. The Fordham squash team\u2019s weekend started much better than it finished. The team defeated New York University before dropping two matches on Sunday to Connecticut College and Wesleyan University to finish the regular season at 17-7. The team struggled in its final tune-up before … <\/p>\n

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