PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Wesleyan men's squash team opened the Summers Cup (C Division) of the CSA Divisional Championship on Friday afternoon with an 8-1 defeat to No. 23 ranked Hamilton from the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. The loss sends the Cardinals (7-9) into the back draw where they will take on No. 22 Chatham on Saturday at Noon.
A tight match saw just three of the nine matches end in 3-0 sweeps as two matches required five sets to determine a winner while four others needed four sets. Luck was not on the Cardinals' side in this one with both five-set matches going Hamilton's way while three of the four four-set matches were won by the Continentals.
Nimai Kini '26 recorded the lone point on the day for Wesleyan as he triumphed over Cooper Jessop in a 3-1 win at #7, winning three straight games for the victory (9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5).
Luke Wilson '29 battled against William Gianopulos at #9 in a match that lasted over an hour, but it was Gianopulos who prevailed in the marathon battle 10-12, 11-2, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8.
Matthyaz Williams '29 also went into five sets in his match at #6 against Lucas Walden, but the Cardinal rookie couldn't prevail in the decider as he suffered a 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-6 loss.
Dhairya Shah '27,
Dominic Wilson '29, and
Harrison Tillinghast '29 each won one set in their respective matches, which all ended in four-set defeats in matches that took at least 40 minutes.
Wesleyan looks to get in the win column in the Summers Cup on Saturday at Noon with a match against Chatham.
