Boys Varsity Squash : Lee and Koh played impressively this past week. In the boys U19 draw, Dae Ro Lee ‘07 defeated Taft’s Oat Naviroj in four games to finish first in the division. Michael Koh won the 3-4 playoff in the boys U19 draw to finish 3rd. Unfortunately, no other Varsity player made it to the top of their draws.
Girls Varsity Squash played some of their best squash of the season on Saturday in the Choate Junior Squash tournament. In the Under 19 division, Anne Cheng “07 emerged as the winner by defeating Caroline Shumway ’08 in the finals. The other Choate player, Libby Shuman ’07, came in third. The Under 17 division was exciting and the highlight of the girls’ draws. In one semi-final match, Ellie Foster 08’extended her opponent (#11 in the nation) to five games before losing a heartbreaker. The match included four overtime games. In the other semi-final, Maggie Remsen 09’ defeated her opponent, who was ranked #22 in the country. in a surprisingly easy 3-0 victory. Foster and Remsen then switched opponents for the finals and 3rd place play-off. Ellie Foster’s superior strength and conditioning proved too much for her nationally ranked opponent. After three very intense and physically demanding games, Foster’s opponent was exhausted and Ellie won the fourth and fifth games quite easily. In the finals, Maggie Remsen managed a dramatic and exciting victory, winning the draw.
Boys Varsity Basketball suffered a tough 49-74 loss versus Loomis on Saturday. Jesse Reisner 08’ explained “We didn’t put forth our best effort. We didn’t give it a good fight and Loomis beat us by thirty because we were out hustled and outworked. The skill level was equivalent, but it came down to hunger. We weren’t as hungry for the ball or for the win as Loomis, and we paid for it.” Max Nwabara 07’ and Maxwell Gray 07’ contributed well off the bench. The boys aim to ounce back with a win against Hotchkiss tomorrow.
