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Men's Squash

#12 Men's Squash Secures Big Upset As Part of Sunday Sweep

ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's squash team pulled off one of the nation's biggest upsets of the season on Sunday, toppling third-ranked Penn on its Senior Day at Belkin International Squash Courts. Senior Graham Dietz clinched the match with a four-set victory at the No. 7 position. The Big Red later defeated Hobart, 8-1.
 
Already in good position to move up the College Squash Association national rankings after defeating #13 Princeton and #11 Franklin & Marshall earlier this weekend, 12th-ranked Cornell (7-8, 3-4 Ivy League) has now primed itself for either one of the top seeds in the Hoehn Cup ('B' Division) or perhaps a jump all the way back into one of the final berths in the Potter Cup ('A' Division). The CSA's updated computer rankings will be released later this week.
 
Penn (9-5, 3-4) took a 2-1 lead after early, with freshman Ben Francis outlasting his opponent at the No. 9 position to get the home side on the board. Cornell then took control by sweeping the middle shift, with freshmen Alex Jung (No. 8) and Andy Muran (No. 5) winning in four sets. Senior Gustav Runersjö trailed after the first and third sets of his match at No. 2, but rallied to win in five to put the Big Red on the verge of the big upset. Penn would go on to win two matches in the final shift, but Dietz closed it out for Cornell.
 
The Big Red closed out the day with an 8-1 victory over 23rd-ranked Hobart. Freshman Nik Gilevskiy won at No. 9 in his collegiate debut.
 
#12 CORNELL 5, #3 PENN 4
1. Marwan Mahmoud (P) def. Harry Freeman, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
2. Gustav Runserjö (C) def. Hayes Murphy, 5-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9
3. Karim Tarek (P) def. Perry Hanson, 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-8
4. Derek Hsue (P) def. Jordan Brail, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3
5. Andy Muran (C) def. James Watson, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-2
6. Max Reed (P) def. Kevin Flannery, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
7. Graham Dietz (C) def. George Lemmon, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8
8. Alex Jung (C) def. Jonathan Zeitels, 14-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8
9. Ben Francis (C) def. Tyler Odell, 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 2-11, 11-7
 
#12 CORNELL 8, #23 HOBART 1
1. Perry Hanson (C) def. Josh Oakley, 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-5
2. Andy Muran (C) def. Beau Orchard, 11-5, 11-0, 11-5
3. Alex Jung (C) def. Felipe Pantle, 11-9, 11-2, 11-7
4. Ben Francis (C) def. Ilyas Khan, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9
5. Augie Jones (C) def. Terrance Rose, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
6. Seb Obieta-Chichizola (C) def. Jack Shannon, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
7. Andrew Stone (C) def. Divine Wing, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
8. Danny Cabrera (H) def. Geoff Keating, 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-9
9. Nik Gilevskiy (C) def. Gabriel Garcia, 11-2, 11-3, 11-7
Ex. Matthew Shang (C) def. Matthew Frantz, 11-2, 11-6, 11-9
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Players Mentioned

Jordan Brail

Jordan Brail

6' 2"
Sophomore
Graham Dietz

Graham Dietz

5' 8"
Senior
Kevin Flannery

Kevin Flannery

5' 10"
Junior
Harry Freeman

Harry Freeman

5' 7"
Junior
Augie Jones

Augie Jones

6' 3"
Junior
Geoff Keating

Geoff Keating

6' 3"
Senior
Seb Obieta-Chichizola

Seb Obieta-Chichizola

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew Stone

Andrew Stone

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ben Francis

Ben Francis

5' 8"
Freshman
Andy Muran

Andy Muran

5' 11"
Freshman
Alex Jung

Alex Jung

5' 10"
Freshman
Nik Gilevskiy

Nik Gilevskiy

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jordan Brail

Jordan Brail

6' 2"
Sophomore
Graham Dietz

Graham Dietz

5' 8"
Senior
Kevin Flannery

Kevin Flannery

5' 10"
Junior
Harry Freeman

Harry Freeman

5' 7"
Junior
Augie Jones

Augie Jones

6' 3"
Junior
Geoff Keating

Geoff Keating

6' 3"
Senior
Seb Obieta-Chichizola

Seb Obieta-Chichizola

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew Stone

Andrew Stone

5' 10"
Sophomore
Ben Francis

Ben Francis

5' 8"
Freshman
Andy Muran

Andy Muran

5' 11"
Freshman
Alex Jung

Alex Jung

5' 10"
Freshman
Nik Gilevskiy

Nik Gilevskiy

5' 8"
Freshman