Western Men's Squash Wrap-up

 The Hoehn Cup
   Back in February in "Squashing It" I noted that the squash team at Western won the OAU Championship again. I also mentioned that the team would probably be competing for the Hoehn Cup at the College Squash Association Divisional Championships. They did and perhaps they didn't do as well as expected. Although Western had been ranked higher, they lost to Franklin & Marshall. The picture and the results are provided by the victor.

#19 Franklin & Marshall 6, #18 Western Ontario 3

Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Daniel Deverill (Western); 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-5)

Sharan Punjabi (F&M) over Josh Kay (Western); 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-4)

Aditya Chandani (F&M) over Rohan Paliwal (Western); 3-2 (11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 5-11, 16-14)

William Znidarec (Western) over Toby Clegg-Petri (F&M); 3-1 (11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 12-10)

Noah Katzer (F&M) over Liam McKay (Western); 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 12-10)

Jamie Stait (F&M) over Rio Schafer (Western); 3-2 (9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-5)

Akshat Agarwal (F&M) over Arin Khot (Western); 3-1 (12-10, 13-15, 11-6, 11-7)

Dylan Erb (Western) over Dean Vahlsing (F&M); 3-0 (11-9, 12-10, 13-11)

Michael Knapp (Western) over Teerth Jilka (F&M); 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-5)

  As you can see, there were a lot of good games. The teams were closely matched and Western had beaten Franklin & Marshall earlier in February. Here are the results of that match, taken again from the website of Franklin & Marshall.

 LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 18 Franklin & Marshall men's squash team (8-6) was held off in a 5-4 loss to No. 19 Western Ontario (3-6) Sunday morning in F&M's first match on the Mayser Center Squash Courts since November 23. Tied at 4-4, the Mustangs earned a 3-2 victory in the No. 8 match to secure the victory over the Diplomats.

 
#19 Western Ontario 5, #18 Franklin & Marshall 4

Daniel Deverill (Western) over Sharan Punjabi (F&M); 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8)

Kyle Broadhurst (F&M) over Rohan Paliwal (Western); 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3)

Aditya Chandani (F&M) over William Znidarec (Western); 3-1 (11-3, 13-11, 6-11, 11-4)

Toby Clegg-Petri (F&M) over Liam McKay (Western); 3-2 (4-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-1, 11-9)

Rio Schafer (Western) over Noah Katzer (F&M); 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-9)

Arin Khot (Western) over Jamie Stait (F&M); 3-2 (5-11, 11-2, 11-9, 4-11, 11-6)

Akshat Agarwal (F&M) over Dylan Erb (Western); 3-2 (9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5)

Eesa Huq (Western) over Dean Vahlsing (F&M); 3-2 (12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 5-11, 11-4)

Michael Knapp (Western) over Teerth Jilka (F&M); 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-7)

Lucas Quon (Western) over Eeshan Sawant (F&M); 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8) (Exhibition)
   The Hoehn Cup was won by MIT after a tight match against Colby. Colby had defeated Western in the quarterfinals. In last year's quarters, Western defeated Colby, 7-2. It is too bad the final was not between Western and Colby since it would have been the MUSTANGS VS THE MULES. 
   For a lengthy account of UWO/Western participation in the United States see:

"UWO SQUASH AND THE U.S. COLLEGIATE SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS" 

MM, March 15, 2024. 

Note: I am retired from Western where I attempted to play squash. I followed the teams back then and even sold some squash racquets for Coach Fairs to help support the teams financially. The squash tradition at Western is worth noting and supporting. The information supplied in these squash-related posts is gathered by me and I am solely responsible for the content and any errors that may be found. I have never met Coach Hanebury or any of the team members and wish them well.