Box ScoreThe Fordham squash team continued action at the 2016 CSA Team Championship on Saturday, as the Rams took on the University of Chicago in the consolation bracket of the Chaffee Cup Division. The match was tight throughout as four matches went four games and three others went the distance, but in the end Chicago snuck away with a 5-4 win.
With the loss, Fordham falls to 8-9 on the season.
Fordham's top player
Kincade Webster got the Rams off to a good start with a four-game win over Jonathan Abrams, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, and 11-9.
The Rams also captured wins at the sixth through eighth slots, all in five games.
Matthew Crowe topped Jay Modin, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 8-11, and 11-8 with
James Potts taking down Daniel Kang, 11-4, 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, and 11-6.
Robert Levis then topped Hongzhi Weng at the eighth slot, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-5, and 11-6.
Fordham, however, could not get that fifth clinching win, as
Jimmy Shinnick fell in four games to Hojung Kim at the third slot (6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-2), while
John Lennon couldn't get past Kelvin Lee at the fourth position in four games (11-4, 13-15, 11-5, 11-8). The Rams last chance came at the ninth slot, where
Paul Monaghan fell to Raghunath Kadamangudi in four games (7-11, 15-13, 13-11, and 11-7).
The Rams will conclude action at the CSA Team Championship on Sunday at 9:00 AM with a match against Lehigh, which will be held at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
