Williams Beats Rochester to Capture the 8th Seed in Nationals

By WesternMass-Squash • Published on February 15, 2008 • Articles

Boston, MA — This morning, Rochester and Williams battled to gain the eighth seed in the 2008 Team Championship. On paper, Rochester appeared to a stronger team than Williams and they did prevail in the top four ladder matches. However, Williams’ Morgan Phillips (#6), Cameron Henry (#7), Benard Yaros (#8), and Christian Henze (#9) won their matches. With the teams tied at four, Will Gruner lost the first two games in the number five match. Gruner’s dramtic comeback cemented Williams’ 5-4 victory and advanced his squad to the Potter Cup (A draw).

Link to Williams Press Release.

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Williams vs. Rochester, 5-4:
1. Hameed Ahmed (UR) def. John Barry, 9-1, 9-7, 4-9, 10-8
2. Jim Bristow (UR) def. Ethan Buchsbaum, 9-3, 9-4, 9-1
3. William Newnham (UR) def. Tony Maruca, 9-7, 9-3, 8-10, 9-3
4. Fred Reid (UR) def. George Millar, 9-2, 9-1, 9-3
5. Will Gruner (W) def. Yohay Wakabayashi, 8-10, 9-7, 9-0, 9-6, 9-2
6. Morgan Phillips (W) def. Edwin Goncharuk, 9-2, 9-10, 2-9, 9-3, 9-3
7. Cameron Henry (W) def. Alex Lee, 9-0, 9-5, 9-5
8. Bernhard Yaros (W) def. Robert McDavid, 9-1, 9-2, 9-0
9. Christian Henze (W) def. Pat Harris, 5-9, 9-7, 9-8, 9-3