Men's Squash Downs Bowdoin, Falls to Penn

January 17, 2003

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Amherst College men’s squash team split a pair of matches at the University of Pennsylvania over the weekend, upending 10th-ranked NESCAC rival Bowdoin College, 5-4, on Friday night before falling to eighth-ranked Penn, 9-0, on Saturday.

Amherst’s Michael Strong (Wayne, PA), Carlo Valdesolo (Andover, MA), John Holodnak (Wellesley, MA), David Bauer (Darien, CT) and Nick Haslett (Bryn Mawr, PA) each posted match victories in the win over Bowdoin.

Fri-Sat, January 17-18, 2003 @ the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

AMHERST 5 - BOWDOIN 4
1) Greg Clement (B) def. Gifford Sommerkamp (9-4, 6-9, 9-3, 9-7)
2) Michael Strong (A) def. Lawrence Delasotta (9-5, 5-9, 9-0, 4-9, 10-8)
3) Carlo Valdesolo (A) def. Jon Crowell (9-5, 9-7, 9-0)
4) John Holodnak (A) def. Doug Weeden (10-8, 9-6, 9-7)
5) David Bauer (A) def. Bruce Saltzman (9-4, 9-2, 9-7)
6) Nick Haslett (A) def. Eric Toan (9-6, 9-11, 9-1, 9-4)
7) Geordie Macleod (B) def. Brian Lawrence (10-8, 5-9, 9-4, 9-4)
8) Grant White (B) def. Andrew Merle (3-9, 9-6, 9-2, 9-7)
9) George Hubbard (B) def. Tyler Mixter (9-6, 9-1, 9-7)

PENN 9 - AMHERST 0
1) Richard Repetto (P) def. Gifford Sommerkamp (9-7, 9-2, 9-6)
2) Colby Emerson (P) Michael Strong (9-7, 4-9, 9-7, 9-7)
3) Sam Miller (P) def. Carlo Valdesolo (9-7, 9-2, 9-5)
4) Jacob Himmelrich (P) def. John Holodnak (9-0, 9-2, 9-7)
5) Jon Katz (P) def. David Bauer (7-9, 9-4, 9-1, 9-3)
6) Elan Levy (P) def. Nick Haslett (9-1, 9-0, 9-3)
7) Drew Crockett (P) def. Brian Lawrence (9-2, 9-3, 9-0)
8) Eric Bardiwal (P) def. Andrew Merle (10-8, 9-2, 9-1)
9) Daniel Rottenberg (P) def. Asad Haque (9-5, 9-6, 9-0)