Virginia Men Turn Tables on Colby at the Nationals
by David Keating

photo Mark Allen

February19, 2016 -  Virginia guaranteed a top 20 finish by defeating Colby 8-1, the squad’s first win over the Mules, in the opening round of the “C” division at the College Squash Association National Championships Friday at Yale University.

Just three weeks ago the Cavaliers lost a 5-4 squeaker at Colby. This time, Virginia asserted itself in the first shift, with all three players jumping out to a 2-0 lead.  Jarrett Odrich closed out a crisp 3-0 win, but Killian Bubrosky lost a see-saw 16-14 third game before sealing the win.  Greg Ho pushed Campbell Goodman to five games before falling 11-7, giving the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead.

By the end of the second round, Virginia clinched victory and built a 6-0 lead. Colby’s Andrew Swapp was the solo win with a decisive four-game match at #7.

Virginia is a decided underdog to Bates in the semis Saturday, but the team has an outside chance at making the final with strong performances at #2 to #9.


            Colby College  -   Virginia           

1          McBrian,William          Blake,Mason A.            9-11,8-11,11-8,11-9,11-6           Virginia

2          Smith,Cj          Woodworth,Charles K   9-11,12-10,11-5,11-2     Virginia

3          Gross,Elliot A.  Odrich,Jarett M.           11-3,11-9,11-8  Virginia

4          Koda,Yuga       Bubrosky,Grayson P.    11-4,11-6,11-7  Virginia

5          McCarthy,Patrick C.     Staunton,Stewart          9-11,12-10,14-12,11-6   Virginia

6          Doherty,Hugh  Bubrosky,Killian           11-7,12-10,14-16,11-7   Virginia

7          Swapp,Andrew Novick,Maxwell            11-8,11-2,5-11,11-7       Colby College

8          Epstein,Matthew          Dudzik,James G            11-5,11-9,11-5  Virginia

9          Ho,Gregory W. Goodman,Campbell      11-8,12-10,9-11,7-11,11-7         Virginia