The 19th-ranked Middlebury men's squash team fell at home Wednesday evening to #15 Williams by a 6-3 score. The Panthers return to the court Friday when they host 12th-ranked Drexel at 5:00 p.m.
Picking up wins for the Panthers were Wyatt French, David Cromwell and Cameron Dewey. French (13-11, 11-5, 11-6) and Cromwell (14-12, 11-4, 11-8) cruised in straight sets over their opponents at #3 and #5, respectively. Dewey trailed two sets to one in the eighth slot, but fought back for a five-set win (10-12, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8).
With Williams clinging to a narrow 4-3 edge in the match, Robert Galluccio lost the first two sets against Williams' Michael Petrick in the #6 slot before winning the third. Petrick battled back and won the fourth set, securing the individual point and victory for the Ephs.
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Middlebury College
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Williams College
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Winner's Score
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Winner
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1S
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Jung,Andrew W.
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Ruggiero,Jamie
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11-5,3-11,11-4,11-7
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Williams College
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2S
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Cadienhead,Andrew
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Chen,Kevin M.
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11-5,11-1,11-5
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Williams College
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3S
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French,Wyatt
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Wilkinson,Christopher
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13-11,11-5,11-6
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Middlebury College
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4S
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Kurth,William B.
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Graham,Addington K
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11-9,11-8,6-11,12-10
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Williams College
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5S
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Cromwell,David M.
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Squiers,Galen T.
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14-12,11-4,11-8
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Middlebury College
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6S
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Krant,Benjamin R
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Shuck,John R
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12-10,11-9,8-11,11-8
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Williams College
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7S
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Galluccio,Robert A.
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Petrick,Michael A
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13-11,11-8,5-11,11-3
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Williams College
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8S
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Dewey,Cameron
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Sharma,Varun S.
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10-12,11-9,8-11,11-8,11-8
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Middlebury College
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9S
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Palmer,Reed
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Greaves-Tunnell,Nicholas M.
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10-12,11-6,13-11,11-7
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Williams College
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