Annapolis debriefing
With 3 new players and only 4 weeks of practice, the 2005/06 Husky Squash Team tasted its first competition over the weekend of Nov. 11-14, at the 2005 Navy Squash Round Robin, in Annapolis, MD.
The overnight cross-country flight, 5 matches in 3 days, and a first match weekendending injury to #5 Gaurav Mehta proved too much for the determined but weary Huskies, losing
to Navy, Fordham, Haverford, and Connecticut College. Despite the disappointing team showing, there was lots of inspired play with #2 Julian Wolfson, #4 Rob Shaw , and #7 Evan Dengler each winning a match, while #1 Saumil Gandhi won two matches and #3 Norman Wilson raised the intensity of his play to score three victories. Other matches were narrowly lost in the 5th, and all Husky players competed for every point. During breaks between matches, the team toured the Naval Academy campus and the historic town of Annapolis. Weather was warm and sunny, and the trees were bright with fall color.
The team spent Sunday afternoon touring the DC Mall, including stops at the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the WWII and Vietnam Memorials, and the Museum of American History, before heading to the airport.
Defeated but not demoralized, the Huskies are determined to use the experience at Navy to sharpen practice sessions in preparation for an early February trip to the Bay Area for the 2nd annual West Coast Round Robin, hosted by Stanford. Thanks to Ayub Khan for his time in helping our new players prepare for competition.
Author: Peter Langmaid
The overnight cross-country flight, 5 matches in 3 days, and a first match weekendending injury to #5 Gaurav Mehta proved too much for the determined but weary Huskies, losing
to Navy, Fordham, Haverford, and Connecticut College. Despite the disappointing team showing, there was lots of inspired play with #2 Julian Wolfson, #4 Rob Shaw , and #7 Evan Dengler each winning a match, while #1 Saumil Gandhi won two matches and #3 Norman Wilson raised the intensity of his play to score three victories. Other matches were narrowly lost in the 5th, and all Husky players competed for every point. During breaks between matches, the team toured the Naval Academy campus and the historic town of Annapolis. Weather was warm and sunny, and the trees were bright with fall color.
The team spent Sunday afternoon touring the DC Mall, including stops at the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the WWII and Vietnam Memorials, and the Museum of American History, before heading to the airport.
Defeated but not demoralized, the Huskies are determined to use the experience at Navy to sharpen practice sessions in preparation for an early February trip to the Bay Area for the 2nd annual West Coast Round Robin, hosted by Stanford. Thanks to Ayub Khan for his time in helping our new players prepare for competition.
Author: Peter Langmaid
