Twelve Teams Head to Annapolis for Navy Squash Round Robin

The Midshipmen will field two teams this weekend.

	Junior Michael John Beautyman has opened the year with a 2-1 record.

Nov. 8, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After taking a week off from competition, the Navy squash team will be back in action this weekend when it plays host to a 13-team round robin that features two teams from the West Coast, as well as three women's teams. With the recent renovation of the Halsey International Squash Courts, Navy now has 12 courts to facilitate a tournament of this magnitude.

"There are so many benefits of building the additional two courts in the last year and this is a great example of just that," said Navy head coach Craig Dawson. "The additional courts have enabled us to grow this tournament and play host to a great weekend of squash."

Navy will field a pair of teams, playing nicely into the hands of a program that has improved leaps and bounds under the direction of Dawson over the last eight years. Joining Navy in the round robin will be Columbia, Denison, Fordham, George Washington men and women, Haverford men and women, Hobart, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Virginia women and Washington.

The Midshipmen opened their season Oct. 26 when they traveled to Chicago to compete in a round robin hosted by Northwestern. Navy shut out Northwestern and Denison before top-10 ranked Western Ontario clipped the Mids, 6-3.

Navy's top three players enter the weekend with unblemished records, including senior Tucker George who has been Navy's No. 1 player for four years. George was able to keep his undefeated record intact by picking up a hard-fought five-game win over Western Ontario's Chris Hanebury. George owned a 2-1 lead in the match when Hanebury evened the score by taking game four, 9-1. George, though, proved to more proficient in the decisive game, winning, 9-6.

Sophomore Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) has had little trouble with his first three opponents, defeating all three in three-game matches at the No. 2 slot. Meanwhile, team captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) is off to a great start as Navy's No. 3 player and is looking to achieve the successes he enjoyed a year ago when he paced the Mids with a 28-4 record.

The Midshipmen will kick off the tournament Friday with a 2:00 pm matchup against Stanford, followed by a 4:00 pm battle against Fordham. Though the tournament covers three days, Navy will be in action on Friday (2 matches) and Saturday (3 matches) only. The Navy "B" squad will compete on Saturday (2 matches) and Sunday (1 match).

Navy Squash Round Robin Schedule Friday 2:00 pm Navy vs. Stanford Halsey 1-5

4:00 pm Navy vs. Fordham Halsey 1-5

6:30 pm Stanford vs. Fordham Halsey 1-3 6:30 pm Denison vs. Washington Halsey 4-6

Saturday 9:00 am George Washington (w) vs. Virginia (w) Halsey 1-3 9:00 am Open Halsey 4-6 9:00 am Columbia vs. Navy B Bancroft 1-3 9:00 am Vanderbilt vs. Washington Bancroft 4-6

11:30 am Navy vs. Hobart Halsey 1-3 11:30 am Denison vs. Stanford Halsey 4-6 11:30 am Washington vs. Fordham Bancroft 1-3 11:30 am Columbia vs. George Washington Bancroft 4-6

2:00 pm Haverford vs. Navy Halsey 1-3 2:00 pm Haverford (w) vs. George Washington (W) Halsey 4-6 2:00 pm Vanderbilt vs. Fordham Bancroft 1-3 2:00 pm Virginia (w) vs. Navy B Bancroft 4-6

4:30 pm Hobart vs. Denison Halsey 1-3 4:30 pm Navy vs. Vanderbilt Halsey 4-6 4:30 pm Haverford vs. Stanford Bancroft 1-3 4:30 pm Haverford (w) vs. Virginia (w) Bancroft 4-6

Sunday 9:00 am Columbia vs. Vanderbilt Halsey 1-3 9:00 am Stanford vs. George Washington Halsey 4-6 9:00 am Fordham vs. Navy B Bancroft 1-5

11:30 am Vanderbilt vs. George Washington Halsey 1-3 11:30 am Columbia vs. Washington Halsey 4-6

### Go Navy ###