GILMAN PLAYERS WIN SIX OF SEVEN INDIVIDUAL SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

by Joe DiBlasi

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Before the finals of the first-ever MIAA Squash Individual Championships, yesterday at Meadow Mill Athletic Club, Gilman School coach “Boo” Smith said it would hard to sweep all seven matches. The words of the coach of the undefeated Gilman squad, that also won the Mid-Atlantic Championship earlier this month, rang true, but his charges did manage to win six of the seven events.

Led by top-seeded freshmen Taylor Tutrone and David Hoffman, who played #1 and #2 respectively, Gilman won all but the #4 position, which went to Tyler Springs of St. Paul’s. Springs bested Gilman’s Ramsey Sotir 3-0. All the rest of the day belonged to the Greyhounds.

Hoffman defeated Friends School’s Kelly Dayton, 3-1; Connor McGee beat St. Paul’s School’s Griffin Snyder, 3-0 in the third positon; Tyler Ebeling beat Friends’ Ryan Gilbert, 3-0 in the fifth spot; and Brendan Simmons beat St. Paul’s Jeff Clements, 3-0, in the seventh spot; and Gilman’s Galen Carroll won the sixth position by default.

Tutrone, who won a hard fought match against Junior Chris Holter (Friends), said, “The score of our match doesn’t really tell the story. Chris played well, and made me work very hard all day.”

“Everyone worked hard all season, and I’m happy for all of our guys,” said coach Smith. “It’s gratifying to see that hard work result in so many victories today.”

2008 MIAA SQUASH INDIVIDUAL FINALS
at Meadow Mill Athletic Club

#1   Tutrone, Gilman def. Holter, Friends, 3-0

#2   Hoffman, Gilman def. Dayton, Friends, 3-1

#3   McGee, Gilman def. Snyder, St. Paul’s, 3-0

#4   Springs, St. Paul’s, def. Sotir, Gilman, 3-0

#5    Ebeling, Gilman def. Gilbert, Friends, 3-0

#6   Carroll, Gilman won by default

#7   Simmons, Gilman def. Clements, St. Paul’s, 3-0