Squash Rolls to Seventh-Straight New England Title

2/25/2018

Brunswick won its seventh-straight NEISA Class A title at Choate on Sunday, as five of seven Bruins won singles titles. Brunswick finished with 113 points out of maximum 119, outdistancing second-place Avon Old Farms by 20 points. Dating back to 1996, Brunswick owns 16 NEISA crowns and 69 individual New England titles. Additionally, the 12-0 Bruins won the Brandes Cup for the best record in New England.

Brunswick took the top spot at #3, #4, #5 and #6 singles, while finishing third in both #1 and #2 singles.

Unlike the team-based head-to-head contests during the season, the individual-based design rewards points for each player’s finishing position in the 16-person draw across seven ladders of competition.

Scoring for the tournament begins with 17 points for the individual winner of one of the seven 16-person ladders. The second-place performer earns 15 team points, as one point is deducted for the following 14 participants in descending order, ending with the 16^th place player earning one team point.

At #7, Pierce Henderson rolled through the ladder, winning all four matches without dropping a set. Henderson, the top seed, won the individual title with a straight-set victory over the #7 entry from Avon Old Farms in the final round (11-4, 11-6, 12-10).

Dana Santry followed a similar path as Henderson from #6, sweeping all four matches in straight sets from the top seed. Santry picked up the singles crown with an 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 victory in the championship over the entrant from St. Paul’s (N.H.).

Brian Leonard picked up his second-straight New England title at #5. As the top seed, the Brunswick sophomore carved his way through all four opponents with straight-set victories, beating the #2 seed from St. Paul’s in the finals (11-5, 11-5, 13-11). Last year, Leonard earned his first-ever New England crown at #7.

At #4, Nick Spizzirri continued the Bruins’ straight-set victory procession, as the sophomore won his second New England crown. Spizzirri, also a number-one seed, picked up the title with a convincing win over the third-seed in the finals (11-4, 11-1, 11-2). In 2017, Spizzirri took home the title at #5 for the Bruins.

Patrick Feeley picked up his first singles title in the #3 draw. Starting as the two-seed, Feeley followed the path of the other four Brunswick champions by not dropping a set over four matches. The tri-captain won the title with an 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 victory over the entry from Belmont Hill (Mass.).

Will Holey finished third at #2 for Brunswick. After a pair of straight-set wins, Feeley dropped a four-set match in the semifinals. The tri-captain rebounded in the third-place match, with a 15-13, 11-3, 11-4 win, giving the Bruins 14 team points.

Two-time New England champion Max Finkelstein (2016, 2017) finished in third place in the #1 draw. Highlighting the decorated tri-captain’s run was his victory against the top player from Avon Old Farms, Will Curtis, in the quarterfinals. The 15-13, 11-6, 13-11 win was the first time Finkelstein beat the talented Australian.

The team victory caps another excellent season for coach Jim Stephens and the undefeated Bruins (12-0). Earlier this month, Brunswick won its third national championship, giving the legendary coach three national titles and 16 New England crowns.

NEISA Class A Results

1. Brunswick 113

2. Avon Old Farms 93

3. Noble & Greenough 89

3. St. Paul's 86

5. Hotchkiss 83

6. Belmont Hill 75

7. Deerfield 70

8. Brooks 56

9. Milton 51

9. Tabor 51

9. Andover 50

12. Hopkins 35

13. Taft 34

14. Exeter 26

15. Choate Rosemary Hall 26

16. Rye CDS 23

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Squash Rolls to Seventh-Straight New England Title

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