High School Nationals

This weekend the Belmont Hill Squash team competed in the High School National Championships at Yale. On Friday night, the team played Lawrenceville. Belmont Hill quickly won the first match 7-0. The next morning Belmont hill would compete against the Haverford School. Last year, Belmont Hill lost to Haverford in the 3rd/4th place playoff 4-3 in a very heated match, which came down to one call in a five game match. Because of this, the Belmont Hill players wanted to avenge their loss from last year. Belmont Hill came out strong, winning the first two matches, and then continuing to win the match 5-2. Now in the semi finals, Belmont Hill would go on to play Episcopal Academy, the number one seed, and last years champions. Everyone on Belmont Hill fought hard, with many close matches, but ended up losing to Episcopal 6-1, the score not really reflecting the closeness of the match. Our next match, on Sunday was for the 3rd/4th place playoff. Belmont Hill competed against the Brunswick School, a New England Rival of Belmont Hill squash for many years. Belmont Hill would end up losing 5-2 to Brunswick, with a bunch of close matches.
Overall, Belmont Hill came in 4th place. It was a great showing, and everyone competed to their fullest. Episcopal Academy ended up winning the High School Championships and Chestnut Hill Academy came in second place. The next major goal for the Belmont Hill squash team is to train hard and try to win New Englands in a few weeks.