In Review

Although the Yellowjackets came heartbreakingly short of claiming their first squash national championship, the 2015–16 season was marked by historic milestones in arguably the best season ever for the program.

At the top of the list was a victory over defending national champion Trinity College in the semifinals of the College Squash Association’s Potter Cup.

That win knocked Trinity out of the title game for the first time in 19 years and guaranteed that the Yellowjackets would finish above their previous national best of third in 2009.

In the championship match against Yale University, the Yellowjackets battled from behind to force a 4–4 tie with only one point left to be decided. In the final set, Tomotaka Endo ’18 lost to Yale’s Kah Wah Cheong, sending the championship to New Haven.

The finish was a reversal of an earlier season matchup in which Rochester beat Yale 5–4 at the Lyman Squash and Racquetball Center. Going into the Potter Cup, the Yellowjackets were ranked fourth in the country. The team finished at 12–4, tying the program’s record for second-most victories in a season.

Heading into March, members of the squash team were scheduled to compete at CSA’s individual championships.

Basketball: The women’s team was set to host a four-team, first-round session of the NCAA tournament on the first weekend in March. Ranked No. 1 in the East region throughout February, the Yellowjackets finished second in the UAA (10–4). It was the team’s 13th 20-victory regular season (20–5). The men finished second to Emory in the UAA race (10–4) and were 17–8 overall, just missing an NCAA bid.