Keating awarded for CSA Team Nationals performance
R.J. Keating ’13 received Hoehn Cup Player of the Tournament honors for his play at CSA Men’s Team Nationals. File photo by Michael Bradley/Bates College.
LEWISTON, Maine — Bates senior R.J. Keating was named the Harrow Sports Player of the Men’s National Team Championship for Hoehn Cup (B Division) play on Wednesday.
Keating (Short Hills, N.J.) went 3-0 individually, all in five-game matches, as the Bobcats went 2-1 at the tournament on Feb. 22-24 to finish with a final national rankings of No. 13 — two better than what they entered the tourney with. The win over Greaves-Tunnell avenged a 3-1 defeat to the Eph rival on Feb. 2 and a 3-2 defeat on Jan. 13.
As the College Squash Association website described Keating’s feat, “Keating, a senior, went 3 for 3 in his final matches of his collegiate career. Each of his victories at the #4 position were vitally important to the Bobcats. Despite Bates’ team loss, Keating defeated Alexander Greaves-Tunnell (Williams) in 5 games (11-5, 8-11, 3-11, 12-10, and 11-9). Against Navy, Keating faced Hunter Bouchard. The two faced-off with the two teams tied at 4-4. Keating recorded a 4-game victory (11-8, 11-6, 9-11, and 11-5) to propel Bates into the consolation finals. Against Penn, Keating defeated August Frank (4-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, and 11-8) to solidify the Bobcat victory.
A four-year constant in Bates’ starting lineup, Keating finished the 2012-13 season with a 14-10 individual record while playing mostly at the No. 4 spot, along with cameos at 1, 2 and 3.