Tuesday, December 1
Kline & Specter Squash Center
6:30 p.m.
Drexel University
5
vs
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No. 8 Princeton
Photo by: Greg Carroccio
No. 9 Men’s Squash Defeats No. 8 Princeton, 5-4
12/1/2015 9:49:00 PM | Men's Squash
PHILADELPHIA - In a wild finish at the Kline & Specter Squash Center, the No. 9 Drexel men's squash team (5-1) pulled out a slim 5-4 victory over the No. 8 Princeton Tigers (1-2) on Tuesday evening for the program's first win against Princeton in five previous meetings and the first over an Ivy league school. No. 8 Princeton, a program with 11 team national championships and 20 individual national championships, also served as the highest-ranked win for a Drexel opponent in the Dragon's fifth year of varsity compeition.
Trailing 3-4 to the Tigers after seven matches, Drexel junior Michael Thompson earned a 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1 victory from the No. 5 position for the Dragons to square up the match at 4-4.
It came down to the No. 1 match for the Dragons and Tigers. Drexel freshman Omar El Atmas jumped out in the first, winning 11-7 before Princeton's Cody Cortes evened it up after an 11-8 second. El Atmas won the third 12-10 as the pair entered the fourth. El Atmas went up 9-5 before Cortes evened it up at 9-all. The two traded points as it was eventually tied 13-13. The Drexel freshman was able to regain the lead to clinch the match for the Dragons as he won the fourth, 15-13, with a final result of 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 15-13. The win pushed El Atmas to 5-0 on the year, all from the No. 1 spot.
Fellow freshman Bransten Ming improved to 6-0 as he played from the No. 3 position for the first time this campaign, sweeping Princeton's Spencer Anton, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8.
Senior Ibrahim Bakir earned one of the five wins for the Dragons in one of two matches that went the distance. He emerged victorious over Jarryd Osborne, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6.
Junior Nat Fry won in the No. 8 position for Drexel as he defeated William Oon, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-2, for the comeback victory.
Drexel will now turn its attention to No. 4 Rochester on Friday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. from the Kline & Specter Squash Center in the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
No. 9 Drexel def. No. 8 Princeton, 5-4
1| Omar El Atmas (Drexel) def. Cody Cortes (Princeton); 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 15-13
2| Clark Doyle (Princeton) def. Atticus Kelly (Drexel); 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9
3| Bransten Ming (Drexel) def. Spencer Anton (Princeton); 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
4| Ibrahim Bakir (Drexel) def. Jarryd Osborne (Princeton); 8-11, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6
5| Michael Thompson (Drexel) def. Komrom Shayegan (Princeton); 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1
6| Michael LeBlanc (Princeton) def. Mark Kauf (Drexel); 11-7, 11-13, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7
7| Vivek Dinodia (Princeton) def. Noel Solomon (Drexel); 12-10, 11-3, 11-5
8| Nat Fry (Drexel) def. William Oon (Princeton); 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-2
9| Sam Ezratty (Princeton) def. Joey Gingold (Drexel); 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4
Trailing 3-4 to the Tigers after seven matches, Drexel junior Michael Thompson earned a 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1 victory from the No. 5 position for the Dragons to square up the match at 4-4.
It came down to the No. 1 match for the Dragons and Tigers. Drexel freshman Omar El Atmas jumped out in the first, winning 11-7 before Princeton's Cody Cortes evened it up after an 11-8 second. El Atmas won the third 12-10 as the pair entered the fourth. El Atmas went up 9-5 before Cortes evened it up at 9-all. The two traded points as it was eventually tied 13-13. The Drexel freshman was able to regain the lead to clinch the match for the Dragons as he won the fourth, 15-13, with a final result of 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 15-13. The win pushed El Atmas to 5-0 on the year, all from the No. 1 spot.
Fellow freshman Bransten Ming improved to 6-0 as he played from the No. 3 position for the first time this campaign, sweeping Princeton's Spencer Anton, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8.
Senior Ibrahim Bakir earned one of the five wins for the Dragons in one of two matches that went the distance. He emerged victorious over Jarryd Osborne, 8-11, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6.
Junior Nat Fry won in the No. 8 position for Drexel as he defeated William Oon, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-2, for the comeback victory.
Drexel will now turn its attention to No. 4 Rochester on Friday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. from the Kline & Specter Squash Center in the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
No. 9 Drexel def. No. 8 Princeton, 5-4
1| Omar El Atmas (Drexel) def. Cody Cortes (Princeton); 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 15-13
2| Clark Doyle (Princeton) def. Atticus Kelly (Drexel); 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9
3| Bransten Ming (Drexel) def. Spencer Anton (Princeton); 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
4| Ibrahim Bakir (Drexel) def. Jarryd Osborne (Princeton); 8-11, 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6
5| Michael Thompson (Drexel) def. Komrom Shayegan (Princeton); 11-7, 11-7, 10-12, 11-1
6| Michael LeBlanc (Princeton) def. Mark Kauf (Drexel); 11-7, 11-13, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7
7| Vivek Dinodia (Princeton) def. Noel Solomon (Drexel); 12-10, 11-3, 11-5
8| Nat Fry (Drexel) def. William Oon (Princeton); 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-2
9| Sam Ezratty (Princeton) def. Joey Gingold (Drexel); 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4
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