Friday, December 7
Kline & Specter Squash Center
4:00 p.m.
Drexel University
2
vs
7
Navy
Men's Squash Stopped By Navy, 7-2
12/7/2012 6:18:00 PM | Men's Squash
PHILADELPHIA - The Drexel men's squash team completed the first half of its season on Friday afternoon, falling to Navy at the Kline & Specter Squash Center, 7-2. Justin Singh and Binura Jayasuriya had the individual victories for the Dragons.
Playing at the No. 4 position, Jayasuriya was actually the first player off the courts on Friday as he made quick work of Hunter Beck, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6. Drexel could not win any of the other matches in the first wave of the day, falling behind 3-1.
Navy won the first three matches of the second round as well, enough to clinch the overall victory. At the top spot on the ladder, however, Justin Singh overcame a tough 14-12 loss in the first set, and faced set point three times in the second before winning, 15-13. He then won a convincing 11-4 third set, and held off Andrew McGuinness to take the fourth, 11-8.
Several Dragons had good days in defeat, including three who saw their matches go five sets. At No. 2, Ibrahim Bakir won the first 11-4 and was up 2-1 after an 11-6 loss and 11-4 victory in the second and third sets, respectively. The fourth, a closely-fought battle, went to his opponent Jim Kacergis, 11-9. Kacergis also won the fifth in a tight duel, 11-8.
At No. 3, Mike Dolente fell behind 2-0 early when Hunter Bouchard won 11-4, 11-6 in the first two sets. The Drexel freshman rallied in the next two however, pulling even with 11-9 and 11-6 victory. Bouchard eked out an 11-7 win in the fifth to take the match.
Finally, the last match on the court was that of Mark Kauf at No. 5. He also held a 2-1 advantage through three sets, losing the first 11-6 before winning 11-2 and 11-5. The fourth went to John Richey, however, 11-5, and Richey fought back from an early deficit in the fifth to win, 11-8.
Drexel will return to action next month, when it plays three matches in two days at Yale. The Dragons will take on Colby, Bowdoin and Bates in the event.
Playing at the No. 4 position, Jayasuriya was actually the first player off the courts on Friday as he made quick work of Hunter Beck, 11-7, 11-6, 11-6. Drexel could not win any of the other matches in the first wave of the day, falling behind 3-1.
Navy won the first three matches of the second round as well, enough to clinch the overall victory. At the top spot on the ladder, however, Justin Singh overcame a tough 14-12 loss in the first set, and faced set point three times in the second before winning, 15-13. He then won a convincing 11-4 third set, and held off Andrew McGuinness to take the fourth, 11-8.
Several Dragons had good days in defeat, including three who saw their matches go five sets. At No. 2, Ibrahim Bakir won the first 11-4 and was up 2-1 after an 11-6 loss and 11-4 victory in the second and third sets, respectively. The fourth, a closely-fought battle, went to his opponent Jim Kacergis, 11-9. Kacergis also won the fifth in a tight duel, 11-8.
At No. 3, Mike Dolente fell behind 2-0 early when Hunter Bouchard won 11-4, 11-6 in the first two sets. The Drexel freshman rallied in the next two however, pulling even with 11-9 and 11-6 victory. Bouchard eked out an 11-7 win in the fifth to take the match.
Finally, the last match on the court was that of Mark Kauf at No. 5. He also held a 2-1 advantage through three sets, losing the first 11-6 before winning 11-2 and 11-5. The fourth went to John Richey, however, 11-5, and Richey fought back from an early deficit in the fifth to win, 11-8.
Drexel will return to action next month, when it plays three matches in two days at Yale. The Dragons will take on Colby, Bowdoin and Bates in the event.
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