No. 8 Men's Squash Bounces Back, Downs No. 15 Navy, 8-1

Saturday, December 5

Annapolis, Md.

3:00 p.m.

Drexel University

No. 15 Navy

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

No. 8 Men's Squash Bounces Back, Downs No. 15 Navy, 8-1

12/5/2015 7:21:00 PM | Men's Squash

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The No. 8 Drexel men's squash team defeated the No. 15 Naval Midshipmen by a final of 8-1 on Saturday afternoon as the Dragons moved to 6-2 on the year.

The Dragons also earned their first road win of the season in two chances.

Freshman Omar El Atmas won his seventh consecutive match to start his collegiate career 7-0 from the No. 1 position. He defeated Jack Herold in four games, 14-12, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4.

Sophomore Atticus Kelly earned a win in the No. 2 spot for the Dragons with a strong four-game victory, 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 11-9.

Freshman Bransten Ming bounced back after a five-game loss on Friday to get the sweep on Saturday at the Naval Academy from the No. 3 position.

Senior Ibrahim Bakir and junior Michael Thompson won from the No. 4 and 5 positions for Drexel, both coming as sweeps.

Sophomore Noel Solomon, junior Nat Fry and senior Joey Gingold held down the lower third of the ladder. Solomon and Fry won in four games while Gingold earned the three-game victory.

The Dragons will now host Williams with the women's team on Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. Action begins at 10 a.m on Sunday.

Drexel def. Navy, 8-1

1| Omar El Atmas (Drexel) def. Jack Herold (Navy); 14-12, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4

2| Atticus Kelly (Drexel) def. Senen Ubina (Navy); 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 11-9

3| Bransten Ming (Drexel) def. Reed Whitney (Navy); 11-5, 11-6, 11-5

4| Ibrahim Bakir (Drexel) def. Randy Beck (Navy); 11-7, 12-10, 11-5

5| Michael Thompson (Drexel) def. Bill Kacergis (Navy); 14-12, 11-3, 12-10

6| Dylan Sweeney (Navy) def. Mark Kauf (Drexel); 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-6

7| Noel Solomon (Drexel) def. Alex Patricolo (Navy); 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 15-13

8| Nat Fry (Drexel) def. Jamie Kjorlien (Navy); 11-8, 6-11, 13-11, 11-1

9| Joey Gingold (Drexel) def. Will Walker (Navy); 12-10, 11-6, 11-6