No. 6 Men’s Squash Takes Down No. 10 Cornell in Ithaca

Saturday, January 21

Ithaca, N.Y.

2 p.m.

Drexel University

No. 10 Cornell

No. 6 Men’s Squash Takes Down No. 10 Cornell in Ithaca

1/21/2017 6:10:00 PM | Men's Squash

ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 6 Drexel men's squash team (7-4) defeated the No. 10 Cornell Big Red by a final of 7-2 in Ithaca, N.Y. on Saturday afternoon.

Omar El Atmas and Bransten Ming won in the top-two positions for Drexel in three-game sweeps on Saturday afternoon.

Michael Thompson won his 51st career match over Cornell's Jack Greenwood in a similar fashion from the No. 4 spot, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3.

Atticus Kelly played from the fifth position as he defeated Cornell's August Jones in a thrilling five-game victory for the junior. Kelly won by the final 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.

Luke Willemse also won his No. 6 match in a three-game sweep while Joshua Hughes and Mostafa Aboul Makarim turned in wins from the No. 8 and 9 positions.

The Dragons will take on No. 24 Hobart in Geneva, N.Y. on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. to close out the weekend trip in upstate New York.

No. 6 Drexel 7, No. 10 Cornell 2
1 | Omar El Atmas (Drexel) def. Harry Freeman (CU); 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
2 | Bransten Ming (Drexel) def. Perry Hanson (CU); 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
3 | Andrew Muran (CU) def. Lucas Rousselet (Drexel); 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-2
4 | Michael Thompson (Drexel) def. Jack Greenwood (CU); 12-10, 11-6, 11-3
5 | Atticus Kelly (Drexel) def. August Jones (CU); 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
6 | Luke Willemse (Drexel) def. Jordan Brail (CU); 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
7 | Alex Jung (CU) def. Noel Solomon (Drexel); 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 13-11
8 | Joshua Hughes (Drexel) def. Sebastian Obieta-Chichizola (CU); 13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
9 | Mostafa Aboul Makarim (Drexel) def. Kenan Ong (CU); 12-10, 13-11, 11-6