Thursday, December 6
Kline & Specter Squash Center
6 p.m.
Drexel University
3
vs
6
No. 13 Princeton
No. 9 Men's Squash Drops Match to No. 13 Princeton
12/6/2018 9:12:00 PM | Men's Squash
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 9 Drexel men's squash was defeated by No. 13 Princeton on Thursday at the Kline & Specter Squash Center, 6-3. The Dragons' three wins came from Dylan Kachur, Matias Knudsen and Bransten Ming who all played in the top three spots of the ladder.
In the first round of matches, Kachur dropped the first game before turning the tide in the second game, gaining ascendancy and taking the next three games against Cody Cortes. Meanwhile, Grady split the first two games before his opponent, Shehab Thabet, got away from him. Noel Heaton had a battle royal, losing the first game narrowly before ascertaining himself in the second and third games, taking a two game to one lead. Heaton lost a quick fourth game, 11-4. The fifth game was an epic battle as both players were tied at 9-9 before Hao-Chen Cheng took the next two points, giving Princeton a 2-1 match advantage.
The second round of matches featured Matias Knudsen, Filip Krueger and Joshua Hughes. Knudsen completed a quick-fire straight games victory while in complete contrast, Krueger, lost a quick straight games. Hughes started quickly, as usual, taking the first game before being pegged back, losing the next three games.
Drexel needed to win all of the remaining matches in the third round to win. Royston Raymond's match proved to be crucial as Raymond went 10-9 up in both the first two games before his opponent pressed him for extra points, winning both games 12-10. Raymond dug deep, but could not close out the games, which ultimately cost him losing a one sided third game. The overall match was over, however, Bransten Ming played very well to win his match in straight games. Luke Willemse started well, taking the first game before his opponent fought back. The physicality of the match took Willemse out of his rhythm and unfortunately he could not find his top form to pull away with the final victory.
Drexel will return to action on Friday, Dec. 7 when it travels to No. 1 Trinity with the women's team for a match beginning at 4 p.m. in Hartford, Conn.
No. 13 Princeton 6, No. 9 Drexel 3
Bransten Ming (DU) def. Clark Doyle (PU), 11-8,11-6,11-9
Matias Knudsen (DU) def. Adhitya Raghavan (PU), 11-5,11-5,11-4
Dylan Kachur (DU) def. Cody Cortes (PU), 8-11,11-8, 11-9, 11-4
Alexander Engstrom (PU) def. Luke Willemse (DU), 9-11,11-8,11-8,12-10
Gabriel Morgan (PU) def. Filip Krueger (DU), 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
Hao-Chen Cheng (PU) def. Noel Heaton (DU), 11-9,8-11,9-11,11-4,11-9
Duncan Joyce (PU) def. Royston Raymond (DU), 12-10,12-10,11-5
Henry Parkhurst (PU) def. Joshua Hughes (DU), 6-11,11-8,11-8,11-7
Shehab Thabet (PU) def. Will Grady (DU), 12-10,9-11,11-5,11-8
In the first round of matches, Kachur dropped the first game before turning the tide in the second game, gaining ascendancy and taking the next three games against Cody Cortes. Meanwhile, Grady split the first two games before his opponent, Shehab Thabet, got away from him. Noel Heaton had a battle royal, losing the first game narrowly before ascertaining himself in the second and third games, taking a two game to one lead. Heaton lost a quick fourth game, 11-4. The fifth game was an epic battle as both players were tied at 9-9 before Hao-Chen Cheng took the next two points, giving Princeton a 2-1 match advantage.
The second round of matches featured Matias Knudsen, Filip Krueger and Joshua Hughes. Knudsen completed a quick-fire straight games victory while in complete contrast, Krueger, lost a quick straight games. Hughes started quickly, as usual, taking the first game before being pegged back, losing the next three games.
Drexel needed to win all of the remaining matches in the third round to win. Royston Raymond's match proved to be crucial as Raymond went 10-9 up in both the first two games before his opponent pressed him for extra points, winning both games 12-10. Raymond dug deep, but could not close out the games, which ultimately cost him losing a one sided third game. The overall match was over, however, Bransten Ming played very well to win his match in straight games. Luke Willemse started well, taking the first game before his opponent fought back. The physicality of the match took Willemse out of his rhythm and unfortunately he could not find his top form to pull away with the final victory.
Drexel will return to action on Friday, Dec. 7 when it travels to No. 1 Trinity with the women's team for a match beginning at 4 p.m. in Hartford, Conn.
No. 13 Princeton 6, No. 9 Drexel 3
Bransten Ming (DU) def. Clark Doyle (PU), 11-8,11-6,11-9
Matias Knudsen (DU) def. Adhitya Raghavan (PU), 11-5,11-5,11-4
Dylan Kachur (DU) def. Cody Cortes (PU), 8-11,11-8, 11-9, 11-4
Alexander Engstrom (PU) def. Luke Willemse (DU), 9-11,11-8,11-8,12-10
Gabriel Morgan (PU) def. Filip Krueger (DU), 11-5, 11-4, 11-3
Hao-Chen Cheng (PU) def. Noel Heaton (DU), 11-9,8-11,9-11,11-4,11-9
Duncan Joyce (PU) def. Royston Raymond (DU), 12-10,12-10,11-5
Henry Parkhurst (PU) def. Joshua Hughes (DU), 6-11,11-8,11-8,11-7
Shehab Thabet (PU) def. Will Grady (DU), 12-10,9-11,11-5,11-8
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