No. 11 Men’s Squash Cruises Past No. 15 St. Lawrence, 8-1

Friday, December 6

Kline & Specter Squash Center

4 p.m.

Drexel University

St. Lawrence

Photo by: Jeffrey Fehn

No. 11 Men’s Squash Cruises Past No. 15 St. Lawrence, 8-1

12/6/2019 7:20:00 PM | Men's Squash

PHILADELPHIA – No. 11 Drexel Men's Squash earned a decisive 8-1 victory over No. 15 St. Lawrence at the Kline & Specter Squash Center on Friday.

The Dragons (3-2) entered play with a 1-0 advantage due to a St. Lawrence (1-3) default at the No. 9 position. From there, Drexel collected six three-game sweeps.

Drexel wrapped up the win after only four matches. Matias Knudsen extended his undefeated start to the season with an 11-3, 11-3, 11-3 sweep of Belal Nawar at the No. 2 position. Noel Heaton topped Kareem Elrayes in five games in a spirited match in the No. 3 slot. Heaton won the first game 11-6 before dropping consecutive matches, 11-4 and 11-8. The sophomore from Calgary, Alberta responded with 11-3 and 11-8 victories to wrap up the match.

José López downed Logan Thomas in three games in the No. 6 match, taking each game by an 11-2 margin. Nicko Fehn fared just as well in the seventh slot with an 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 victory against Tyler Schmalz.

Matthew Lucente cruised past Aran Thawani in the No. 4 position, winning 11-3, 11-0, 11-0. Filip Krueger swept James Barrow in the No. 5 match – 11-7, 11-1, 11-2.

In his first competitive action of the season, Nathaniel Chan topped Daniel Rosas in straight games, 11-1, 11-3, 11-1.

Lucas Rousselet lost in five to Enzo Corigliano in the top spot to round out the match.

The Dragons return to the Kline & Specter Squash Center tomorrow for an 11 a.m. match with No. 5 Yale.

No. 11 Drexel 8, No. 15 St. Lawrence 1

1 | Enzo Corigliano def. Lucas Rousselet, 4-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8
2 | Matias Knudsen def. Belal Nawar, 11-3, 11-3, 11-3
3 | Noel Heaton def. Kareem Elrayes 11-6, 4-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8
4 | Matthew Lucente def. Aran Thawani, 11-3, 11-0, 11-1
5 | Filip Krueger def. James Barrow, 11-7, 11-1, 11-2
6 | José López def. Logan Thomas, 11-2, 11-2, 11-2
7 | Nicko Fehn def. Tyler Schmalz, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2
8 | Nathaniel Chan def. Daniel Rosas, 11-1, 11-3, 11-1
9 | Shaan Dalal wins by default