No. 11 Men’s Squash Rallies Past No. 6 Rochester

Sunday, December 8

Kline & Specter Squash Center

12 p.m.

Drexel University

Rochester

Photo by: Catie Castelli

No. 11 Men’s Squash Rallies Past No. 6 Rochester

12/8/2019 4:05:00 PM | Men's Squash

PHILADELPHIA – The 11^th-ranked Drexel men's squash team showcased perseverance in a 5-4 win over No. 6 Rochester at the Kline & Specter Squash Center on Sunday afternoon.

The Dragons (5-2) overcame a late 4-3 deficit for their second win over a top-10 opponent in as many days. Gautam Nagpal clinched the match on the final ball of his fourth game after rallying from an 11-9 loss in the opener. He took the next two games 11-9 and 12-10 but found himself down 10-8 in the fourth. With his back against the wall, Nagpal won five of the last six points to take the deciding game, 13-11.

Drexel jumped ahead 2-0 after sweeps from Matias Knudsen and Filip Krueger. Knudsen downed Matthew Toh in the No. 2 match – 11-3, 11-7, 11-4. Krueger topped Thijs Van der Pluijm by an 11-8, 11-9, 15-13 margin.

Following a Noel Heaton loss to Cesar Segundo in the fourth slot, José López gave the Dragons a 3-1 edge with five-game win against Sergio Martin in the No. 7 match. López and Martin traded the first four games (11-13, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4) with the freshman from San Salvador prevailing 11-8 in the fifth.

The Yellowjackets (1-2) won the next three to pull ahead 4-3. Marcus Sim Wei bested Matthew Lucente in the No. 5 match, Ashley Davies won in five games over Lucas Rousselet in the top match, and Alexander Riedelsheimer outlasted Nicko Fehn in a five-gamer at the No. 9 position.

Dylan Kachur leveled the score with a win over Abdelrahman Lasheen in the fourth position. Kachur overcame a second-game loss to win 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4.

The Dragons return to action on Jan. 9 against No. 2 Trinity.

No. 11 Drexel 5, No. 6 Rochester 4
1 | Ashley Davies def. Lucas Rousselet, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8
2 | Matias Knudsen def. Matthew Toh, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
3 | Cesar Segundo Corona def. Noel Heaton, 15-13, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8
4 | Dylan Kachur def. Abdelrahman Lasheen, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4
5 | Marcus Sim Wei Jie def. Matthew Lucente, 12-10, 11-9, 11-3
6 | Filip Krueger def. Thijs Van der Pluijm, 11-8, 11-9, 15-13
7 | José López def. Sergio Martin, 11-13, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8
8 | Gautam Nagpal def. Emilio Carrillo, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 13-11
9 | Alexander Riedelsheimer def. Nicko Fehn, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 11-8
10| Siddhant Iyer def. Shaan Dalal, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7

Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 7, 5, 1, 9, 4, 8