Friday, November 12
Philadelphia, Pa.
6:00 P.M.
Drexel University
9
vs
0
Chatham
Men's Squash Opens Season With 9-0 Win Against No. 24 Chatham
11/12/2021 7:38:00 PM | Men's Squash
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 5 Drexel University men's squash team got its season off to a strong start on Friday evening, downing the No. 24 Chatham Cougars 9-0.
In the first portion of matches, at number eight Gautam Nagpal earned the opening victory of the evening for the Dragons, defeating Alaaeldin Abdelkhalik 11-5, 11-4, 11-9. Also with an early victory was Filip Krueger at sixth singles who came away with an 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 score.
Some tougher matches came at number two and four. In the second singles match, Haris Qasim rebounded from a tough first set to beat Luis Gonzalez 11-9, 11-2, 11-5. In fourth singles, Fritiof Jacobsson battled from behind in the first game to win 11-8. He followed with second and third game victories at 11-8 and 11-5.
After the court changeover, Drexel won the overall match at ninth singles as Shaan Dalal topped Vinicius Muniz 11-4, 11-6, 11-3. Completing the score, at first singles Matias Knudsen downed Abdul Malik 11-2, 11-3, 11-6. Noel Heaton won at fifth, claiming a 11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3 victory. In the seventh slot, Jose Lopez survived a tough first game challenge from Mohamed Sadek, winning 13-11, 11-3, 11-4. Third singles saw Dylan Kachur take a 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 win against Augustin Carranza.
Drexel returns to action with a pair of matches tomorrow. The Dragons start the day hosting No. 15 Franklin & Marshall at 10 a.m. at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. DU then travels across University City to battle No 1 Penn at 4 p.m.
No. 5 Drexel 9, No. 24 Chatham 0
Order of finish: 8, 6, 4, 2, 9, 1, 7, 3, 5
In the first portion of matches, at number eight Gautam Nagpal earned the opening victory of the evening for the Dragons, defeating Alaaeldin Abdelkhalik 11-5, 11-4, 11-9. Also with an early victory was Filip Krueger at sixth singles who came away with an 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 score.
Some tougher matches came at number two and four. In the second singles match, Haris Qasim rebounded from a tough first set to beat Luis Gonzalez 11-9, 11-2, 11-5. In fourth singles, Fritiof Jacobsson battled from behind in the first game to win 11-8. He followed with second and third game victories at 11-8 and 11-5.
After the court changeover, Drexel won the overall match at ninth singles as Shaan Dalal topped Vinicius Muniz 11-4, 11-6, 11-3. Completing the score, at first singles Matias Knudsen downed Abdul Malik 11-2, 11-3, 11-6. Noel Heaton won at fifth, claiming a 11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3 victory. In the seventh slot, Jose Lopez survived a tough first game challenge from Mohamed Sadek, winning 13-11, 11-3, 11-4. Third singles saw Dylan Kachur take a 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 win against Augustin Carranza.
Drexel returns to action with a pair of matches tomorrow. The Dragons start the day hosting No. 15 Franklin & Marshall at 10 a.m. at the Kline & Specter Squash Center. DU then travels across University City to battle No 1 Penn at 4 p.m.
No. 5 Drexel 9, No. 24 Chatham 0
- Matias Knudsen d. Abdul Malik – 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-6)
- Haris Qasim d. Luis Enrique Moncada Gonzalez – 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-5)
- Dylan Kachur d. Agustin Carranza – 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-7)
- Fritiof Jacobsson d. Jared Nalliah – 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-5)
- Noel Heaton d. Owaid Rasheed – 3-1 (11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-3)
- Filip Krueger d. Lucas Oliviera – 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-8)
- Jose Lopez d. Mohamed Sadek – 3-0 (13-11, 11-3, 11-4)
- Gautam Nagpal d. Alaaeldin Abdelkhalik – 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-9)
- Shaan Dalal d. Vinicius Muniz- 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3)
Order of finish: 8, 6, 4, 2, 9, 1, 7, 3, 5
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
Drexel's Autocomplete With Squash Coach John White.
Tuesday, March 18
Game Plans - Presented by The Study - Squash Coach John White
Tuesday, February 06
Drexel Athletics Happy Holidays 2023
Thursday, December 21
Drexel Squash: If You Build It
Wednesday, December 21
