Saturday, January 22
Philadelphia, Pa.
4:00 P.M.
Drexel University
6
vs
3
Virginia
No. 9 Men's Squash Picks Up Key Win Versus No. 8 Virginia
1/22/2022 8:18:00 PM | Men's Squash
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 9 Drexel University men's squash team picked up a crucial top-10 victory with a 6-3 win against No. 8 Virginia on Saturday evening.
It is the highest ranked opponent the Dragons beat since a 5-4 win against No. 6 Rochester on December 8, 2019.
In a back and forth contest, Drexel led 4-3 with two matches remaining. Not wasting time, DU got the clinching point when Haris Qasim defeated Taha Dinana 11-9, 11-2, 11-7 in the third position. Sealing the final result, Filip Krueger topped Charles Braff 11-9, 14-12, 11-6 at number nine.
Trailing 0-1, the Dragons earned their first point at number eight where Jose Lopez beat William Holey 11-8, 11-4, 11-6. After the Cavaliers won in the sixth spot, Drexel pulled even at number four as Fritiof Jacobsson defeated Cullen Little 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.
Opening the second rotation, Matias Knudsen gave DU its first lead of the evening with a victory against Omar El Torkey 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 at number two. UVA came back to knot the match at 3-3, but the Dragons immediately responded with Dylan Kachur in the fifth spot, who claimed an 11-2, 11-3, 11-7 victory against Tyley Mackesy.
The Dragons are in action next at the Mid Atlantic Squash Championships, February 5-6 in Lancaster, Pa.
No. 9 Drexel 6, No. 8 Virginia 3
It is the highest ranked opponent the Dragons beat since a 5-4 win against No. 6 Rochester on December 8, 2019.
In a back and forth contest, Drexel led 4-3 with two matches remaining. Not wasting time, DU got the clinching point when Haris Qasim defeated Taha Dinana 11-9, 11-2, 11-7 in the third position. Sealing the final result, Filip Krueger topped Charles Braff 11-9, 14-12, 11-6 at number nine.
Trailing 0-1, the Dragons earned their first point at number eight where Jose Lopez beat William Holey 11-8, 11-4, 11-6. After the Cavaliers won in the sixth spot, Drexel pulled even at number four as Fritiof Jacobsson defeated Cullen Little 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8.
Opening the second rotation, Matias Knudsen gave DU its first lead of the evening with a victory against Omar El Torkey 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 at number two. UVA came back to knot the match at 3-3, but the Dragons immediately responded with Dylan Kachur in the fifth spot, who claimed an 11-2, 11-3, 11-7 victory against Tyley Mackesy.
The Dragons are in action next at the Mid Atlantic Squash Championships, February 5-6 in Lancaster, Pa.
No. 9 Drexel 6, No. 8 Virginia 3
- Lucas Rousselet L. Aly Hussein – 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3)
- Matias Knudsen D. Omar El Torkey – 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-5)
- Haris Qasim D. Taha Dinana – 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-7
- Fritiof Jacobsson D. Cullen Little – 3-1 (11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8)
- Dylan Kachur D. Tyler Mackesy – 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-7)
- Matthew Lucente L. CJ Baldini – 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-2)
- Noel Heaton L. Myles McIntyre – 3-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-8)
- Jose Lopez D. William Holey – 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-6)
- Filip Krueger D. Charles Braff – 3-0 (11-9, 14-12, 11-6)
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