No. 6 Men's Squash Defeated by No. 5 Princeton in Close Finish

Wednesday, November 15

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:30 P.M.

Drexel University

Princeton

No. 6 Men's Squash Defeated by No. 5 Princeton in Close Finish

11/15/2023 9:46:00 PM | Men's Squash

PHILADELPHIA – Despite a close finish, the No. 6 Drexel University men's squash team fell to the No. 5 Princeton Tigers 5-4 at the Kline and Specter Squash Center on Wednesday night.

Fritiof Jacobsson earned the first win of the evening for the Dragons as he took an 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 victory from the four spot. José López also put on a strong performance for the Dragons as he completed the sweep in the five spot with a 12-10, 11-7, 14-12 victory.

Haris Qasim followed Jacobsson and López in the win column by earning a victory in the two spot with a 4-11, 11-7, 13-11,13-11 win. Wrapping up the day in the win column for Drexel was Guido Lindner, who went the distance in the seven spot with a score of 10-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8,11-6.

Next up, the Dragons take on Western Ontario on Saturday, November 18 at the Kline and Specter Squash Center. Match time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

No. 6 Drexel 4, No. 5 Princeton 5
1. Nico Serna L. Karim Elbarbary – 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 12-10)
2. Haris Qasim D. Alastair Cho – 3-1 (4-11, 11-7, 13-11, 13-11)
3. Youssef Bastawy L. Thomas Rosini – 3-2 (2-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7,11-6)
4. Fritiof Jacobsson D. Hollis Robertson – 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9)
5. José López D. Amhed Wael – 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 14-12)
6. Yuri Pelbart L. Avi Agarwal – 3-1 (8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10)
7. Guido Lindner D. David Beeson – 3-2 (10-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6)
8. Darien Benn L. Hassan Khalil – 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-6)
9. Shomari Wiltshire L. Gordon Lam – 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-1)

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