No. 8 Men's Squash Downs No. 22 Navy 9-0 in Day One of MASC Championships

Friday, February 9

Philadelphia, Pa.

4:30 p.m.

Drexel University

Navy

No. 8 Men's Squash Downs No. 22 Navy 9-0 in Day One of MASC Championships

2/9/2024 7:29:00 PM | Men's Squash

PHILADELPHIA– The No. 8 Drexel University men's squash team opened to a hot start in the Mid-Atlantic Squash Championships, taking down No. 22 Navy in a rematch by a score of 9-0 Friday afternoon. With the win, the Dragons improved their overall record to 6-5 while Navy fell down to 12-13 overall on the season.

Starting things off for the Dragons was Youssef Bastawy who won with an 11-6, 11-2, 11-6 score at the two spot against Henry Sparkman. Following this was an 11-2, 11-4, 11-5 victory for Guido Lindner in the four spot against Alexander Orr. Michael Berry picked up the win in the eight spot against Holden Woodward, scoring an 11-2, 11-2, 11-2 win. Yuri Pelbart kept it going for the Dragons in the three spot, securing the victory with an 11-4, 11-6, 11-1 win against Lucas Spiro.

Matthew Lucente was next as he was victorious in the seventh spot for the Dragons against Ramsay Killinger by a score of 11-5, 11-3, 11-1. Following Lucente was José López who won at number five scoring 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 against Matthew Kang. Darien Benn was successful against Tighe Mullarkey, going 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 in the six spot. Lastly, Nico Serna went the distance as he was able to edge out Matthew Wang in the one spot, 6-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7.

Up next the Dragons face-off against No. 19 MIT as the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championships continue. The action kicks off Saturday morning at 2:00 p.m.

No. 8 Drexel 9, No. 22 Navy 0
Nico Serna W. Matthew Wang – 3-2 (6-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7)
Youssef Bastawy W. Henry Sparkman – 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6)
Yuri Pelbart W. Lucas Spiro – 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-1)
Guido Lindner W. Alexander Orr – 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-5)
José López W. Matthew Kang – 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-6)
Darien Benn W. Tighe Mullarkey – 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-3)
Matthew Lucente W. Ramsay Killinger – 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-1)
Michael Berry W. Holden Woodward – 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6)
Nicoló Abou Taleb W. DF

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