No. 8 Men's Squash Falls to No. 1 Trinity in Potter Cup Nail-Biter

Friday, March 1

Philadelphia, Pa.

11 a.m.

Drexel University

Trinity

No. 8 Men's Squash Falls to No. 1 Trinity in Potter Cup Nail-Biter

3/1/2024 3:37:00 PM | Men's Squash

PHILADELPHIA– Despite a close finish, the No. 8 Drexel men's squash team fell to No. 1 Trinity 5-4 in the second round of the Potter Cup. With the loss, the Dragons fell to 9-7 overall on the season and will move on to the consolation bracket while the 18-0 Bantams will advance to face Yale in the Potter Cup semifinals.

Fritiof Jacobsson got it started for the Dragons from the five spot, defeating Benedek Takacs, 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7. After Jacobsson, Youssef Bastawy took down Aly Eltokhy from the two spot, 11-6, 11-2, 6-11, 11-8. Up next, Guido Lindner defeated Khamal Cumberbatch 14-12, 11-1, 11-13, 12-10 from the six spot. Lastly, Darien Benn went the distance against Daniel Izham, winning by a score of 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 13-11 from the nine spot.

Next, the Dragons will face No. 4 Harvard on Saturday, March 2 in the semifinals of the Potter Cup consolation bracket. Action is slated to start from the Arlen Specter US Squash Center at 11:00 A.M.

No. 1 Trinity 5, No. 8 Drexel 4
Nico Serna L. Mohamed Sharaf – 3-1 (7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8)
Youssef Bastawy W. Aly Eltokhy – 3-1(11-6, 11-2, 6-11, 11-8)
Yuri Pelbart L. Joachim Chuah – 3-2 (11-13, 11-6, 11-2, 8-11, 11-5)
Haris Qasim L. Abdelrahman Nassar – 3-1 (11-4, 11-4, 5-11, 13-11)
Fritiof Jacobsson W. Benedek Takacs – 3-1 (11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7)
Guido Lindner W. Khamal Cumberbatch – 3-1 (14-12, 11-1, 11-13, 12-10)
José López L. Julius Benthin – 3-1(11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9)
Sean Murphy L. Ahmed Ismail – 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9)
Darien Benn W. Danial Izham – 3-2 (11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-9, 13-11)

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