2016-17 Men's Squash Roster
Roster
El Atmas, Omar
Omar El Atmas
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- High School:
- Rowad American College
Bio
2016-17: Named a 2016-17 Second Team All-American…First two-time All-American for Drexel…Went 13-4 on his sophomore campaign including 8-3 from the No. 1, 5-0 from the No. 2 and 0-1 at individuals… Played most of his matches from the No. 1 position for Drexel…His 13 wins ranked fourth on the squad… Seven of his wins came as three-game sweeps, three as four-game wins and three came as five-game victories…Had two six-match winning streaks from Nov. 15 to Jan. 13 and Jan. 21 to Feb. 12…Won a match-clinching victory that kept the final No. 6 rank for the Dragons in the No. 5/6 match in the ‘A’ Division Potter Cup against Yale… Played from the No. 1 position for Drexel at its first-ever ‘A’ Division Potter Cup…One of six individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships… Went 0-1 at Individuals in the Pool Division Bracket for the top 16 players in the country…Finished the season ranked #11 individually in the nation, highest on the team.
2015-16: Named a 2015-16 First Team All-American … Became the first ever from the men’s program to be named an All-American … Went 17-2 during his freshman year including an 11-1 mark from the No. 1, 2-0 from the No. 2 and 3-0 from the No. 3 … Played the most matches from the No. 1 position for Drexel … His 17 wins ranked tied for second on the squad … One of five individuals with at least 15 wins on the year … His 17 wins ranked tied for first all time for a freshman in a season … Seven of his wins came as three-game sweeps, eight as four-game wins and two went five games … Had an eight-match winning streak from Oct. 31 to Dec. 6 … Had a nine-match winning streak from Jan. 16 to Mar. 4 for his longest streak on the year and second longest on the team … Played in the match that clinched No. 9 Drexel the B Division Hoehn Cup at CSA Team Nationals with a 5-4 victory over No. 10 Cornell for the first team championship in the men’s program … One of six individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships … Went 1-1 at Individuals in the Pool Division Bracket for the top 16 players in the country … Won his round of 16 match over St. Lawrence’s #12 Ahmed Bayoumy before falling to Trinity’s #4 Rick Pender in the quarterfinals … Finished the season ranked #7 individually in the nation.
Background: Attended the Rowad American College in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt for five years.
Personal: Son of Mohamed Hamed Hassan El Atmas…Has three siblings…Major in engineering.
2015-16: Named a 2015-16 First Team All-American … Became the first ever from the men’s program to be named an All-American … Went 17-2 during his freshman year including an 11-1 mark from the No. 1, 2-0 from the No. 2 and 3-0 from the No. 3 … Played the most matches from the No. 1 position for Drexel … His 17 wins ranked tied for second on the squad … One of five individuals with at least 15 wins on the year … His 17 wins ranked tied for first all time for a freshman in a season … Seven of his wins came as three-game sweeps, eight as four-game wins and two went five games … Had an eight-match winning streak from Oct. 31 to Dec. 6 … Had a nine-match winning streak from Jan. 16 to Mar. 4 for his longest streak on the year and second longest on the team … Played in the match that clinched No. 9 Drexel the B Division Hoehn Cup at CSA Team Nationals with a 5-4 victory over No. 10 Cornell for the first team championship in the men’s program … One of six individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships … Went 1-1 at Individuals in the Pool Division Bracket for the top 16 players in the country … Won his round of 16 match over St. Lawrence’s #12 Ahmed Bayoumy before falling to Trinity’s #4 Rick Pender in the quarterfinals … Finished the season ranked #7 individually in the nation.
Background: Attended the Rowad American College in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt for five years.
Personal: Son of Mohamed Hamed Hassan El Atmas…Has three siblings…Major in engineering.
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