2014-15 Men's Squash Roster
Roster
Willemse, Luke
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
/ Men's Squash
Luke Willemse
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cape Town, South Africa
- High School:
- International School of Cape Town
Bio
2018-19: Senior season…Posted a 9-5 record, playing between the No. 4 and No. 5 positions…Went 5-4 in the No. 4 slot and 4-1 at the No. 5 position…Ends his career in a two-way tie with Bransten Ming for the second-most wins in program history (54)…Also owns the sixth-best career winning percentage (.684)…Won a season-best four-straight matches between Nov. 17 and Dec. 1…Also won three-straight between Jan. 18 and Feb. 2…Six of his nine wins came via three-game sweeps…Was 2-1 in the Hoehn Cup as Drexel finished as runners-up.
2016-17: Junior season…Named the Drexel Men’s Athlete of the Week on January 30, 2017…Went 17-6 overall: 1-0 from the No. 3, 1-0 from the No. 4, 6-4 from the No. 5, 7-0 from the No. 6 and 2-2 as an individual…Played most of his matches from the No. 5 and 6 positions for Drexel…His 17 wins ranked first on the squad…One of three individuals with at least 14 wins… 10 of his wins came as three-game sweeps, four as four-game wins and three came as five-game victories…Led the team with 10 three-game victories…Had a team-best 12-match winning streak from Nov. 20 to Feb. 10… Played from the No. 5 position for Drexel at its first-ever Potter Cup Finals…One of six individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships…Went 2-2 at Individuals in the Molloy Division-East Bracket… Finished the season ranked No. 53 individually in the nation, fifth-highest on the team.
2015-16: Sophomore season…Went 10-5 overall: 2-0 from the No. 3, 1-0 from the No. 4, 4-2 from the No. 5 and 2-2 from the No. 6…One of eight Dragons with a double-digit win total on the year…Three of his victories came as three-game sweeps, five as four-game wins and two in five games…Was 8-1 after winning the first game…Had a double-digit win total for a second-straight season…Won six-straight from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27 for his longest streak of the campaign …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 Molloy Division ‘D’ Bracket…Won his round of 16 matchup at individuals over George Washington’s #54 Nicholas Valderrama before falling to Penn’s #24 Hayes Murphy in the quarterfinals…Finished the season ranked No. 40 individually in the nation.
2014-15: Freshman season…Made 22 appearances on the year…Went 15-7 (.682) overall: 3-2 from the No. 1 position, 11-2 from the No. 2 and 1-1 from the No. 3…Had the most wins and the highest winning percentage on the team…His 11 wins from the No. 2 position were the most of any Dragon at any position for the campaign…Named the Colonial Marble and Granite Athlete of the Week by Drexel Athletics for the week of January 14-20, which included a 4-0 weekend at the No. 2 position.
Background: Was the U-19 South Africa Squash National Champion...Runner-up at the U-19 All Africa Individual Championships.
Personal: Son of Wayne of Laura Willemse ...Majoring in finance...One other sibling, Rudi.
2016-17: Junior season…Named the Drexel Men’s Athlete of the Week on January 30, 2017…Went 17-6 overall: 1-0 from the No. 3, 1-0 from the No. 4, 6-4 from the No. 5, 7-0 from the No. 6 and 2-2 as an individual…Played most of his matches from the No. 5 and 6 positions for Drexel…His 17 wins ranked first on the squad…One of three individuals with at least 14 wins… 10 of his wins came as three-game sweeps, four as four-game wins and three came as five-game victories…Led the team with 10 three-game victories…Had a team-best 12-match winning streak from Nov. 20 to Feb. 10… Played from the No. 5 position for Drexel at its first-ever Potter Cup Finals…One of six individuals to represent the Dragons at CSA Individual National Championships…Went 2-2 at Individuals in the Molloy Division-East Bracket… Finished the season ranked No. 53 individually in the nation, fifth-highest on the team.
2015-16: Sophomore season…Went 10-5 overall: 2-0 from the No. 3, 1-0 from the No. 4, 4-2 from the No. 5 and 2-2 from the No. 6…One of eight Dragons with a double-digit win total on the year…Three of his victories came as three-game sweeps, five as four-game wins and two in five games…Was 8-1 after winning the first game…Had a double-digit win total for a second-straight season…Won six-straight from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27 for his longest streak of the campaign …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 Molloy Division ‘D’ Bracket…Won his round of 16 matchup at individuals over George Washington’s #54 Nicholas Valderrama before falling to Penn’s #24 Hayes Murphy in the quarterfinals…Finished the season ranked No. 40 individually in the nation.
2014-15: Freshman season…Made 22 appearances on the year…Went 15-7 (.682) overall: 3-2 from the No. 1 position, 11-2 from the No. 2 and 1-1 from the No. 3…Had the most wins and the highest winning percentage on the team…His 11 wins from the No. 2 position were the most of any Dragon at any position for the campaign…Named the Colonial Marble and Granite Athlete of the Week by Drexel Athletics for the week of January 14-20, which included a 4-0 weekend at the No. 2 position.
Background: Was the U-19 South Africa Squash National Champion...Runner-up at the U-19 All Africa Individual Championships.
Personal: Son of Wayne of Laura Willemse ...Majoring in finance...One other sibling, Rudi.
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