2013-14 Men's Squash Roster
Roster
Thompson, Michael
/ 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
/ Men's Squash
Michael Thompson
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, B.C.
- High School:
- Magee Secondary School
Bio
Career: Leaves Drexel with the most career wins with an overall record of 63-28 including going 17-10 as a freshman, 12-8 as a sophomore, 18-3 as a junior and 16-7 as a senior.
2016-17: Named the Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week on December 7, 2016…Went 16-7 on his senior campaign including 1-0 from the No. 2, 4-6 from the No. 3, 9-0 from the No. 4 and 2-1 at individuals...Played most of his matches from the No. 3 and 4 positions for Drexel…His 16 wins ranked second on the squad…One of three individuals with at least 14 wins… Nine of his wins came as three-game sweeps, four as four-game wins and two came as five-game victories…Ranked tied for second on the team with nine three-game victories…Had a five-match winning streak from Jan. 20 to 29…Had a four-match winning streak from Nov. 20 to Dec. 3… Played from the No. 3 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 2-1 at Individuals in the Molloy Division-North Bracket… Finished the season ranked #26 individually in the nation, third highest on the team.
2015-16: Went 18-3 during his junior campaign including a 1-1 mark from the No. 4 position, 9-1 from the No. 5 and 7-0 from the No. 6 … His 18 victories marked a program record for wins in a season by an individual … One of five individuals with at least 15 wins on the year … Was 15-2 on matches played from Friday to Sunday … Had three undefeated months: October (2-0), November (3-0, February (6-0) … 13 of his wins came as three-game sweeps, three as four-game wins and two in five games … Was 16-1 after winning the first game … Never lost the first two games in a match … Opened the season on a six-match winning streak from Oct. 31 to Dec. 1 … Won a team-best 10-straight from Jan. 16 to Mar. 4 … 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 ‘C’ Bracket … Won his round of 16 matchup at Individuals over Yale’s #51 Pierson Broadwater before falling to Rochester’s #19 Endo Tomotaka in the quarterfinals … Finished the season ranked #42 individually in the nation.
2014-15: Made 20 appearances on the year…went 12-8 (.600) including 2-2 from the No. 3 position and 9-5 from the No. 4 position…reached the round of 32 at the Individual Championships in March 2015 after winning his opening draw in three sets.
2013-14: Had a team-best 13-5 record on the season, playing in the upper third of the Dragons’ ladder…went 4-0 at the No. 1 position on the season…had a 5-1 record at No. 2…won four of his eight matches at No. 3…won his collegiate debut at Navy on Nov. 16 in five sets at No. 3…also won in that position in four sets in the Dragons’ 5-4 win against Williams (Nov. 24)…took a straight-sets decision against Brown at No. 3 on Dec. 7…won nine straight regular season matches starting on Jan. 18 against Bucknell and going through the end of the regular season…advanced to the Molloy Division semifinals in the Individual CSA Championships.
Background: A four-year letterwinner in tennis at the Magee Secondary School in Vancouver...was the U-15 Canadian national champion in 2010, and the U-17 Canadian national champion in 2012...five times was the British Columbia Provincial champion (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012-13)...member of the Canadian national junior men's team in 2013, winning a bronze medal in the Pan American Junior Championships in Brazil.
Personal: Son of Sandra and Chris Thompson...Majoring in accounting and finance...uncle, John Picken, is a professional tennis player and played for Canada in the Davis Cup.
2016-17: Named the Harrow Sports College Squash Player of the Week on December 7, 2016…Went 16-7 on his senior campaign including 1-0 from the No. 2, 4-6 from the No. 3, 9-0 from the No. 4 and 2-1 at individuals...Played most of his matches from the No. 3 and 4 positions for Drexel…His 16 wins ranked second on the squad…One of three individuals with at least 14 wins… Nine of his wins came as three-game sweeps, four as four-game wins and two came as five-game victories…Ranked tied for second on the team with nine three-game victories…Had a five-match winning streak from Jan. 20 to 29…Had a four-match winning streak from Nov. 20 to Dec. 3… Played from the No. 3 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 2-1 at Individuals in the Molloy Division-North Bracket… Finished the season ranked #26 individually in the nation, third highest on the team.
2015-16: Went 18-3 during his junior campaign including a 1-1 mark from the No. 4 position, 9-1 from the No. 5 and 7-0 from the No. 6 … His 18 victories marked a program record for wins in a season by an individual … One of five individuals with at least 15 wins on the year … Was 15-2 on matches played from Friday to Sunday … Had three undefeated months: October (2-0), November (3-0, February (6-0) … 13 of his wins came as three-game sweeps, three as four-game wins and two in five games … Was 16-1 after winning the first game … Never lost the first two games in a match … Opened the season on a six-match winning streak from Oct. 31 to Dec. 1 … Won a team-best 10-straight from Jan. 16 to Mar. 4 … 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 ‘C’ Bracket … Won his round of 16 matchup at Individuals over Yale’s #51 Pierson Broadwater before falling to Rochester’s #19 Endo Tomotaka in the quarterfinals … Finished the season ranked #42 individually in the nation.
2014-15: Made 20 appearances on the year…went 12-8 (.600) including 2-2 from the No. 3 position and 9-5 from the No. 4 position…reached the round of 32 at the Individual Championships in March 2015 after winning his opening draw in three sets.
2013-14: Had a team-best 13-5 record on the season, playing in the upper third of the Dragons’ ladder…went 4-0 at the No. 1 position on the season…had a 5-1 record at No. 2…won four of his eight matches at No. 3…won his collegiate debut at Navy on Nov. 16 in five sets at No. 3…also won in that position in four sets in the Dragons’ 5-4 win against Williams (Nov. 24)…took a straight-sets decision against Brown at No. 3 on Dec. 7…won nine straight regular season matches starting on Jan. 18 against Bucknell and going through the end of the regular season…advanced to the Molloy Division semifinals in the Individual CSA Championships.
Background: A four-year letterwinner in tennis at the Magee Secondary School in Vancouver...was the U-15 Canadian national champion in 2010, and the U-17 Canadian national champion in 2012...five times was the British Columbia Provincial champion (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012-13)...member of the Canadian national junior men's team in 2013, winning a bronze medal in the Pan American Junior Championships in Brazil.
Personal: Son of Sandra and Chris Thompson...Majoring in accounting and finance...uncle, John Picken, is a professional tennis player and played for Canada in the Davis Cup.
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