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Men's Squash Sweeps Penn; El Halaby's Home Debut Is A Success
January 29, 2003 | Men's Squash
Jan. 29, 2003
Princeton, N.J. - The anticipated home debut of Yasser El Halaby (Fr., Cairo, Egypt) turned out to be a success Wednesday evening at Jadwin Squash Courts. The rookie sensation and top player of the Princeton Tigers swept 2002 All America first-team selection Richard Repetto 3-0 to lead the defending Ivy League champs to a 9-0 win.
El Halaby didn't drop a point until early in the second game, and actually trailed 7-4 before scoring five unanswered points to take the second game 9-7. He finished Repetto off 9-2 in the final game to earn his first win at Jadwin Squash Courts.
The closest match of the night also went Princeton's way, as No. 9 Rob Siverd (So., Cincinnati, Ohio) rallied from a 10-9 loss in the opener to top Daniel Rottenberg 9-6, 9-6, 10-9 in the remaining three games.
Will Evans (Sr., Auckland, New Zealand) became the second Princeton player ever to win a match without dropping a point. He topped Colby Emerson 9-0, 9-0, 9-0, highlighting the tough top part of the Princeton lineup. Its top five spots, comprised of El Halaby and four seniors, dropped a total of 21 points in 15 games. Princeton can take a major step en route to a third Ivy League title in four years with a win Saturday at Yale.
Princeton (3-0, 3-0 Ivy) 9, Penn (6-4, 1-3 Ivy) 0
No. 1 - Yasser El Halaby def. Richard Repetto 3-0 (9-0, 9-7, 9-2)
No. 2 - Will Evans def. Colin Emerson 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0)
No. 3 - David Yik def. Sam Miller 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-0)
No. 4 - Dan Rutherford def. Jacob Himmelrich 3-0 (9-0, 9-5, 9-0)
No. 5 - Eric Pearson def. Jon Katz 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-0)
No. 6 - Aaron Zimmerman def. Elan Levy 3-0 (9-6, 9-3, 9-4)
No. 7 - Dent Wilkens def. Drew Crockett 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-0)
No. 8 - Nathan Beck def. Eric Bardiwal 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-0)
No. 9 - Rob Siverd def. Daniel Rottenberg 3-1 (9-10, 9-6, 9-6, 10-9)