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Gabriel Morgan helped Team USA to a historic third-place finish at the Junior World Squash Championships.
Incoming Pair Posts Impressive Results At World Junior Squash Championships
August 18, 2016 | Men's Squash
Sean Wilkinson believes that the Princeton Class of 2020 will play a huge role in returning the program to the upper tier of college squash, and two members of that class gave a preview of what's to come with a strong performance at the World Junior Squash Championships.
Incoming freshmen Gabriel Morgan and Adhitya Raghavan both had impressive results at the recently completed Junior Championships, which were held in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.
Both players opened in the individual draw, and Raghavan made the most of his opportunity with three victories, including a five-game thriller over one of the seeded players in the field. After consecutive 3-0 wins to begin his tournament, Raghavan faced England's Kyle Finch, who was seeded 9/12 in the draw, and he managed a thrilling 14-12, 4-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 victory to reach the fourth round. He would fall in the Round of 16 to Benjamin Aubert, a 5/8 seed, in three tough games.
Morgan received a first-round bye and claimed a 3-0 victory in the second round, but he was forced to retire in the second game of his third-round match due to injury. Fortunately, he had several days to recover before the team competition, when Team USA made some history. The American side won three matches, including a historic upset of third-seeded France, and finished third overall in the tournament; the previous best finish for Team USA was seventh (2002). Morgan won twice during the team competition (vs. South Africa and Spain) to help his squad to its memorable finish.
"We were in tears of joy after the victory against France," Morgan told US Squash. "After playing junior squash for ten plus years, never have we felt so much pride and exhilaration as we have representing our country on the international stage. The team has worked so hard for this and we all feel that it's finally paid off."
Raghavan led India to the team quarterfinals before being eliminated.
Morgan and Raghavan will join Shehab Thabet in the Princeton Class of 2020 this fall.
Incoming freshmen Gabriel Morgan and Adhitya Raghavan both had impressive results at the recently completed Junior Championships, which were held in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.
Both players opened in the individual draw, and Raghavan made the most of his opportunity with three victories, including a five-game thriller over one of the seeded players in the field. After consecutive 3-0 wins to begin his tournament, Raghavan faced England's Kyle Finch, who was seeded 9/12 in the draw, and he managed a thrilling 14-12, 4-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 victory to reach the fourth round. He would fall in the Round of 16 to Benjamin Aubert, a 5/8 seed, in three tough games.
Morgan received a first-round bye and claimed a 3-0 victory in the second round, but he was forced to retire in the second game of his third-round match due to injury. Fortunately, he had several days to recover before the team competition, when Team USA made some history. The American side won three matches, including a historic upset of third-seeded France, and finished third overall in the tournament; the previous best finish for Team USA was seventh (2002). Morgan won twice during the team competition (vs. South Africa and Spain) to help his squad to its memorable finish.
"We were in tears of joy after the victory against France," Morgan told US Squash. "After playing junior squash for ten plus years, never have we felt so much pride and exhilaration as we have representing our country on the international stage. The team has worked so hard for this and we all feel that it's finally paid off."
Raghavan led India to the team quarterfinals before being eliminated.
Morgan and Raghavan will join Shehab Thabet in the Princeton Class of 2020 this fall.
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