Friday, February 15
New Haven, Conn.
1:00 PM
Princeton University
2
vs
7
Rochester (CSA Quarters)
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Pushes Rochester In CSA Opener, Falls 7-2 To Second-Seeded Yellowjackets
February 15, 2019 | Men's Squash
Even in defeat, the Princeton men's squash team proved once again that it has grown into a far different team than the one that struggled early in the season. The Tigers also showed the youth and resolve that could make them one of the most dangerous programs in the league moving forward.
Seventh-ranked Princeton fell 7-2 to second-seeded Rochester Friday in the first round of the CSA team championships, held this weekend at Yale. The Tigers will now go into the consolation round against a familiar rival, Columbia; eight days after the Tigers clawed out a 5-4 home win over the Lions, those two will meet Saturday at 11 am in the consolation semifinal.
Freshman Daelum Mawji was thrown into the fire early his freshman season, and he is already showing the resilience that has come from that experience. Less than a week after picking up a key win in Princeton's 5-4 victory over Cornell, he rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in the first shift to take down Matthew Toth 3-2 at the #3 position. Mawji took control in the fourth game and didn't relent; he controlled play with wins of 11-3 and 11-4 to give Princeton its first win of the match.
Rochester, which proved too strong at both the top and bottom of the lineup Friday, led 2-1 after that shift with 3-0 wins at both #6 and #9. A 3-0 win at #8 opened a 3-1 lead for the Yellowjackets, and it also set up the most dramatic portion of the match.
Captains Clark Doyle and Gabriel Morgan were both on court trying to draw Princeton even, and both found themselves even at 1-1 and in the middle of tense third games. Morgan found the key points late for an 11-9 win, and he finished off his 12th victory of the season 11-8 to bring Princeton within one match.
Doyle gave Ricardo Lopez all he could handle in the third and earned a game ball at 10-9, but Lopez fought it off and eventually claimed the 14-12 win. He carried that momentum into the fourth game and grabbed an 11-5 victory to move Rochester within one win of the semifinal round.
Princeton sophomore Duncan Joyce did all he could to fight that win off. Despite trailing 2-0 at the #7 spot, Joyce battled back with wins of 11-4 and 11-9 to earn a fifth game of his own. The finale would be a back-and-forth affair until a late Rochester surge that clinched the match with an 11-7 win.
Rochester standout Ashley Davies kept his perfect record intact with a 3-0 win at the #1 position, and that left all eyes on the battle at #4. Regardless of the team outcome, Tiger sophomore Alex Engstrom continued to show the fight that has been a trademark of his impressive season. He powered through Lawrence Kuhn 11-3 in the fourth to send his match the distance, and then he pushed to extra points in the fifth before finally falling 14-12.
Princeton, which had lost 8-1 to Rochester earlier in the season, will now compete for its final ranking; a win over Columbia Saturday would give the Tigers their first top-six finish since 2013.
ROCHESTER 7, PRINCETON 2
1 – Ashley Davies (R) d. Adhitya Raghavan 3, 4, 4
2 – Ricardo Lopez (R) d. Clark Doyle 10, (8), 12, 5
3 – Daelum Mawji (P) d. Matthew Toth (9), 5, (7), 3, 4
4 – Lawrence Kuhn (R) d. Alex Engstrom 8, (8), 1, (3), 12
5 – Gabriel Morgan (P) d. Thijs Van der Pluijm 12, (8), 9, 8
6 – Marcus Sim Wei Jie (R) d. Howe Cheng 6, 7, 3
7 – Cesar Segundo Corona (R) d. Duncan Joyce 8, 10, (4), (9), 7
8 – Rodrigo Porras (R) d. Henry Parkhurst 7, 7, 3
9 – Sergio Martin (R) d. Adham ElSherbiny 4, 15, 7
Seventh-ranked Princeton fell 7-2 to second-seeded Rochester Friday in the first round of the CSA team championships, held this weekend at Yale. The Tigers will now go into the consolation round against a familiar rival, Columbia; eight days after the Tigers clawed out a 5-4 home win over the Lions, those two will meet Saturday at 11 am in the consolation semifinal.
Freshman Daelum Mawji was thrown into the fire early his freshman season, and he is already showing the resilience that has come from that experience. Less than a week after picking up a key win in Princeton's 5-4 victory over Cornell, he rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in the first shift to take down Matthew Toth 3-2 at the #3 position. Mawji took control in the fourth game and didn't relent; he controlled play with wins of 11-3 and 11-4 to give Princeton its first win of the match.
Rochester, which proved too strong at both the top and bottom of the lineup Friday, led 2-1 after that shift with 3-0 wins at both #6 and #9. A 3-0 win at #8 opened a 3-1 lead for the Yellowjackets, and it also set up the most dramatic portion of the match.
Captains Clark Doyle and Gabriel Morgan were both on court trying to draw Princeton even, and both found themselves even at 1-1 and in the middle of tense third games. Morgan found the key points late for an 11-9 win, and he finished off his 12th victory of the season 11-8 to bring Princeton within one match.
Doyle gave Ricardo Lopez all he could handle in the third and earned a game ball at 10-9, but Lopez fought it off and eventually claimed the 14-12 win. He carried that momentum into the fourth game and grabbed an 11-5 victory to move Rochester within one win of the semifinal round.
Princeton sophomore Duncan Joyce did all he could to fight that win off. Despite trailing 2-0 at the #7 spot, Joyce battled back with wins of 11-4 and 11-9 to earn a fifth game of his own. The finale would be a back-and-forth affair until a late Rochester surge that clinched the match with an 11-7 win.
Rochester standout Ashley Davies kept his perfect record intact with a 3-0 win at the #1 position, and that left all eyes on the battle at #4. Regardless of the team outcome, Tiger sophomore Alex Engstrom continued to show the fight that has been a trademark of his impressive season. He powered through Lawrence Kuhn 11-3 in the fourth to send his match the distance, and then he pushed to extra points in the fifth before finally falling 14-12.
Princeton, which had lost 8-1 to Rochester earlier in the season, will now compete for its final ranking; a win over Columbia Saturday would give the Tigers their first top-six finish since 2013.
ROCHESTER 7, PRINCETON 2
1 – Ashley Davies (R) d. Adhitya Raghavan 3, 4, 4
2 – Ricardo Lopez (R) d. Clark Doyle 10, (8), 12, 5
3 – Daelum Mawji (P) d. Matthew Toth (9), 5, (7), 3, 4
4 – Lawrence Kuhn (R) d. Alex Engstrom 8, (8), 1, (3), 12
5 – Gabriel Morgan (P) d. Thijs Van der Pluijm 12, (8), 9, 8
6 – Marcus Sim Wei Jie (R) d. Howe Cheng 6, 7, 3
7 – Cesar Segundo Corona (R) d. Duncan Joyce 8, 10, (4), (9), 7
8 – Rodrigo Porras (R) d. Henry Parkhurst 7, 7, 3
9 – Sergio Martin (R) d. Adham ElSherbiny 4, 15, 7
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