
Zain Ahmed won in three games on court nine on Wednesday.
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No. 5 Princeton Closes Dual-Match Season with Win over No. 9 Drexel
February 09, 2022 | Men's Squash
For the fourth time this season, the No. 5-ranked Princeton men's squash team was a winner over a fellow national top-10 team, this time closing the dual-match season with a 5-4 win over No. 9 Drexel on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
The Tigers (7-4) will return to the city for the CSA team tournament beginning Feb. 18.
Against Drexel, Princeton got wins at three of the top four spots, with Youssef Ibrahim extending his win streak on court one to 10 in a row with a 3-1 win over Lucas Rousselet. Daelum Mawji won his fourth in a row, winning the last two games to take his match in five on court three, and Cole Becker won for the third time in his last four matches on court four, taking his match 3-1.
Ahmed Hussein delivered a five-game win on court eight and Zain Ahmed won in three games on court nine.
Youssef Ibrahim (P) def. Lucas Rousselet (D), 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4)
Matias Knudsen (D) def. Karim Elbarbary (P), 3-1 (11-4, 11-13, 11-5, 11-1)
Daelum Mawji (P) def. Haris Qasim (D), 3-2 (9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-3, 11-7)
Cole Becker (P) def. Fritiof Jacobsson (D), 3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 11-1)
Dylan Kachur (D) def. Thomas Rosini (P), 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-6)
Jose Andres Lopez (D) def. Duncan Joyce (P), 3-1 (11-13, 11-1, 12-10, 11-8)
Noel Heaton (D) def. Alastair Cho (P), 3-1 (7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7)
Ahmed Hussein (P) def. Filip Krueger (D), 3-2 (3-11, 11-1, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9)
Zain Ahmed (P) def. Jack Bloomfield (D), 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-4)
The Tigers (7-4) will return to the city for the CSA team tournament beginning Feb. 18.
Against Drexel, Princeton got wins at three of the top four spots, with Youssef Ibrahim extending his win streak on court one to 10 in a row with a 3-1 win over Lucas Rousselet. Daelum Mawji won his fourth in a row, winning the last two games to take his match in five on court three, and Cole Becker won for the third time in his last four matches on court four, taking his match 3-1.
Ahmed Hussein delivered a five-game win on court eight and Zain Ahmed won in three games on court nine.
Youssef Ibrahim (P) def. Lucas Rousselet (D), 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4)
Matias Knudsen (D) def. Karim Elbarbary (P), 3-1 (11-4, 11-13, 11-5, 11-1)
Daelum Mawji (P) def. Haris Qasim (D), 3-2 (9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-3, 11-7)
Cole Becker (P) def. Fritiof Jacobsson (D), 3-1 (11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 11-1)
Dylan Kachur (D) def. Thomas Rosini (P), 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-6)
Jose Andres Lopez (D) def. Duncan Joyce (P), 3-1 (11-13, 11-1, 12-10, 11-8)
Noel Heaton (D) def. Alastair Cho (P), 3-1 (7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-7)
Ahmed Hussein (P) def. Filip Krueger (D), 3-2 (3-11, 11-1, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9)
Zain Ahmed (P) def. Jack Bloomfield (D), 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-4)
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