Saturday, February 25
Hartford, CT
3:00 PM
Princeton University
4
vs
5
Drexel
Princeton Falls Just Short to Drexel on Day 2 of Potter Cup Play
February 26, 2023 | Men's Squash
Hartford, CT - The Princeton Men's squash team fell short to the Drexel Dragons, 4-5, on day two of Potter Cup play in a competetive match up in Hartford.
Princeton saw its' first victory of the match at the No. 2 position when Karim Elbarbary swept his opponent 3-0, and then at the No. 7 position when Gordon Lam outlasted his opponent at the No. 8 position to take a dominant 3-0 victory.
Another victory came from Alhassan Khalil at the No. 5 position, where he defeated Fritiof Jacobsson in an exciting four game match, to take the win 3-1.
Alastair Cho at the No. 6 position nabbed another Tiger win, sweeping his opponent 3-0 to even the match 4-4.
With a tight and competitive post season match tied at 4-4, Federico Sosa at the No. 9 position had to battle Gautam Nagpal for the deciding, match point. Despite Sosa taking the opening two games of his match, Drexel's Gautam Nagpal fought back to win the following three games to clinch the victory and take the win over Princeton 5-4.
Up Next
The Tigers continue to battle as a team throughout Potter Cup Play, and will look to end the weekend with a Tiger victory. Princeton will play Virginia in another, consolation match at 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 26th.
Results
Drexel 5, Princeton 4
Order of Finish: 1, 7, 5, 2, 8, 4, 3, 6, 9
Princeton saw its' first victory of the match at the No. 2 position when Karim Elbarbary swept his opponent 3-0, and then at the No. 7 position when Gordon Lam outlasted his opponent at the No. 8 position to take a dominant 3-0 victory.
Another victory came from Alhassan Khalil at the No. 5 position, where he defeated Fritiof Jacobsson in an exciting four game match, to take the win 3-1.
Alastair Cho at the No. 6 position nabbed another Tiger win, sweeping his opponent 3-0 to even the match 4-4.
With a tight and competitive post season match tied at 4-4, Federico Sosa at the No. 9 position had to battle Gautam Nagpal for the deciding, match point. Despite Sosa taking the opening two games of his match, Drexel's Gautam Nagpal fought back to win the following three games to clinch the victory and take the win over Princeton 5-4.
Up Next
The Tigers continue to battle as a team throughout Potter Cup Play, and will look to end the weekend with a Tiger victory. Princeton will play Virginia in another, consolation match at 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 26th.
Results
Drexel 5, Princeton 4
- Daelum Mawji def. by Matias Knudsen 0-3 (8-11, 1-11, 1-11)
- Karim Elbarbary def. Nicolas Serna 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 15-13)
- Thomas Rosini def. by Jose Andres Lopez 3-1 (8-11,13-15,12-10, 5-11)
- Ahmed Hussein def. by Yuri Pollak Pelbart 1-3 (5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 7-11)
- Alhassan Khalil def. Fritiof Jacobsson 3-1 (11-13, 11-7, 13-11, 11-6)
- Alastair Cho def. Filip Krueger 3-0 (11-7,11-6,11-5)
- Zain Ahmed def. by Noel Heaton 2-3 (11-5,4-11,11-6,8-11,6-11)
- Gordon Lam def. Shomari Wiltshire 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-6)
- Federico Sosa def. by Gautam Nagpal 2-3 (12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-13)
Order of Finish: 1, 7, 5, 2, 8, 4, 3, 6, 9
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