ITHACA, N.Y. — The men's squash team was defeated in three matches this weekend at Belkin International Squash Courts. The Big Red was dealt a 7-2 loss to Drexel on Saturday, then came up short in a 5-4 nailbiter against George Washington on Sunday morning before a 9-0 loss at the hands of national No. 1 Trinity later in the day.
Cornell (5-5), which entered the weekend 10th in College Squash Association national rankings, got two victories from sophomore
Alex Jung. Competing from the No. 7 position against the Dragons, he survived a back-and-forth match before emerging victorious in the fifth set, 13-11.
Jung's win at No. 7 against 12th-ranked George Washington was too little, too late in the Big Red's final-rotation comeback bid. He swept his match and senior
Harry Freeman fought back to win at the No. 1 position, but the Colonials had already clinched the match at No. 4. GW put itself in position for the upset by sweeping the opening three matches, including five-set decisions at No. 3 and No. 9. Senior
Augie Jones (No. 5) and sophomore
Ben Francis (No. 8) accounted for the Big Red's other two points.
Coming off its first loss of the season Saturday at Rochester, No. 1 Trinity wrapped up the day by handing Cornell a 9-0 loss. The Bantams swept seven of the nine scoring matches, with sophomore
Andy Muran (No. 3) and junior
Ian Rothweiler (No. 9) extending their respective matches to four set. The match was Rothweiler's first of the year.
#6 DREXEL 7, #10 CORNELL 2
1. Omar El Atmas (D) def.
Harry Freeman, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
2. Bransten Ming (D) def.
Perry Hanson, 11-4, 11-8, 11-4
3.
Andy Muran (C) def. Lucas Rousselet, 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-2
4. Michael Thompson (D) def.
Jack Greenwood, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3
5. Atticus Kelly (D) def.
Augie Jones, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
6. Luke Willemse (D) def.
Jordan Brail, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8
7.
Alex Jung (C) def. Noel Solomon, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 10-12, 13-11
8. Josh Hughes (D) def.
Seb Obieta-Chichizola, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
9. Mostafa Aboul Makarim (D) def.
Kenan Ong, 12-10, 13-11, 11-6
Ex. Royston Raymond (D) def.
Nik Gilevskiy, 12-10, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6
#12 GEORGE WASHINGTON 5, #10 CORNELL 4
1.
Harry Freeman (C) def. Jamie Oakley, 7-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-2
2. Oisin Logan (GW) def.
Perry Hanson, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8
3. Mahmoud Abdel-Maksoud (GW) def.
Andy Muran, 13-11, 5-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-5
4. Andres de Frutos (GW) def.
Jack Greenwood, 12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 11-2
5.
Augie Jones (C) def. Juan Laguna, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
6. Billy Berner (GW) def.
Jordan Brail, 13-11, 14-12, 11-4
7.
Alex Jung (C) def. Nicolas Valderrama, 11-5, 11-2, 11-5
8.
Ben Francis (C) def. Omar Mussehl, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5
9. John Bassett (GW) def.
Seb Obieta-Chichizola, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
Ex.
Kenan Ong (C) def. Geordie Laird, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
#1 TRINITY 9, #10 CORNELL 0
1. Kush Kumar (T) def.
Harry Freeman, 11-6, 11-2, 11-6
2. Rick Penders (T) def.
Perry Hanson, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
3. Michael Craig (T) def.
Andy Muran, 11-1, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8
4. Thoboki Mohohlo (T) def.
Jack Greenwood, 11-2, 11-5, 11-1
5. Tom De Mulder (T) def.
Augie Jones, 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
6. Affeeq Ismail (T) def.
Alex Jung, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6
7. Omar Allaudin (T) def.
Kenan Ong, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6
8. James Evans (T) def.
Seb Obieta-Chichizola, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
9. Andrew Lee (T) def.
Ian Rothweiler, 11-6, 5-11, 11-0, 11-6
Ex. Patrick O'Sullivan (T) def.
Nik Gilevskiy, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4
