PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Dickinson men's squash team went toe-to-toe and down to the wire with the host Brown University Bears. Unfortunately, for the Red and White the Bears had just a little more left in the tank to earn a 5-4 win on Sunday afternoon.
Inside the Match
The Devils found success at the top of the ladder as
Omar Ali came back from an 0-1 deficit to win three straight games to take the match. A slot later
Joe Smythe almost lost hold of a 2-0 lead against Blake Roshkoff, but was able to take the decisive fifth game 11-6.
Hussien Eldesouky playing in the sixth flight lost the first to Will McLaren, before storming back to win three in a row.
Kobe Fleming had the easiest win for the Red and White knocking off Raphael Benamran 3-0 at the fourth spot.
Jack Corkum,
Sam Knipp,
Mark Naguib and
Aidan Ray each took a game in their match, but none of them were able to pick up a win.
Results
- Omar Ali (DC) over Ahmed (chotoo) Amin (BU) - 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
- Joe Smythe (DC) over Blake Roshkoff (BU) - 11-6, 11-3, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6
- Raghav Pemmireddy (BU) over Mark Naguib (DC) - 11-5, 7-11, 12-10, 12-10
- Kobe Fleming (DC) over Raphael Benamran (BU) - 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
- Samuel Lew (BU) over Patrick Noonan (DC) - 15-13, 11-6, 11-2
- Hussien Eldesouky (DC) over Will McLaren (BU) - 5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
- Andrew Willwerth (BU) over Aidan Ray (DC) - 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8
- Vedant Gupta (BU) over Sam Knipp (DC) - 11-6, 7-11, 11-3, 17-15
- Sam Devorsetz (BU) over Jack Corkum (DC) - 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6
Next on the Court
Dickinson (2-11) gets back to action next Friday in Charlottesville, Virginia as they take part in the Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Tournament at the University of Virginia.
