PHILADELPHIA - Coming off a tough home opener on Friday night against Franklin & Marshall College the road got no easier for the Dickinson men's squash team less than 24-hours later as they battled the top-ranked team in college squash the University of Pennsylvania on Day Two of the PA State Cup inside the Penn Squash Center. The Quakers would show why they are the top-ranked team in the nation picking up a 9-0 win over the Devils.
Inside the Match
Dickinson was held in check pretty much the entire match as they were only able to get over the five-point mark in nine total games. Twice each by
Joe Smythe playing at the number one and
Kobe Fleming in the fourth spot.
Mark Naguib (3rd),
Sam Knipp (5th),
Jack Corkum (6th),
James Kiracofe (7th) and
Aidan Donnan (9th) each hit or broke the mark once in their match.Â
Results
- Omar Hafez (UP) over Joe Smythe (DC) - 11-6, 11-2, 11-8
- Nathan Tze Bing Kueh (UP) over Omar Ali (DC) - 11-1, 11-2, 11-4
- Varun Chitturi (UP) over Mark Naguib (DC) - 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
- Shaam Gambhir (UP) over Kobe Fleming (DC) - 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
- Abdelrahman Dweek (UP) over Sam Knipp (DC) - 11-4, 11-5, 11-0
- Dana Santry (UP) over Jack Corkum (DC) - 11-7, 11-1, 11-4
- Kyle Penman (UP) over James Kiracofe (DC) - 11-5, 11-1, 11-1
- Jat Tse (UP) over Cormac Sullivan (DC) - 11-1, 11-2, 11-0
- Diego Narvaez (UP) over Aidan Donnan (DC) - 11-3, 11-4, 11-7
Next on the Court
Dickinson (0-2) return to the Penn Squash Center tomorrow to battle Centennial Conference foe Haverford College in the final day of this installment of the Pennsylvania State Cup.
