PHILADELPHIA - After a pair of tough losses Franklin & Marshall and the University of Pennsylvania, the Dickinson men's squash team found their way into the win column on Sunday with an 8-1 thrashing of Centennial Conference foe Haverford College on Day Three of the Pennsylvania State Cup at the Penn Squash Center on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Inside the Match
Three matches needed to go the full five games as
Mark Naguib at the third spot fell behind two games to one against Aaryaman Jaising, before ripping off wins of 11-3 and 11-5 to take the match. Then at the fifth flight,
Sam Knipp also needed to rally back from a 2-1 hole to take down Daniel Braun in five.
James Kiracofe playing at seven trailed Matt Sullivan 2-1, prior to drawing level with an 11-5 win in the fourth before claiming a 12-10 win in the fifth.
Joe Smythe (1st),
Omar Ali (2nd),
Kobe Fleming (4th),
Cormac Sullivan (8th) and
Aidan Donnan (9th) all collected 3-0 shutouts.
Results
- Joe Smythe (DC) over Noah Tunis (HC) - 13-11, 11-4, 11-5
- Omar Ali (DC) over Qianzhi Zhao (HC) - 11-4, 11-7, 11-3
- Mark Naguib (DC) over Aaryaman Jaising (HC) - 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-5
- Kobe Fleming (DC) over Benjamin Schitz (HC) - 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
- Sam Knipp (DC) over Daniel Braun (HC) - 11-2, 8-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8
- Francis Betkowski (HC) over Jack Corkum (DC) - 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8
- James Kiracofe (DC) over Matt Sullivan (HC) - 11-5, 6-11, 11-13, 11-5, 12-10
- Cormac Sullivan (DC) over Zadoc Bond (HC) - 11-6, 11-7, 11-4
- Aidan Donnan (DC) over Alikhan Nurkhaidarov (HC) - 11-8, 12-10, 11-7
Next on the Court
Dickinson (1-2) returns to action on Friday night at 6pm when they welcome the Saints of St. Lawrence University to the Kline Squash Center.
