HARTFORD, Conn. - The Dickinson men's squash team led wire-to-wire on Friday afternoon en route to a dominating 9-0 victory over the Camels of Connecticut College on Day One of the College Squash Association Men's Team Championships at Wesleyan University.
Inside the Match
Dickinson claimed six matches by 3-0 scorelines as the group of
Joe Smythe (2nd),
Kobe Fleming (4th),
Hussien Eldesouky (6th),
Aidan Ray (7th),
Sam Knipp (8th) and
Jack Corkum (9th) did not allow any of their opponents to take a single game off them. Both
Omar Ali and
Mark Naguib playing at the first and third flights in the ladder fell behind 1-0, before ripping off three straight against Samuel Lovejoy and Henry Pelletier respectively. The most competitive bout of the match came in the five slot where
Patrick Noonan and Noah Fish traded the first four games, prior to Noonan getting the better of the opposition in the decisive fifth game 11-6.
Results
- Omar Ali (DC) over Samuel Lovejoy (CC) - 5-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8
- Joe Smythe (DC) over Tyler Maguire (CC) - 11-5, 11-2, 11-4
- Mark Naguib (DC) over Henry Pelletier (CC) - 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6
- Kobe Fleming (DC) over Ryan Mach (CC) - 11-1, 11-4, 11-3
- Patrick Noonan (DC) over Noah Fish (CC) - 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6
- Hussien Eldesouky (DC) over Thomas Whittemore (CC) - 12-10, 11-8, 11-2
- Aidan Ray (DC) over Alexander Lorenzo-Cruz (CC) - 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
- Sam Knipp (DC) over Peter Russell (CC) - 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
- Jack Corkum (DC) over Alexander Navarro (CC) - 11-2, 11-6, 11-5
Next on the Court
Dickinson (5-14) will return to the court tomorrow morning at 11am to battle the United States Naval Academy in the quarterfinals of the Conroy Cup at the CSA Championships.
