MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The 23rd-ranked Dickinson men's squash returned to action less than 24-hours later on Thursday afternoon as they squared off with the 29th-ranked Cardinals of Wesleyan University inside the Rosenbaum Squash Center. The Red and White achieved victories in the opening three flights, but were unable to secure the win as the home side picked up a 6-3 triumph.
Inside the Match
For the second consecutive day
Joe Smythe got the Devils off to a great start knocking off Dhairya Shah in three games. Two spots down from him William Krizek secured a hard fought 15-13 win in game one over Dominic Wilson en route to a 3-0 victory. At number two,
Elian Vera needed four to take down Arjun Somani winning the fourth in dominant fashion 11-3. In the seven spot,
James Kiracofe jumped out to a 2-0 edge on Zachary Idinopulos, but was unable to hang on as the Cardinal claimed an 11-7 victory in a decisive fifth game.
Derek Du playing at five was the only other member of the Red and White to collect a game win dropping a 3-1 decision to Zachary Lu.
Results
- Joe Smythe (DC) def. Dhairya Shah (WU) 3-0 | 11-7, 11-3, 11-3
- Elian Vera (DC) def. Arjun Somani (WU) 3-1 | 3-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
- William Krizek (DC) def. Dominic Wilson (WU) 3-0 | 15-13, 11-3, 11-8
- Harrison Tillinghast (WU) def. Cormac Sullivan (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
- Zachary Lu (WU) def. Derek Du (DC) 3-1 | 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 12-10
- Matthyaz Williams (WU) def. Gerardo Ortiz (DC) 3-0 | 11-7, 11-1, 11-1
- Zachary Idinopulous (WU) def. James Kiracofe (DC) 3-2 | 4-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7
- Sumer Ahluwalia (WU) def. George Vollmer V (DC) 3-0 | 11-5, 11-8, 11-2
- Finn Goodson (WU) def. Colin Wagenbach (DC) 3-0 | 11-7, 11-3, 11-3
- Ronan Cheng-Slater (WU) def. Fabrizio Nunez Ortiz (DC) 3-0 | 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
Up Next
Dickinson (2-6) will get a day to regroup, before returning to action on Saturday afternoon at 3pm when they visit Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
