LANCASTER, Pa.– The #2-ranked University of Pennsylvania men's squash team opened the 2022-23 season Saturday with a pair of 9-0 wins over #16 Franklin and Marshall and Dickinson.
In the morning session against Franklin and Marshall, with three Quakers making their collegiate debut and two returners playing at their highest spots in the lineup ever, the Red and Blue made quick work of the Diplomats, winning all nine matches 3-0. After missing his entire freshman season with an injury,
Oliver Green dropped just seven points in picking up the day's first point.
Abdelrahman Dweek, also making his Quaker debut, won at #8 and
Nathan Kueh, playing #1 for the first time, ran his Penn record to 20-2 dating back to last season. Senior co-captain
Saksham Choudhary, playing at #3, his highest-ever spot in the lineup, remained undefeated as a Quaker in regular season play while fellow co-captain
Dillon Huang picked up a win at #2.
Shaam Gambhir,
Tushar Shahani,
Dana Santry and freshman
Hao Cui closed out the final wave for the Red and Blue.
In the afternoon against the Devils, Green improved upon his morning performance, dropping just six points total in another 3-0 win. Huang, Dweek, and Kueh put Penn on the verge of another win and
Brian Cowhey clinched the match with a win at #9.
Rehan Luthra and
Omar Hafez made quick work of their opponents in both of their Quaker debuts, each picking up 3-0 wins, as did Choudhary and Dweek.
The Quakers wrap the weekend back in Philadelphia at the Specter Squash Center at Noon in the Battle for 33
rd Street against pre-season #7 Drexel.
RESULTS
Franklin and Marshall
- Nathan Kueh d. Petr Nohel – 11-7, 11-7, 11-2
- Dillon Huang d. Kyle Broadhurst – 11-7, 11-4, 11-7
- Saksham Choudhary d. Marco DiFilippo – 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
- Dana Santry d. Teddy Eill – 11-8, 11-5, 11-6
- Oliver Green d. Flavio Hinostroza – 11-1, 11-3, 11-3
- Shaam Gambhir d. Noah Katzer – 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
- Tushar Shahani d. Samuel Freed -- 11-6, 11-4, 11-8
- Abdelrahman Dweek d. Evann Tan – 11-5, 11-7, 11-5
- Hao Cui d. Blake Newcomer – 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
Order of finish: 5, 8, 1, 3, 9, 2, 4, 6, 7
Dickinson
- Nathan Kueh d. Omar Ali – 11-3, 11-2, 11-5
- Omar Hafez d. Mark Naguib – 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
- Dillon Huang d. Kobe Fleming – 11-4, 11-2, 11-5
- Saksham Choudhary d. Aidan Ray – 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
- Oliver Green d. Samuel Knipp – 11-3, 11-2, 11-1
- Rehan Luthra d. Patrick Noonan – 11-2, 11-1, 11-5
- Abdelrahman Dweek d. Hussein Eldesouky – 11-1, 11-1, 11-4
- Hao Cui d. Jack Corkum – 11-5, 11-3, 11-8
- Brian Cowhey d. James Kiracofe – 11-5, 11-1, 11-6
Order of finish: 5, 3, 8, 1, 9, 6, 7, 4, 2
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