No. 13 Virginia Upsets No. 8 Princeton 5-4
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.- The No. 13 Virginia men’s squash team (2-1) defeated No. 8 Princeton (0-1) on Sunday (Nov. 11) at the McArthur Squash Center. The Cavaliers battled to claim the last three points in the match and upset the Tigers 5-4.
“A huge win from the guys today, the best for our program to date,” head coach Mark Allen said. “I think this is the fourth or fifth time in the last three years where we have shown great character by bouncing back from a disappointing loss with a big win. Everyone on the team gave their absolute best and I think the players were inspired by being on their home courts in front of a huge and very supportive crowd. Thank you to all those that came down to McArthur to cheer us on.”
The Cavaliers captured the first point of the match as freshman Glenn Yates (Cape Town, South Africa) topped Adham Elsherbiny 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 in position eighth. Princeton answered with wins in position six and two, respectively.
Senior Henry Woodworth (Weston, Mass.) evened the match at 2-2 with an 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 win against William Oon in position nine, but again the Tigers answered with back-to-back wins, topping positions four and five, respectively, to move ahead 4-2.
Sophomore Andrew Braff (Locust Valley, N.Y.) started the rally for the Cavaliers, capturing an 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 victory in position seven against Henry Parkhurst.
Alternating game wins with Adhitya Raghavana, freshman Patrick McElroy (Brookline, Mass.) battled for a fifth-game victory in position one, winning the point for Virginia with a score of 10-12, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9 and forcing the match decision to be made at position three.
After suffering a loss in the first game, sophomore William Braff (Locust Valley, N.Y.) captured the next three sets to top Cody Cortes 12-14, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 and win the match for the Cavaliers.
Virginia will return to action on Saturday (Nov. 17) against No. 11 Drexel in Philadelphia, Pa.
No. 13 Virginia 5, No. 8 Princeton 4
Order of Finish: 8, 6, 2, 9, 4, 5, 7, 1, 3
1 | Patrick McElroy (UVA) def. Adhitya Raghavana (P) 10-12, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9
2 | Daelum Mawji (P) def. Toby Hansford (UVA) 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5
3 | William Braff (UVA) def. Cody Cortes (P) 12-14, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5
4 | Alexander Engstrom (P) def. Will Holey (UVA) 11-13, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 12-10
5 | Hao-Chen Cheng (P) def. Jarett Odrich (UVA) 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6
6 | Gabriel Morgan (P) def. Grayson Bubrosky (UVA) 11-2, 11-7, 4-11, 11-1
7 | Andrew Braff (UVA) def. Henry Parkhurst (P) 11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6
8 | Glenn Yates (UVA) def. Adham Elsherbiny (P) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9
9 | Henry Woodworth (UVA) def. William Oon (P) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6