No. 13 Virginia Falls to No. 6 Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.- The No. 13 Virginia men’s squash team (2-3) fell 9-0 on Sunday (Nov. 18) to No. 6 Pennsylvania (4-0) at Drexel’s Kline & Specter Squash Center.
Despite the loss, Virginia battled to extra games in four matches with sophomore William Braff (Locust Valley, N.Y.) leading the team with a 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 14-12 fifth-set loss to Michael Mehl in position four.
Junior Toby Hansford (Darien, Conn.) forced a fourth game against David Yacobucci in position two, falling 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 14-12 in the match, while senior Jarett Odrich (Greenwich, Conn.) fell 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 to James Flynn in position six. Sophomore Andrew Braff (Locust Valley, N.Y.) battled to a 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7 loss in position eight against Wil Hagen.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Nov. 30, traveling to Bronx, N.Y., to face Fordham.
No. 6 Pennsylvania 9, No. 13 Virginia 0
1 | Andrew Douglas (Penn) def. Patrick McElroy (UVA) 11-3, 11-0, 11-4
2 | David Yacobucci (Penn) def. Toby Hansford (UVA) 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 14-12
3 | Aly Abou El Einen (Penn) def. Will Holey (UVA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7
4 | Michael Mehl (Penn) def. William Braff (UVA) 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 14-12
5 | Karim Tarek (Penn) def. Grayson Bubrosky (UVA) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9
6 | James Flynn (Penn) def. Jarett Odrich (UVA) 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3
7 | Yash Bhargava (Penn) def. Glenn Yates (UVA) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9
8 | Wil Hagen (Penn) def. Andrew Braff (UVA) 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7
9 | Jonathon Zeitels (Penn) def. Henry Woodworth (UVA) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6