No. 10 Virginia Falls in Potter Cup Quarterfinals

PHILADELPHIA – The No. 10 Virginia men’s squash team (10-9) suffered a 7-2 loss against No. 2 Princeton (10-2) on Friday (March 1) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 CSA National Collegiate Squash Team Championships) at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

Sophomore JP Tew logged a 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9 win against Hollis Robertson at position two and junior Petr Nohel won 13-11, 11-7, 12-10 against Avi Agarwal at six.

With the loss, the Cavaliers drop into the consolation bracket to determine the 5-8 placings at the Potter Cup. Virginia will take on No. 6 Columbia (7-7) on Saturday at 11 a.m. in that bracket.

Columbia won the regular season meeting 7-2.

#2 Princeton 7, #10 Virginia 2

1. Karim Elbarbary (PRI) def. Taha Dinana (VA) 13-11, 11-4, 11-8
2. JP Tew (VA) def. Hollis Robertson (PRI) 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-9
3. Thomas Rosini (PRI) def. Myles McIntyre (VA) 12-19, 11-6, 11-6
4. Ahmed Wael (PRI) def. Arhan Chandra (VA) 11-6, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 15-13
5. Alastair Cho (PRI) def. Krishna Mishra (VA) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
6. Petr Nohel (VA) def. Avi Agarwal (PRI) 13-11, 11-7, 12-10
7. Alhassan Khalil (PRI) def. Dylan Moran (VA) 11-6, 11-4, 12-10
8. Zain Ahmed (PRI) def. Maxwell Velazquez (VA) 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5
9. Gordon Lam (PRI) def. CJ Baldini (VA) 11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9