The fourth-ranked St. Lawrence University men's squash team fell to No. 13 Princeton 6-3 in the Saints' season and home opener on Saturday afternoon in the Robie Squash Center.

The Saints' wins came from the top-three players on the ladder, as Mohamed El Gawarhy, Karim Ibrahim and Belal Nawar won at numbers 1-3, respectively – all on the Dordelman Championship Court.
 

George Willis took a 2-0 lead in his match at No. 4 for the Saints, but the Tigers' Cody Cortes battled back for  11-8, 11-6 and 11-2 wins in the final three games to upset the Saints' senior captain in the final match on court.

Junior Youssef Fikry opened his match at No. 5 with an 11-7 win over Alexander Engstrom, but Engstrom won a lengthy second game 14-12 over Fikry and followed with 11-9 and 11-8 wins to win the match 3-1.

In an exhibition match at No. 10, the Saints' Antonio Yerena battled Adham Elsherbiny in the longest match of the day, as Yerena won the first game 20-18 before eventually falling 3-1 in the match.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 3-2 on the year, while the Saints drop to 0-1.

Results – Princeton 6, St. Lawrence 3

1. Mohamed El Gawarhy def. Clark Doyle 11-3, 11-6, 11-5
2. Karim Ibrahim def. Adhitya Raghavan 11-4, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7
3. Belal Nawar def. Daelum Mawji 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4
4. Cody Cortes def. George Willis 4-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2
5. Alexander Engstrom def. Youssef Fikry 7-11, 14-12, 11-9, 11-8
6. Gabriel Morgan def. Kareem Elrayes 13-11, 12-10, 11-6
7. Hao-Chen Cheng def. Aran Thawani 11-6, 11-3, 11-4
8. Duncan Joyce def. Cameron Warren 11-5, 11-2, 11-5
9. Henry Parkhurst def. Jack Soper 11-1, 11-1, 11-1
10. Adham Elsherbiny def. Antonio Yerena 18-20, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3

Up Next –
The Saints will host sixth-ranked Pennsylvania on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. in the Robie Squash Center to conclude their first semester schedule.