NEW HAVEN, Conn. ? After losing a tough 5-4 match last season to Yale, the University of Pennsylvania men’s squash team returned the favor Saturday with a convincing6-3 win. The Quakers (2-0, 2-0 Ivy) received a strong effort from their top-three flights to down the Bulldogs (0-1, 0-1 Ivy).
Gilly Lane defeated Nick Chirls in straight sets at No. 1. At Nos. 2 and 3, Lee Rosen and Mark Froot both won, 3-1, respectively. Ben Ende picked up a 3-1 win over Todd Ruth at No. 5, while Andrew Zimmerman and Christopher Thompson won, 3-0 at Nos. 8 and 9.
Sunday, Penn travels to Providence to take on No. 11 Brown at 1 p.m.
Results
Penn 6, Yale 3
1. Gilly Lane (P) def. Nick Chirls (Y), 3-0 (9-7, 9-5, 9-1)
2. Lee Rosen (P) def. Max Samuel (Y), 3-1 (9-0, 9-4, 4-9, 9-4)
3. Mark Froot (P) def. Moshe Sarfaty (Y), 3-1 (7-9, 9-5, 9-4, 9-3)
4. Ho Ming Chiu (Y) def. Spencer Kurn (P), 3-1 (9-0, 7-9, 9-5, 9-3)
5. Ben Ende (P) def. Todd Ruth (Y), 3-1 (9-2, 9-6, 9-10, 9-7)
6. Aaron Fuchs (Y) def. Parker Justi (P), 3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 9-1)
7. Francis Johnson (Y) def. Graham Bassett (P), 3-1 (9-4, 3-9, 9-3, 9-1)
8. Andrew Zimmerman (P) def. Colin Campbell (Y), 3-0 (10-8, 9-7, 9-6)
9. Christopher Thompson (P) def. Ethan Oetter (Y), 3-0 (10-8, 9-1, 10-8)
10. Ryan Rayfield (P) def. Bill Hatch (Y), 3-0 (9-7, 9-4, 9-7)
