Hartford, Conn. - The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team looked to avenge their loss to No. 3 Harvard from earlier in the year in the first round of the Potter Cup on Friday afternoon. However, that would not be the case as the Quakers fell 7-2 to the Crimson and will now fall down into the consolation bracket. Penn will play the loser of Rochester and Columbia Saturday at 2 p.m.

How it Happened

After losing the first game, Marwan Mahmoud and Max Reed each took the second game in their respective matches to even them up at 1-1. At one point, Mahmoud was up 8-5 in the third in his match while Reed went up late in the third in his match as well. That's when things took a turn for Penn. Mahmoud and Reed each fell 12-10 on their way to losing 3-1. Derek Hsue also went down 3-1 to put the Quakers in a 3-0 deficit after the first round of matches. 

The second round of matches didn't fair much better as James Watson, Hayes Murphy, and Karim Hussein each fell 3-0 as Harvard clinched the match with a 6-0 lead. 

To close out the match, it was the freshmen in the lineup that stood out. Freshman Yash Bhargava came away with a 3-0 win toughing out a 13-11 third game to close out the match. Andrew Douglas also defeated Saadeldin Aboudaish 3-0 after winning 12-10 in the third. Harvard's number one player, Aboudaish has lost four matches this season and two of them have came at the hands of Douglas. 

Full Results

1. Andrew Douglas (PENN) def. Saadeldin Aboudaish (HARV) - 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
2. Timmy Brownel (HARV) def. Hayes Murphy (PENN) - 11-6, 11-3, 11-7
3. Sean Hughes (HARV) def. Marwan Mahmoud (PENN) - 11-4, 12-14, 12-10, 11-6
4. David Ryan (HARV) def. David Yacobucci (PENN) - 11-2, 11-2, 11-3
5. Samuel Sherl (HARV) def. Karim Hussein (PENN) - 11-7, 11-2, 11-7
6. Madhav Dhingra (HARV) def. Derek Hsue (PENN) - 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6
7. Yash Bhargava (PENN) def. Adam Corcoran (HARV) - 11-8, 11-7, 13-11
8. Julien Gosset (HARV) def. James Watson (PENN) - 11-1, 11-8, 11-5
9. Alexi Gosset (HARV) def. Max Reed (PENN) - 11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-6

What's Next

Penn will play the loser of the Columbia-Rochester match at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the consolation bracket.