PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's squash teams opened the new Penn Squash Center in style today, as both teams defeated Dickinson, 9-0. Neither team dropped a game en route to a Pennsylvania State Championships win.
 
From the get-go, the Quakers were off and running, with Haley Scott winning the first match of the day and starting a thrilling opening day. The Quaker women debuted four new freshmen, all of whom appeared poised beyond their years. Two of them, Ashley Manning and Amina Abou El Enin recorded 11-0 game victories in their victories.
 
On the men's side, youth was also served as the Quaker men got wins from all five freshmen. The depth was tested early, but the young duo of Brian Cowhey and Alexander Trauber showed composure, clamping down to win 3-0 matches. 2018-19 First-Team All-American Aly Abou Eleinen made his season debut as well, roaring to an 11-1, 11-5, 11-1 opening victory, winning just his second career matchup in the #1 spot.
 
The women's squash team has now tallied their second consecutive regular season shutout of a ranked non-conference opponent dating back to last season. The Quaker men improved the all-time record against Dickinson to 8-0 in their first meeting since 1963.
 
Results
 
Men's
1. Aly Abou Eleinen (Penn) d. Alex Wattles (Dickinson) – 11-1, 11-5, 11-1
2. James Flynn (Penn) d. Tanay Murdia (Dickinson) – 11-3, 11-3, 11-5
3. Dillon Huang (Penn) d. Graham Henderson (Dickinson) – 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
4. Saksham Choudhary (Penn) d. Osuman Imoro (Dickinson) – 11-4, 11-1, 11-4
5. David Yacobucci (Penn) d. MJ Tricolli (Dickinson) – 11-4, 11-4, 11-2
6. Tushar Shahani (Penn) d. Patrick Noonan (Dickinson) – 11-2, 11-1, 11-2
7. Wil Hagen (Penn) d. Hussien Eldesouky (Dickinson) – 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
8. Brian Cowhey (Penn) d. Benjamin Gemma (Dickinson) – 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
9. Alexander Trauber (Penn) d. Adil Tibrawalla (Dickinson) – 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
 
Women's
1. Jessica Davis (Penn) d. Courtney Trail (Dickinson) – 11-7, 11-5, 11-7
2. Jamila Abou El Enin (Penn) d. Lindsay Kuracina (Dickinson) – 11-8, 11-4, 11-8
3. Julia Buchholz (Penn) d. Eloise Nimoityn (Dickinson) – 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
4. Ashley Manning (Penn) d. Jocelyn Feliciano (Dickinson) – 11-4, 11-4, 11-0
5. Lindsay Stanley (Penn) d. Jaime Leigh Edghill (Dickinson) – 11-2, 11-3, 11-1
6. Navmi Sharma (Penn) d. Doxey Loupassi (Dickinson) – 11-1, 11-6, 11-4
7. Euwie Park (Penn) d. Rachel O'Brien (Dickinson) – 11-1, 11-6, 11-3
8. Haley Scott (Penn) d. Sarah Wojtczak (Dickinson) – 11-0, 11-2, 11-2
9. Amina Abou El Enin (Penn) d. Katelynn Young (Dickinson) – 11-0, 11-3, 11-2
 
The Quakers will look to claim the Pennsylvania State Championship title on Sunday, as the women play #7 Drexel at 11:00 a.m. while the men play #11 Drexel at 1:00 p.m.