PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team (3-0, 0-0) continued their sensational start to the season, throttling #9 George Washington (1-3) by a final score of 9-0. The win was the team's first against a top-10 opponent this season.
 
After going 6-3 against top-10 opponents in 2018-19, the Quakers were looking to start strong against the top competition in college squash. After making some adjustments to their lineup, the Quakers came out of the gate motivated and on fire.
 
Yash Bhargava played in the closest match of the day, giving up a 2-0 lead, but showing composure and taking the final fifth game. During that time, Andrew Douglas also turned in a great outing, rolling through the first two games before winning in four. The win marked the 30th win in just a little over two seasons for Douglas.
 
One of the most dominant showings of the day came from freshmen Dillon Huang. Huang remained undefeated in his collegiate career, and held his opponent to just eight total points, seven of them coming in one game. The 11-0 first game win was also the first by any Quaker man this season.
 
 
Results
1. Andrew Douglas (Penn) d. Mohammad Al-Terki (George Washington) – 11-3, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8
2. Aly Abou Eleinen (Penn) d. Salim Khan (George Washington) – 11-8, 11-9, 11-6
3. James Flynn (Penn) d. Jamie Oakley (George Washington) – 11-7, 11-3, 11-2
4. Dillon Huang (Penn) d. Karim Thabet (George Washington) – 11-0, 11-7, 11-1
5. Yash Bhargava (Penn) d. Inaki DeLarrauri (George Washington) – 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 3-11, 11-8
6. David Yacobucci (Penn) d. Juan Laguna (George Washington) – 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
7. Saksham Choudhary (Penn) d. David Varela (George Washington) – 11-9, 11-7, 11-3
8. Wil Hagen (Penn) d. Ian Blatchford (George Washington) – 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
9. Tushar Shahani (Penn) d. Lucas Stauffer (George Washington) – 11-9, 12-10, 11-4
 
 
The Quaker men continue their road trip on Sunday, as they travel to Annapolis, Maryland for a matchup against Navy at 12 p.m. The Quakers will return home to the Penn Squash Center in December.