HANOVER, N.H. – The University of Pennsylvania women's squash team (5-2, 1-1) recovered from a Saturday loss to pick up its first Ivy League win of the season, defeating #11 Dartmouth (1-4, 0-3) by a final score of 7-2 on Sunday.
 
The Quakers came out of the gate a little slowly, losing their first two matches. However, Navmi Sharma ignited a terrific rally, taking a four-game thriller and inspiring a Quaker comeback. Her and the other freshman combined to go 4-0 and aided the Quakers victory dramatically.
 
Several Quakers battled back in difficult situations to give the team a much-needed victory. Euwie Park gave up a 2-0 lead and was down 5-7 in the final game before storming back to win the next six points and take the match. Jessica Davis also recovered from an 0-1 deficit to win a critical game against her talented opponent by a final score of 3-1.
 
Continuing her terrific start to the season, Amina Abou El Enin picked up another win to improve to 7-0. El Enin joins Saksham Choudhary as one of two remaining Penn Squash players to win every match this season.
 
Results
1. Jessica Davis (Penn) d. Anne Blasberg (Dartmouth) – 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7
2. Emma Supattapone (Dartmouth) d. Jamila Abou El Enin (Penn) – 11-3, 11-8, 11-2
3. Julia Buchholz (Penn) d. Jesse Brownell (Dartmouth) – 11-6, 11-4, 11-9
4. Ashley Manning (Penn) d. Ellie Gozigian (Dartmouth) – 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
5. Navmi Sharma (Penn) d. Claire Aube (Dartmouth) – 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11
6. Lindsay Stanley (Penn) d. Emma Mactaggart (Dartmouth) – 11-1, 12-10, 11-5
7. Euwie Park (Penn) d. Brynn Bank (Dartmouth) – 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 0-11, 11-7
8. Sandra Reiss (Dartmouth) d. Haley Scott (Penn) – 11-8, 11-3, 11-8
9. Amina Abou El Enin (Penn) d. Julia Potter (Dartmouth) – 11-3, 5-11, 11-7, 11-3
 
The Quakers return to action on January 18, as they travel to face the #2 team in the country in Trinity. The ladies return home on January 29, when they face the #3 Princeton Tigers in a return to Ivy League play.