PHILADELPHIA -- The #1 University of Pennsylvania men's squash team, the reigning national runners-up, will return to regular season competition this weekend with four matches in two days in the Penn Squash Center.

Matches begin Saturday at 10 a.m. against the #24 Chatham Cougars, with a Top-10 showdown against the #5 Drexel Dragons slated to begin at 4 p.m. The #26 Dickinson Red Devils (9:30 a.m.) and #15 Franklin and Marshall Diplomats (2:30 p.m.) close out the action-packed weekend on Sunday.

Live streams of all six courts are available here.

The Returners

Andrew Douglas (First Team All-America), Aly Abou El Einen (National Finalist), James Flynn (First Team All-America), Dillon Huang, Yash Bhargava, Saksham Choudhary, Tushar Shahani, Krish Bhavnani, Zach Bradlow, Brian Cowhey, Alexander Trauber

The Newcomers

Roger Baddour, Shaam Gambhir, Oliver Green, Nathan Kueh, Dana Santry, Nick Spizzirri

Building on 2019-20

Head Coach Gilly Lane:

"The 2019-20 season was an incredible season for our program. After having a season off due to Covid, we are looking to continue our momentum from that season. We have a tough schedule ahead this year and I am excited to see how the team progresses after a year off."

Key Matches

Following Saturday's match with Drexel, the Quakers will have another top 10 non-conference match next Friday against the #7 Virginia Cavaliers. Road trips to #10 Rochester (December 4) and #4 Trinity (January 22) close out the non-conference featured matches.

The Ivy League schedule commences on January 15 with a matchup against Harvard, #2 in the preseason rankings and 2019-20 College Squash Association (CSA) team champions, and concludes with Princeton, #3 in the preseason rankings. Those are just two of five matches against teams in the pre-season top nine.