PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Four of the best college squash programs squared off on Saturday afternoon, as the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's squash teams welcomed Harvard to the Penn Squash Center to kick off Ivy League play. On the men's side, No. 1 Penn knocked off #2 Harvard, 6-3, snapping the Crimson's 38-match win streak dating back to 2017-18.
From start to finish, the day was a tremendous display of endurance from both sides as eight of the nine matches went at least 50 minutes. The Quakers fell behind 2-1 after the first flight, with
Yash Bhargava picking up a five-game win for Penn after a one-hour, 14-minute match.
Roger Baddour opened the second flight with a 3-0 win in the quickest men's match of the day.
Dillon Huang closed out the flight rallying from a 2-0 deficit, picking up a thrilling win in a match that lasted 97 minutes, the longest match of the day, squaring the match at 3-all.
Saksham Choudhary remained unbeaten in regular season play as a Quaker, picking up a hard-fought three-game win to open the third and final flight, putting Penn one win away from clinching the match. After splitting the first two games of his match,
Aly Abou Eleinen improved to 9-0 on the season in style, taking 22 of the final 31 points to clinch the win for the Quakers, setting off boisterous celebration from the team.
Nathan Kueh closed out the day with a four-game win.
Up Next
Dartmouth will bring its 11th-ranked men to the Penn Squash Center tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Results
- Victor Crouin (H) def. Andrew Douglas (P) – 11-4, 11-5, 12-14, 11-6
- Aly Abou Eleinen (P) def. Marwan Tarek (H) – 11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 11-2
- Samuel Scherl (H) def. James Flynn (P) – 11-6, 12-10, 7-11, 11-5
- George Crowne (H) def. Nick Spizzirri (P) – 11-8, 11-7, 13-11
- Dillon Huang (P) def Adam Corcoran (H) – 5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9
- Nathan Kueh (P) def. Ido Burstein (H) – 10-12, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
- Yash Bhargava (P) def. Liam Rotzoli (H) – 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9
- Saksham Choudhary (P) def. Tate Harris (H) – 17-15, 11-9, 11-9
- Roger Baddour (P) def. Conner Stoltz (H) – 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 7, 9, 3, 5, 8, 2, 6
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