Men's Squash Beats Princeton 5-4, Clinches Share of First Ivy League Championship In 48 Years

PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania's men's squash team, No. 1 in the College Squash Association (CSA) rankings, clinched a share of its first Ivy League championship since 1974 with a dramatic 5-4 win over No. 5 Princeton on Saturday afternoon from Jadwin Gymnasium.

The Quakers can finish no worse than 5-1 in the league, which would tie Harvard. A win in the regular season finale tomorrow afternoon would clinch the league title outright.

In one of the best matches of the season, the Tigers struck first, taking a 2-0 advantage with a pair of three-game wins at No. #1 and #3. Penn roared back to take the lead thanks to a trio of five-game victories. First, it was Yash Bhargava, the program's all-time wins leader, who got the Quakers on the board. Roger Baddour and Dillon Huang followed, clinching their victories mere minutes apart. Aly Abou Eleinen tacked on a four-game win to push Penn's advantage to 4-2, moving to 14-0 on the season in the process.

The Tigers fought back to knot the match at 4-all, the first opponent all season to take more than three matches from Penn. Saksham Choudhary, who entered Saturday on a 26-match win streak in regular season play, made his 27th straight one to remember, clinching the match for the Quakers with a four-game win.

The Quakers will seek the outright league crown in the regular season finale tomorrow at Noon against No. 7 Cornell from the Penn Squash Center.

Results

Youssef Ibrahim (Pr.) def. Andrew Douglas (Penn) – 11-8, 12-10, 11-9
Aly Abou Eleinen (Penn) def. Karim Elbarbary (Pr.) – 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 13-11
Daelum Mawji (Pr.) def. Nick Spizzirri (Penn) – 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
Dillon Huang (Penn) def. Cole Becker (Pr.) – 6-11, 11-9, 11-2, 10-12, 11-4
Thomas Rosini (Pr.) def. Nathan Kueh (Penn) – 11-8, 12-10, 3-11, 9-11, 11-8
Yash Bhargava (Penn) def. Duncan Joyce (Pr.) – 10-12, 11-9, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9
Saksham Choudhary (Penn) def. Alastair Cho (Pr.) – 11-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8
Roger Baddour (Penn) def. Hao-Chen Cheng (Pr.) – 8-11, 11-1, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7
Ahmed Wael (Pr.) def. Dana Santry (Penn) – 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11

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Players Mentioned

Aly Abou Eleinen: 5' 9"; Senior

Roger Baddour: 5' 11"; Freshman

Yash Bhargava: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Saksham Choudhary: 6' 2"; Junior

Andrew Douglas: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Dillon Huang: 6' 0"; Junior

Dana Santry: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Nick Spizzirri: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Nathan Kueh: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aly Abou Eleinen
: 5' 9"; Senior

Roger Baddour
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Yash Bhargava
: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Saksham Choudhary
: 6' 2"; Junior

Andrew Douglas
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Dillon Huang
: 6' 0"; Junior

Dana Santry
: 6' 4"; Sophomore

Nick Spizzirri
: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Nathan Kueh
: 5' 5"; Freshman