PHILADELPHIA- The top-ranked University of Pennsylvania men's squash team will be back in action for the first time in 2024, with a pair of Top-10 matchups this weekend.

The Quakers will host 9th-ranked Cornell at 1:30 p.m. at the Penn Squash Center on Friday and will travel to New York to face 6th-ranked Columbia at 1:00 p.m. from the SL Green StreetSquash Center on Sunday.

How to Watch

Streams for this weekend can be found here:
Cornell
Columbia

Last Time Out
Penn is coming off a 7-2 win over #11-ranked Williams, back on December 3. Omar Hafez, Varun Chitturi, Oliver Green, Dana Santry, Shaam Gambhir, Abdelrahman Dweek and Jat Tse all picked up wins against the Ephs.

Previewing Penn
The Quakers jumped out to a strong start to the season, landing at 7-0 before the end of the calendar year. Penn is a combined 57-6 against its opponents this season. Freshman Chitturi has posted a 7-0 record, while CSA (College Squash Association) First-Team All-American, and First Team All-Ivy honoree Nathan Kueh, is 6-0. While last season's Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Hafez is 5-0 on the year. Senior Santry currently sits at 5-0, while junior Green is 6-0.

Match History
Friday's meeting will be the 26th all-time between the Quakers and Big Red, as Penn holds a 13-12 advantage in the series. Currently, Penn is carrying a six-match winning streak stemming from the 2016-2017 season. Last year, the Quakers picked up a 9-0 victory in Ithaca. Five of the last six matches for Penn have been a 9-0 sweep against Cornell. The Quakers are 7-3 in their last 10 meetings and are 6-5 at home.

Sunday's meeting will be the 14th all-time between the Quakers and Lions, as Penn holds a 7-6 advantage in the series. Penn is riding a three-match winning streak dating back to the 2019-2020 season. Last year, the Quakers picked up a 9-0 victory at the Penn Squash Center. The teams are 5-5 in their last 10 matchups and Penn won its first-ever matchup 7-2 in the 2011-2012 season. The Quakers are 4-2 at home and 1-4 on the road.