PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team will begin the 2025 season this weekend, looking to defend its Potter Cup national championship.
 
Penn was ranked #1 in the College Squash Association preseason rankings.
 
The Quakers will take on Haverford on Friday at 5 pm, Franklin and Marshall on Saturday at 11 am, and a doubleheader with Chatham and Dickinson at 9 am and 2:30 pm on Sunday.
 
How to Watch:
Haverford
Franklin and Marshall
Chatham/Dickinson
 
Previewing Penn:
The Red and Blue head into the 2025 season with high expectations after the most successful season in program history last year.
 
Last year, Penn finished the season with a 20-0 unblemished record en route to a 6-3 victory over Yale in the Potter Cup final.
 
This was the first time in program history where the team finished the season without a single loss in the regular season and postseason.
 
The Quakers have a chance to win their third consecutive Potter Cup national championship this season, under tenth-year head coach Gilly Lane.
 
Key Returners:
Penn returns three players who were named First Team All-Ivy last season.
 
Junior Salman Khalil returns after being named Ivy League Player of the Year last year.
 
Sophomore Marwan Abdelsalam was selected as the 2024 Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
 
Senior captain Omar Hafez was named First Team All-Ivy last year, finishing the season sixth on the program's all-time wins list with 51.
 
Additional returners include:
Hao Cui (8-0 record in 2024)
Varun Chitturi (15-1 record in 2024)
Ben Mathias (6-0 record in 2024)
Kyle Penman (6-0 record in 2024)
Jat Tse (5-0 record in 2024)
 
New Additions:
The Quakers welcome four freshmen and one transfer to the team this season.
 
Freshmen Alexander and Phillip Dartnell, Henry Fogel and Will Newman will begin their collegiate careers this weekend.
 
St. Lawrence University transfer Gregory Malsang will look to add his talents to the roster after winning Liberty League Rookie of the Year last year.