NEW YORK CITY – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash team will be represented by
Salman Khalil,
Marwan Abdelsalam and
Omar Hafez in the CSA Individual Championships quarterfinal round tomorrow.
Fifth-seeded Khalil advanced after defeating #9/12 seed Yusuf Sheikh of Columbia, 3-2, in the Round of 16. He will take on fourth-seeded Muhammad Ahsab Irfan of Trinity tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Abdelsalam, another 9/12 seed, swept sixth-seeded Hollis Robertson en route to his quarterfinal appearance. The sophomore will play third-ranked Joachim Chuah of Trinity tomorrow at 4:40 p.m.
Second-seeded Hafez came back from down 1-0 to defeat #13/16 seed John Paul Tew of Virginia, 3-1. He will compete against #9/12 Benedek Takacs of Trinity tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
Men's Results:
Round of 16
#5
Salman Khalil def. #9/12 Yusuf Sheikh (Columbia), 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-2)
#9/12
Marwan Abdelsalam def. #6 Hollis Robertson (Princeton), 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-7)
#2
Omar Hafez def. #13/16 John Paul Tew (Virginia), 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
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