NEW YORK, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania men's squash senior Omar Hafez defeated Trinity's Benedek Takacs on Sunday, advancing to the final four of the CSA Individual Championships.
 
Second ranked Hafez beat 11th ranked Takacs, 3-0, en route to a second straight appearance in the semifinals of the tournament.
 
Hafez was the runner up in last year's competition, losing to teammate Salman Khalil in the championship match.
 
Khalil and sophomore Marwan Abdelsalam's tournament runs ended at the hands of Muhammad Ashab Irfan and Joachim Chuah of Trinity in today's quarterfinals.
 
Hafez will take on third ranked Chuah of Trinity tomorrow at 1:45 with an opportunity to advance to Tuesday's finale.
 
RESULTS:
Quarterfinals
Omar Hafez (Penn) def. Benedek Takacs (Trin), (11-5, 11-8, 11-9)
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (Trin) def. Salman Khalil (Penn), (11-7, 11-5, 11-3)
Joachim Chuah (Trin) def. Marwan Abdelsalam (Penn), (11-9, 11-7, 11-3)