PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's squash teams took down Harvard on Valentine's Day at the Penn Squash Center, both by 6-3 scores.
 
The men's team recorded their fourth win in a row and are now tied for first place in the Ivy League standings with Yale, both sporting 4-1 conference records. The women remain second behind Princeton and hold out hope that the Crimson can recover to defeat the Tigers tomorrow. If that happens, and Penn beats Dartmouth, the Quakers will share the regular-season title with Princeton and Harvard.
 
Omar Hafez and Salman Khalil swept their opponents in the first and second positions Saturday, while Marwan Abdelsalam and Alex Dartnell secured 3-1 victories in the third and fourth spots. Zane Patel, Rehan Luthra and Varun Chitturi rounded out the last three wins for the Quakers as the team clinched a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
 
The women's team bounced back after last week's loss to Princeton and won their 12th match of the season.
 
Malak Khafagy swept Harvard's Caroline Fouts in the first position, earning her 10th win of the season, while Sohaila Ismail and Allie Stoddard secured wins in the fourth and fifth positions. Hailey Wong, Ashna Tumuluri and Savannah Ingledew capped off the 6-3 win for the Red and Blue as the women now sit in second place in the Ivy League standings.
 
Men's Results vs. Harvard:

1. Omar Hafez (P) def. Denis Gilevskiy (H) - 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-4)
2. Salman Khalil (P) def. David Costales (H) - 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-6)
3. Marwan Abdelsalam (P) def. Omar Azzam (H) - 3-1 (12-14, 15-13, 11-8, 11-7)
4. Alex Dartnell (P) def. Christian Capella (H) - 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4)
5. Maddox Moxham (H) def. Rustin Wiser (P) - 3-1 (5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-3)
6. Alexander Broadbridge (H) def. Zane Patel (P) - 3-1 (5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6)
7. Rehan Luthra (P) def. Jacob Lin (H) - 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-2)
8. Varun Chitturi (P) def. Segev Rome (H) - 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-3)
9. Ishant Shah (H) def. Gregory Malsang (P) -3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6)

 
Women's Results vs. Harvard:

1. Malak Khafagy (P) def. Caroline Fouts (H) - 3-0 (15-13, 11-9, 11-7)
2. Lucie Stefanoni (H) def. Franka Vidovic (P) - 3-2 (11-8, 7-11, 11-2, 8-11,11-4)
3. Saran Nghiem (H) def. Malak Taha (P) - 3-1 (9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10)
4. Sohaila Ismail (P) def. Ocean Ma (H) - 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7)
5. Allie Stoddard (P) def. Ona Blasco (H) - 3-2 (11-4, 5-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9)
6. Dixon Hill (H) def. Anne Leakey (P) - 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 12-10, 11-5)
7. Hailey Wong (P) def. Jomana Shehab (H) - 3-2 (11-6, 12-10, 12-14, 8-11, 11-8)
8. Ashna Tumuluri (P) def. Sarita Popat (H) - 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-5)
9. Savannah Ingledew (P) def. Molly Stoltz (H) - 3-1 (11-9, 10-12, 11-3, 11-5)

 
Up Next
The Quakers will take on Dartmouth tomorrow at noon at the Penn Squash Center.