PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's and women's squash teams will compete in the Ivy League Tournament this weekend at Princeton as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds.
The top seeded men's team enters the tournament after clinching the regular season title for the third straight season after sweeping Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend. The Quakers will take on fourth seed Yale on Saturday at 10 a.m. Yale gave Penn one of its only two losses this season on January 18th, as the Red and Blue have an opportunity to get revenge.
The second seeded women's team enters the tournament after defeating Harvard and Dartmouth last weekend. The Quakers finished the regular season with a 13-1 overall record, 5-1 in conference play. Penn will take on No. 3 Harvard in the semifinals on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Quaker Notemeal
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Omar Hafez and
Malak Khafagy were named Ivy League Player of the Year for the men's and women's teams.
* Hafez,
Salman Khalil and
Marwan Abdelsalam from the men's team were selected to First Team All-Ivy.
* Freshman
Alex Dartnell received his first Ivy nod with the Quakers, earning Second Team All-Ivy.
* Men's Head Coach
Gilly Lane, and his staff, won Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year.
* Khafagy and
Franka Vidovic from the women's team were named to the First Team-All Ivy.
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Sohaila Ismail and
Malak Taha were selected to the Second Team All-Ivy.
Schedule:
Saturday, Feb. 21:
Men's Semifinals
No. 1 Penn vs. No. 4 Yale
10 a.m.
Women's Semifinals
No. 2 Penn vs. No. 3 Harvard
3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22:
Men's Finals
10 a.m.
Women's Finals
3:30 p.m.
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