PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania men's squash took down 33rd street rival Drexel on Friday in the CSA Team Championships quarterfinals, 7-2.
The Quakers have advanced to tomorrow's semifinal for a rematch with Ivy League Tournament runner up #3 Harvard.
Gregory Malsang got things started for the boys with a 3-0 sweep against T.S. Mundra in the ninth position.
Marwan Abdelsalam followed with a gutsy 3-2 win in the three position, outlasting Youssef Bastawy in a back-and-forth match.
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Rustin Wiser secured the third victory for the Quakers with a 3-1 win over Luhann Groenewald in the fifth position.
Salman Khalil and
Varun Chitturi followed up their All-Tournament performances in the Ivy League Tournament with two more wins for the Red and Blue as they clinched the win, up 5-0.
Omar Hafez made it 6-0 Quakers with another win to his outstanding 2026 season.
Zane Patel had the final win for Penn in a thrilling 3-2 win against Charlie Taylor in the sixth position.
The pursuit for a "three-peat" national championship continues.
Men's Results vs. Drexel:
- Omar Hafez (P) def. Nicolas Serna (D), 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6)
- Salman Khalil (P) def. Guido Lindner (D), 3-0 (11-1, 11-3, 11-1)
- Marwan Abdelsalam (P) def. Youssef Bastawy (D), 3-2 (11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6)
- Yurri Pollak Pelbart (D) def. Alex Dartnell (P), 3-0 (11-8, 11-1, 11-7)
- Rustin Wiser (P) def. Luhann Groenewald (D), 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9)
- Zane Patel (P) def. Charlie Taylor (D), 3-2 (11-8, 11-4, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9)
- Varun Chitturi (P) def. Thiago Cabrejos (D), 3-2 (11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 12-10)
- Sean Murphy (D) def. Rehan Luthra (P), 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-6)
- Gregory Malsang (P) def. Tavneet Singh Mundra (D), 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 14-12)
Up Next
Penn will take on #3 Harvard in the semifinals tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
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