PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Yale women's squash team defeated Penn 6-3 on Friday afternoon at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia. With the win, the Bulldogs advanced to the CSA semifinals, and are just two wins away from a national championship title. 

The Elis picked up a victory for the second consecutive day after defeating 12th-seeded Tufts yesterday. On Friday, they were in complete control of their Ivy League rivals, defeating Penn by the same score as they did at home on Feb. 3. 

Gigi Yeung, Meghna Sreedhar, Lindsay Westerfield, and Joy Qu all won in straight games. Elisabeth Ross and Sneha Sivakumar also took care of business out of the top two positions. 

Match Results
Elisabeth Ross (YALE) def. Sohaila Ismael (PENN) 4-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4
Sneha Sivakumar (YALE) def. Franka Vidovic (PENN) 8-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9
Avni Anand (PENN) def. Christy Lau (YALE) 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-4
Gigi Yeung (YALE) def. Jana Dweek (PENN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6
Meghna Sreedhar (YALE) def. Ashna Tumuluri (PENN) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
Natasha Pensler (PENN) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 12-10, 14-16, 11-5, 11-8
Emma Wolf (PENN) def. Rashi Goverdhanam (YALE) 11-13, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4
Lindsay Westerfield (YALE) def. Grace Lavin (PENN) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8
Joy Qu (YALE) def. Penelope Oh (PENN) 11-1, 11-5, 11-7

Moving On 
The Bulldogs will square off with No. 1 Trinity on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the CSA semifinals. The winner will advance to the national championship matchup on Sunday.