NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's squash team took down No. 1 Penn on Sunday afternoon at the Brady Squash Center. The Bulldogs topped the Quakers 5-4 to extend their winning streak to four matches.
With the win, Yale improved to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Ivy League. Penn dropped to 7-2 overall with a 0-1 conference record.
The women's team also competed on Sunday afternoon, falling to Penn 9-0. The Bulldogs are 1-3 so far this season but have lost to top competition.
Men's Results – Yale 5, Penn 4
• Tad Carney (YALE) def. Omar Hafez (PENN) 3-0
• Salman Khalil (PENN) def. Lachlan Sutton (YALE) 3-0
• Marwan Abdelsalam (PENN) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 3-2
• Rohan Arya Gondi (YALE) def. Alexander Dartnell (PENN) 3-1
• Rishi Srivastava (YALE) def. Rustin Wiser (PENN) 3-0
• Zane Patel (PENN) def. Rick Chen (YALE) 3-1
• Oliver Velasco (YALE) def. Gregory Malsang (PENN) 3-1
• Varun Chitturi (PENN) def. Bennett Eun (YALE) 3-1
• Jack O'Flynn (YALE) def. Will Newman (PENN) 3-1
Match Notes
• Yale snapped a three-game losing streak against the Quakers.
• Carney was impressive once again, winning in straight sets against Hafez, last year's national runner-up. He remained unbeaten this season.
• Srivastava won in straight games.
Women's Results – Penn 9, Yale 0
• Malak Khafagy (PENN) def. Heng Wai Wong (YALE) 3-0
• Franka Vidovic (PENN) def. Spring Ma (YALE) 3-0
• Malak Taha (PENN) def. Meha Shah (YALE) 3-0
• Sohaila Ismail (PENN) def. Elise Kang (YALE) 3-0
• Alexandra Stoddard (PENN) def. Eedha Mehta (YALE) 3-1
• Anne Leakey (PENN) def. Whitney Taylor (YALE) 3-1
• Hailey Shing-Fei Wong (PENN) def. Alyssa Ho (YALE) 3-1
• Ashna Tumuluri (PENN) def. Layla Johnson (YALE) 3-0
• Savannah Margot Ingledew (PENN) def. Swetha Sivakumar (YALE) 3-0
Up Next
Select Bulldogs will compete at the CSA Individual National Championships in New York from Jan. 23-27.