Freshamn Eleinen earns first career victory as Harvard defeats Penn. (Zach Williamson)
PHILADELPHIA - No. 5 Harvard men's squash (3-2, 3-0) earned its third win of the season after taking down No. 11 Penn, 7-2, Sunday afternoon.
At the No. 1 position, Madhav Dhingra played out a five-set thriller, eventually falling, 3-2.
Freshman Bradley Smith was also pushed to five set in only the second match of his career, but outlasted Penn's Hayes Murphy, 3-2.
Senior captain Tyler Olson continues to have an amazing start to the season for the Crimson, picking up a 3-0 win at the No. 8 position. The sweep is Olson's third of the season, pushing his overall record to 5-0.
Freshman Seif Eleinen made his collegiate debut this afternoon and posted a dominate 3-0 win at the No. 9 position.
Harvard is back in action tomorrow, January 11 against No. 10 Franklin & Marshall at noon from Lancaster, Pa. Watch the action live at HERE
Complete Results
Harvard 7, Penn 2
1. Mahmoud def. Dhingra – (3-2)
2. Murray def. Hsue - (3-0)
3. Smith def. Murphy - (3-2)
4. Larson def. Koh - (3-1)
5. Ryan def. Watson - (3-0)
6. McLaughlin def. Quinn - (3-0)
7. Roberts def. Frank - (3-1)
8. Olson def. Odell - (3-0)
9. Eleinen def. Lemmon - (3-0)