HARTFORD, Conn. – The Harvard men's squash team secured a spot in the national semifinal with a 7-2 win over Penn this afternoon. The result was a significant improvement from a narrow 5-4 win earlier this season. The men will play the winner of the University of Rochester and Columbia, set for a 4 p.m. start today. 

Four of the decisions today were 3-0 scores, led by Timothy Brownell in the No. 2 spot. Alexi Gosset reversed his decision earlier in the season, beating Penn's Max Reed 3-1. Madhav Dhingra remains unbeaten in the No. 6 slot this season. 

Scores
1. Andrew Douglas def. Saadeldin Abouaish (H) (3-0)
2. Timothy Brownell (H) def. Hayes Murphy (3-0)
3. Sean Hughes (H) def. Marwan Mahmoud (3-1)
4. David Ryan (H) def. David Yacobucci (3-0)
5. Samuel Scherl (H) def. Karim Tarek (3-0)
6. Madhav Dhingra (H) def. Derek Hsue (3-1)
7. Yash Bhargava def. Adam Corcoran (H) (3-0)
8. Julien Gosset (H) def. James Watson (3-0)
9. Alexi Gosset (H) def. Max Reed (3-1) 

What's Next?
Harvard will play in the national semifinal tomorrow, Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. Should the Crimson win, the national championship match will take place on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. at Trinity.