PHILADEPHIA, Pa. – In a rematch of the 2020 Men's Team Championships Final, No. 2 Harvard (5-1, 2-1 Ivy) was tripped up by No. 1 Penn (10-0, 1-0 Ivy) on Saturday in a hard-fought battle between two of the country's premier programs. The loss snaps a 38-match win streak for the Crimson which dated back to the 2017-18 CSA Team Championship Finals. 
 
Harvard jumped out to an early lead courtesy of victories at the first and fourth singles positions by senior Victor Crouin and junior George Crowne, but the Quakers pulled even with wins by Yash Bhargava at seven singles and Roger Alber Baddour at nine singles. 
 
Continuing the top of the ladder's strong performance, senior Samuel Scherl brought Harvard back in front with a 3-1 triumph over James Flynn at three singles. 
 
The remaining four matches, however, would all break in Penn's favor. Aly Abou El Einen notched the decisive fifth point for the home team playing against Marwan Tarek in what was a rematch of the 2020 CSA Men's Individual Championships Final. 
 
Harvard Highlights / Match Notes 

• Victor Crouin, Samuel Scherl and George Crowne all remain unbeaten on the year individually. 
• George Crowne earned Harvard's lone sweep of the day with his 3-0 win over Nicholas Spizzirri. Crowne has won all five of his matches this season by a score of 3-0. 
• Six of the day's nine matches went to at least four sets with two matches (five singles and seven singles) going the distance. 
• The Crimson moves to 81-4 against Penn all-time. 
• The match was the first for Harvard since Dec. 1, a span of 45 days. 

RESULTS
Harvard – 3, Penn – 6 

1. Victor Crouin (Harv) def. Andrew Douglas (Penn) – 3-1 (11-4, 11-5, 12-14, 11-6)
2. Aly Abou El Einen (Penn) def. Marwan Tarek (Harv)  – 3-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 11-2) 
3. Samuel Scherl (Harv) def. James Flynn (Penn) – 3-1 (11-6, 12-10, 7-11, 11-5)
4. George Crowne (Harv) def. Nicholas Spizzirri (Penn) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 13-11)
5. Dillon Huang (Penn) def. Adam Corcoran (Harv)– 3-2 (5-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9)
6. Nathan Tze Bing Kueh (Penn) def. Ido Burstein (Harv) – 3-1 (10-12, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8)
7. Yash Bhargava (Penn) def. Liam Rotzoll (Harv)– 3-2 (11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-9) 
8. Saksham Choudhary (Penn) def. Tate Harms (Harv)– 3-0 (17-15, 11-9, 11-9,) 
9. Roger Alber Baddour (Penn) def. Conner Stoltz (Harv)– 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-4) 

Order of finish: 1, 4, 7, 9, 3, 5, 8, 2, 6
 
Next Up
Harvard continues its road trip tomorrow at No. 3 Princeton. The match will begin at 2:30 p.m. and can be seen on Stretch Internet.