PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 2 Harvard men's squash battled on the road this afternoon, going toe-to-toe with No. 3 Penn but would fall after a tightly contested match. The Crimson (7-2, 4-1 Ivy) took three match victories, but it was not enough to get past the third-ranked Quakers (11-2, 4-1 Ivy), who earned a 6-3 win in the penultimate match of the Ivy League season.
 

How it Happened

The Crimson and the Quakers met on the courts this afternoon to battle for position in the Ivy League standings. The sides made up two of the three teams in contention for the Ivy League title, which is still up for grabs heading into the final conference match of the season.
 
The Quakers victory was fueled by victories at the top of the ladder. Penn earned 3-0 wins at ones and twos and a 3-1 win at threes. Omar Azzam played in the matchup for Harvard, taking the second game but falling in the final two. Christian Capella also grabbed a game in his match at fours but could not rally for the comeback big, falling 1-3.
 
First-years Maddox Moxham and Alexander Broadbridge both secured wins at fives and sixes, respectively, to improve on their impressive first-year records. Moxham won his match 3-1, rallying after a loss in the first game to win three straight. Broadbridge had a similar result in his 3-1 victory.
 
Jacob Lin battled in his match at sevens, earning a win in the first game before falling in the final three. Penn's sixth win came at eights, where it earned a 3-0 win.
 
Ishant Shah was the third member of the Crimson with a victory, posting a 3-1 win.
 

Results

No. 2 Harvard – 3
No. 3 Penn – 6
1 - Omar Hafez (PENN) def. Denis Gilevskiy, 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-4)
2 - Salman Khalil (PENN) def. David Costales, 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-6)
3 - Marwan Abdelsalam (PENN) def. Omar Azzam, 3-1 (12-14, 15-13, 11-8, 11-7)
4 - Alexander Dartnell (PENN) def. Christian Capella, 3-1 (11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4)
5 - Maddox Moxham def. Rustin Wiser (PENN), 3-1 (5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-3)
6 - Alexander Broadbridge def. Zane Patel (PENN), 3-1 (5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6)
7 - Rehan Luthra (PENN) def. Jacob Lin, 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-2)
8 - Varun Chitturi (PENN) def. Segev Rome, 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-3)
9 - Ishant Shah def. Gregory Malsang (PENN), 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6)
 

Up Next

Harvard will close out its regular season tomorrow afternoon when it travels to Princeton to take on the eighth-ranked Tigers. With a share of the Ivy League title still up for grabs, the Crimson will look to rebound and earn a win in the regular season finale. The match is set to begin at 12:00 PM with all the action streaming live on the Ivy League streaming platform.