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PHILADELPHIA – The third time proved to be the charm for the University of Pennsylvania women’s squash team. After losing to Princeton in the regular season (6-3 on February 7) and the Ivy League Tournament final (5-1 on February 22), the second-seeded Quakers downed the top-seeded Tigers when it mattered most—in the final of the Howe Cup.
 
With the win, Penn (17-2) wins the College Squash Association’s national team championship for just the second time, the other coming in 2000. With the exception of 2021 (COVID-19), the Howe Cup has been contested annually since 1973.
 
Senior Jana Dweek clinched the match; with the score tied, 4-4, she swept Princeton’s Sonya Sasson in straight games at the No. 9 spot to give the Quakers the title. Penn’s other wins came from Malak Khafagy at No. 1, Malak Taha at No. 3, Sohaila Ismail at No. 4, and Savannah Ingledew at No. 8.
 
Final Results
1 – Malak Khafagy (Pe) def. Zeina Zein (Pr), 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4) 0:40
2 – Alexanda Jaffe (Pr) def. Franka Vidovic (Pe), 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 12-10)
3 – Malak Taha (Pe) def. Emma Trauber (Pr), 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 14-12) 1:01
4 – Sohaila Ismail (Pe) def. Charlotte Bell (Pr), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5) 0:26
5 – Samantha Jaffe (Pr) def. Allie Stoddard (Pe), 3-2 (12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9) 0:56
6 – Caroline Eielson (Pr) def. Ashna Tumuluri (Pe), 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-7) 0:25
7 – Liyen Tech (Pr) def. Hailey Wong (Pe), 3-1 (11-8, 12-14, 16-14, 11-9) 0:57
8 – Savannah Ingledew (Pe) def. Hermione Cao, 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 13-11) 1:06
9 – Jana Dweek (Pe) def. Sonya Sasson (Pr), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-9)
 

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