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PRINCETON, N.J. — The University of Pennsylvania men’s squash team advanced to the Ivy League Tournament final after defeating No. 4 Yale on Saturday, 6-3.
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The Quakers were led by First Team All-Ivy selections Salman Khalil and Omar Hafez who won in the first and second positions in the lineup.
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Second Team All-Ivy member Alex Dartnell gutted out a 3-2 win in his first postseason match with the Quakers.
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Finally, Zane Patel and Varun Chitturi swept their opponents in three games as Penn advanced to tomorrow’s final.
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Men’s Results vs. Yale:
Omar Hafez (P) def. Tad Carney (Y) – 3-2 (11-8, 11-7, 14-16, 6-11, 11-4)
Salman Khalil (P) def. Lachlan Sutton (Y) – 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-9)
Marwan Abdelsalam (P) def. Arav Bhagwati (Y) – DF
Alex Dartnell (P) def. Rohan Gondi (Y) – 3-2 (11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-8)
Rishi Srivastava (Y) def. Rustin Wiser (P) – 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
Zane Patel (P) def. Rick Chen (Y) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
Oliver Velasco (Y) def. Rehan Luthra (P) – 3-0 (11-7, 11-4, 13-11)
Varun Chitturi (P) def. Bennett Eun (Y) – 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-8)
Jack O’Flynn (Y) def. Hao Cui (P) – 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7)
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Penn will take on No. 2 Harvard tomorrow at 10 a.m. with an opportunity to be crowned Ivy League Tournament champions.
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