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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.
 
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.
 
Second Team All-Ivy member Alex Dartnell gutted out a 3-2 win in his first postseason match with the Quakers.
 
Finally, Zane Patel and Varun Chitturi swept their opponents in three games as Penn advanced to tomorrow’s final.
 
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)

 
 
Up Next
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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