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PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men’s squash team clinched the 2026 Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday at Princeton, taking down No. 2 Harvard, 5-4.
 
The Crimson gave the Quakers all they could handle early on as they took three of the first four matches.
 
With their backs against the wall, the Quakers had to dig deep to keep their title hopes alive.
 
Alex Dartnell gutted out a 3-2 win in a highly physical and back-and-forth match in the four spot as the freshman ignited a rally for the Quakers.
 
Marwan Abdelsalam followed with another 3-2 win for the Red and Blue in a battle with Harvard’s Omar Azzam in a thrilling match in the third position.
 
Zane Patel and Salman Khalil had the next two wins for the Quakers as the match was all knotted up at four.
 
Varun Chitturi faced off against Segev Rome in the eighth spot with an Ivy League title on the line.
 
Chitturi took the first two games and looked to deliver the 3-0 sweep.
 
But Rome would not surrender as he took a neck-and-neck fourth game, 12-10, as all eyes were on Chitturi to see if he would respond.
 
The junior from Fremont, California did just that and won the fourth game 11-5 as the Quakers captured the title.

Dartnell was named Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player after two terrific wins for the Red and Blue this weekend.

 

Men’s Results vs. Harvard:


Denis Gilevskiy (H) def. Omar Hafez (P) – 3-0 (11-9, 11-1, 11-7)
Salman Khalil (P) def. David Costales (H) – 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-5)
Marwan Abdelsalam (P) def. Omar Azzam (H) – 3-2 (6-11, 11-9, 11-13, 15-17, 12-10)
Alex Dartnell (P) def. Christian Capella (H) – 3-2 (12-10, 11-13, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9)
Maddox Moxham (H) def. Rustin Wiser (P) – 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-7)
Zane Patel (P) def. Alexander Broadbridge (H) – 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 10-12, 11-3)
Jacob Lin (H) def. Rehan Luthra (P) – 3-2 (6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9)
Varun Chitturi (P) def. Segev Rome (H) – 3-1 (13-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5)
Ishant Shah (H) def. Hao Cui (P) – 3-2 (13-11, 0-11, 11-9, 4-11, 5-11)

 
 
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Penn will look to carry this momentum into CSA Team Championships beginning March 5th, in pursuit of a third straight national championship.


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