No. 8 Virginia Falls 8-1 at No. 1 Penn

PHILADELPHIA– The No. 8 Virginia men’s squash team (2-3, 2-0 MASC) suffered an 8-1 loss at No. 1 Penn (4-0) on Saturday (Nov. 18) at the Penn Squash Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

Senior Maxwell Velazquez earned the point for the Cavaliers with a 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 victory at six. Velazquez improved to 4-1 this season.

Sophomore JP Tew challenged Penn’s top player, Omar Hafez, through five games. Hafez opened with an 11-4 win, but Tew took the second 12-10. Hafez edged ahead with an 11-6 win in the third game, but Tew countered again with an 11-9 win. Hafez took the decider 11-2 to earn the point.

UP NEXT

• The Cavaliers close out the weekend by returning to MASC action, playing at No. 6 Drexel on Sunday (Nov. 19) at 2:30 p.m.

#1 Penn 8, #8 Virginia 1

1 | Omar Hafez (PEN) def. JP Tew (VA) 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 11-2
2 | Nick Spizzirri (PEN) def. Krishna Mishra (VA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2
3 | Nathan Kueh (PEN) def. Petr Nohel (VA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3
4 | Rehan Luthra (PEN) def. Evan Hajek (VA) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
5 | Varun Chitturi (PEN) def. CJ Baldini (VA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3
6 | Maxwell Velazquez (VA) def. Shaam Gambhir (PEN) 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8
7 | Oliver Green (PEN) def. Drew Barr (VA) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6
8 | Abdelrahman Dweek (PEN) def. Charles Braff (VA) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9
9 | Dana Santry (PEN) def. Patrick Keller (VA) 12-10, 11-2, 11-9