PRINCETON, N.J. — No. 1 Penn and No. 2 Harvard advanced to the men’s championship match, while No. 1 Princeton and No. 2 Penn moved on to the women’s final with wins Saturday at the inaugural Ivy League Squash Tournaments, held at Princeton University’s Racquet and Recreation Fieldhouse.
 
In the men’s semifinals, No. 1 Penn defeated No. 4 Yale, 6-3, behind four straight-set victories and a pair of five-game wins. Omar Hafez clinched a tight 3-2 decision over Tad Carney at the top spot, and Alexander Dartnell also went the distance in a 3-2 win over Rohan Gondi. Salman Khalil, Zane Patel and Varun Chitturi each earned 3-0 victories as the Quakers secured their place in the final despite wins from Yale’s Rishi Srivastava, Oliver Velasco and Jack O’Flynn.
 
Harvard, the No. 2 seed, delivered the most decisive result of the round, topping No. 1 Princeton, 8-1. Denis Gilevskiy and Christian Capella each rallied to five-game victories, while David Costales and Maddox Moxham won in straight games. Jacob Lin added a two-game win, and Ishant Shah closed out the Crimson’s dominant performance. Princeton’s lone point came from Justin Cheng, who outlasted Segev Rome in five games.
 
On the women’s side, top-seeded Princeton rolled past No. 4 Cornell, 8-1. Alexandra Jaffe, Caroline Eielson, Liyen Teoh, Hermione Cao and Sonya Sasson all won in straight games, while Charlotte Bell claimed a four-game match and Emma Trauber and Samantha Jaffe secured wins shortened by retirement. Cornell’s Yee Xin Ying earned a straight-game win at No. 1.
 
The most dramatic semifinal came in the women’s 2-3 matchup, where No. 2 Penn edged No. 3 Harvard, 5-4. Malak Khafagy set the tone with a five-game victory at No. 1, and Sohaila Ismail and Alexandra Stoddard added hard-fought 3-2 wins -- with Stoddard clinching the match for Penn.  Hailey Shing-Fei Wong and Ashna Tumulari contributed additional points as the Quakers survived strong performances from Harvard’s Lucie Stefanoni, Saran Nghiem, Dixon Hill and Molly Stoltz to book a spot in the championship match.
 
Both finals matches are set to start at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
 
MEN’S SEMIFINALS
#1 PENN 6, #4 YALE 3
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), 2-0 (11-3, 11-4) ret.
Alexander 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, 4-11)
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 (9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 7-11)
 
#2 HARVARD 8, #1 PRINCETON 1
Denis Gilevskiy (H) def. Hollis Robertson (P), 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7)
David Costales (H) def. Avi Agarwal (P), 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 16-14)
Omar Azzam (H) def. Federico Sosa (P), 2-0 (11-9, 11-3)
Christian Capella (H) def. Aly Ibrahim (P), 3-2 (11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-3)
Maddox Moxham (H) def. Hassan Khalil (P), 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-4)
Alexander Broadbridge (H) def. Andrew Glaser (P), 3-2 (6-11, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-2)
Jacob Lin (H) def. Yuvraj Wadhwani (P), 2-0 (14-12, 11-3) ret.
Justin Cheng (P) def. Segev Rome (H), 3-2 (9-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 14-12)
Ishant Shah (H) def. Yanai Ramot (P), 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-4)
 
WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS
#1 PRINCETON 8, #4 CORNELL 1
Yee Xin Ying (C) def. Zeina Zein (P), 3-0 (12-10, 11-8, 11-8)
Alexandra Jaffe (P) def. Aishwarya Khubchandani (C), 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-4)
Emma Trauber (P) def. Alysa Ali (C), 2-0 (11-4, 11-5) ret.
Charlotte Bell (P) def. Vicky Lai (C), 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-6)
Samantha Jaffe (P) def. Sabine Ball (C), 2-1 (10-12, 11-4, 11-6) ret.
Caroline Eielson (P) def. Christa Kay (C), 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-3)
Liyen Teoh (P) def. Maya Voloshin (C), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
Hermione Cao (P) def. Saniya Jaggi (C), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-3)
Sonya Sasson (P) def. Lamees Shalaby (C), 3-0 (11-1, 11-4, 11-5)
 
#2 PENN 5, #3 HARVARD 4
Malak Khafagy (P) def. Caroline Fouts (H), 3-2 (11-7, 5-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5)
Lucie Stefanoni (H) def. Franka Vidovic (P), 3-1 (11-2, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8)
Saran Nghiem (H) def. Malak Taha (P), 3-1 (11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5)
Sohaila Ismail (P) def. Ocean Ma (H), 3-2 (10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6)
Alexandra Stoddard (P) def. Ona Blasco (H), 3-2 (9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 11-6)
Dixon Hill (H) def. Anne Leakey (P), 3-1 (11-7, 10-12, 11-2, 11-8)
Hailey Shing-Fei Wong (P) def. Iomana Shehab (H), 3-0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-1)
Ashna Tumulari (P) def. Sarita Popat (H), 3-1 (12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 11-3)
Molly Stoltz (H) def. Savannah Margot Ingledew (P), 3-2 (8-11, 3-11, 11-6, 11-6, 1