Weekend Wrap

Now that the Penn men's and women's basketball seasons have ended, it's time to turn our attention to the progress of other teams sporting the Red and Blue. With the baseball, softball and tennis teams in action, among others, it was a busy weekend for the Quakers. For coverage of those teams and more, here is this week's edition of the Weekend Wrap:

Men's Tennis:

After completing a slate of five matchups over spring break, the Penn men's team was back in action on Saturday. The Quakers went up against No. 26 Virginia Commonwealth, and ultimately fell, 7-0. It was a rough day for every member of the team, as the Red and Blue failed to capture any of the three doubles matches, and dropped every set in singles matches.

Penn men’s tennis overmatched by No. 26 VCU

Football:

While the Penn football team may not be seeing any action beyond spring practices anytime soon, it's been a busy few months for three senior players. Brandon Copeland, Scott Lopano and Joe Bonadies participated in Villanova's NFL pro day on Monday after weeks of preparation.

Three Penn football seniors prepare for NFL Pro day

Women's Lacrosse:

After a rough start to the season, things are turning around quickly for the Penn women's lacrosse team. Coming of a victory in their Ivy League opener, the Quakers picked up their second consecutive conference victory, this time over Yale, 12-8. Senior Caroline Bunting had a huge game, recording three goals and four assists for the Red and Blue.

Senior’s big day leads Penn women's lacrosse to ‘W'

Baseball:

Although poor weather conditions shifted the start of the Penn baseball team's back-to-back doubleheaders with George Washington to Virginia instead of Philadelphia, the Quakers were able to secure a series victory. Strong pitching, a deep rotation and timely hitting came in handy for the Red and Blue, who took three of four from the Colonials.

Penn baseball takes three of four from weekend

Softball:

The Penn softball squad put together two of its most impressive performances of the season over the weekend. Sophomore pitcher Alexis Borden kicked off the two-game set with her second career no-hitter on Friday. The Quakers followed up that 8-0 victory with an equally impressive offensive outing on Saturday, demolishing Lafayette again, 11-2.

Comfortable wins for Penn softball over Lafayette

Gymnastics:

Despite a strong start on the uneven bars, the Penn gymnastics team fell to North Carolina over the weekend, 194.075-191.525. Seniors Kirsten Strausbaugh and Dana Bonincontri led the team with seventh and eighth -place finishes, scoring 9.775 and 9.750 respectively.

Injury-plagued Penn gymnastics defeated by North Carolina

Women's Tennis:

The Penn women's tennis team faced a tough matchup with Maryland over the weekend, and ended up dropping a heartbreaker, 4-3. Though the Quakers fell, Maryland is a strong team and coach Sanela Kunovac was more than pleased with how her girls performed. Stephanie Do, a junior, and her doubles partner, sophomore Alex Ion, won their doubles match early, but the Red and Blue couldn't sustain that momentum over the course of the day.

Penn women's tennis drops intense match to Terps

Men's Lacrosse:

Although the Penn men's lacrosse team faced quite a few obstacles this weekend, the team was able to defeat No. 7 Princeton, 11-10. Playing in difficult weather, the Quakers held of a furious rally from the Tigers, and were able to preserve a much-needed Ivy League victory. After Princeton narrowed the Quakers’ lead to just one goal with 45 seconds left, the Tigers missed two shots at a goal before turning the ball over, securing the win for Penn.

Penn men's lacrosse survives late Princeton rally