Weekend Wrap

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Several Penn sports teams and athletes had opportunities to capture season-defining victories over the weekend. It's not every weekend that the Quakers take on a No. 1 ranked team, or that a freshman swimmer competes at the NCAA Championships. Those settings, combined with Ivy League openers for both the men's and women's tennis teams, as well as the baseball and softball squads, allowed for the Red and Blue to be well-represented this weekend. For coverage of these matchups and more, here's this week's edition of the Weekend Wrap:

Baseball: After a competitive non-conference schedule, the Penn baseball team kicked off its Ivy League season with a doubleheader sweep of Dartmouth on Saturday. Both games ended in 3-2 victories for the Quakers. On Sunday, the Red and Blue went up against Harvard, capturing the day's first game, 4-1, before the second game was eventually postponed due to rain. After play resumed Monday, the Crimson struck for three runs in the ninth, and handed Penn its first Ivy loss of 2013.

Penn baseball proves non-Ivy success no fluke

BRIEF | Penn baseball can't complete sweep

Men's Tennis: Kicking off Ivy League play on Saturday, the Penn men's tennis team fell to Princeton for the sixth straight season, 4-3. Although the matchup was tight throughout, the early loss of the doubles point ended up dooming the Quakers. After the Tigers took a 1-0 lead, the teams split all six singles matches, giving Princeton enough points to caputre the victory.

BRIEF | Penn men's tennis suffers another loss to Princeton

Men's Swimming: Freshman Chris Swanson was the only member of the Penn men's swimming team to be invited to participate in the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis over the weekend. Swanson competed in two events: the 500- and 1650-meter Freestyle races. Although Swanson was unable to top any of his career-best times in Indianapolis, he managed to finish 44th in the 500 free and 33rd in the 1650 free.

Freshman represents Penn swimming at NCAA championships

Women's Lacrosse: The No. 24 Penn women's lacrosse team traveled to College Park to face No. 1 Maryland on their home field on Saturday, and for the most part, they held their own. However, a rough start severely hampered the Quakers' chances against the Terps. After falling behind 4-0 early, the Red and Blue could not muster a comeback, and fell, 15-10. Freshman Iris Williamson led Penn with four goals.

Penn women's lacrosse falls to top-ranked Terps

Women's Tennis: The Penn women's tennis team also kicked off Ivy League play this weekend against Princeton. Despite taking the first doubles match, the Quakers dropped the next two, and wound up losing the matchup's opening point. The Tigers followed up their doubles point with five singles wins, and knocked off the Red and Blue, 6-1. Freshman Sonya Latycheva was the only Penn player to win her match.

Quakers tennis drops Ivy opener vs. Princeton, 6-1

Softball: The Penn softball team began its slate of Ancient Eight matchups with two doubleheaders against Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend. The Quakers made history in against the Crimson on Saturday, sweeping Harvard for the first time since 2003. Sophomore pitcher Alexis Borden also became Penn's all-time leader in strikeouts. The Red and Blue followed up Saturday's dominance with a split of two games with Dartmouth on Sunday.

Penn softball sweeps Harvard, splits with Dartmouth

Rowing: This weekend provided Penn's rowing teams with a variety of results. The men's rowing team captured a dominant victory over MIT on Saturday, earning a full sweep over the Explorers. On the women's side, however, the Red and Blue finished third out of three teams in the Connell Cup, losing to both Yale and Columbia, 21-18-6.

Brief | A mixed bag for Penn rowing

Men's Lacrosse: After dropping a heartbreaker against Cornell last weekend, the Penn men's lacrosse team looked to rebound against Ivy rival Yale on Saturday. Despite falling behind, 6-4, the Quakers made a valiant comeback in the final minutes of regulation. Sophomore attack Isaac Bock scored on an assist from senior Tim Schwalje with under two minutes to play in regulation, forcing overtime. The Red and Blue were unable to score in overtime, and a goal by Yale's Kirby Zdrill in the extra frame proved to be the difference as Penn fell, 7-6.

Penn men's lacrosse sees late comeback falls short in overtime