Penn (8-6, 0-1 Ivy) came back to win the last three matches over No. 52 Princeton (12-4, 1-0) to move closer, but the Tigers had already clinched the victory.

Looking to start off Ivy play with a win at home against the Tigers on Saturday, Penn appeared overmatched for the first time in a long time, falling 6-1.

After a spirited comeback to force overtime, the No. 13 Quakers (5-3, 1-2 Ivy) fell to Yale in the extra period, 7-6.

The No. 24 Red and Blue (4-4) traveled to College Park to face the No. 1 Terrapins (13-0) on their home field and for the most part, they held their own. But the Quakers fell, 15-10.

The Red and Blue made critical plays to sweep the Big Green in back-to-back 3-2 victories before rallying past Harvard with a 4-1 afternoon victory, followed by a rain-delayed 3-3 postponement (at the top of the eighth inning). That game will resume Monday at noon.

The weekend proved to be a mixed bag for the Quakers rowing teams. While the men’s lightweight rowing team had a successful weekend against MIT, the women’s team finished third out of the three teams in the Connell Cup.

Freshman Chris Swanson was the only member of the Penn men’s swimming team to receive an invite to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis over the weekend.

In their opening weekend of conference play, the Quakers (13-11, 3-1 Ivy) swept Harvard for the first time since 2003, defeating the defending-champion Crimson on Friday at Penn Park, 6-3 and 7-2.

The men’s tennis team will take the short trip to Princeton on Saturday to take on the Tigers. Coming off its first road win of the season, the culmination of its non-conference schedule, Penn will be entering its first Ivy League match of the spring 2013 season.

Penn will take on Yale at Franklin Field on Saturday at 1 p.m. With the home crowd’s support and a sunny day forecasted, the Red and Blue have every opportunity to get back on track.

After balancing school and athletics for three and a half years, nobody would blame senior football players C.J. Mooney and Dave Twamley for relaxing their last semester. Instead, they decided to double up and play for the lacrosse team this spring.

Charming their teammates with mischief and athleticism alike, seniors and New York natives Stephanie Caso and Samantha Erosa anchor the Quakers’ defense at shortstop and second base, respectively.

The Penn women’s tennis team (8-3) will take on Princeton (8-4) this Saturday at home in its first Ivy match of the season.

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As the Quakers travel down to College Park, Md., to take on the faster Terrapins on Saturday, it’s clear to Penn what must be done.

Over a two-day span, Penn baseball takes on two opponents in four big games. And there is just one goal: start out Ivy play in the win column as they take on Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend.