Penn men's tennis defeated by two ranked foes
Penn (9-11, 1-6 Ivy) lost to the Lions (15-7, 5-2) in New York by the slimmest of margins, 4-3. The Quakers then dropped Sunday’s match to No. 51 Cornell (14-8, 3-4), 5-2.
Penn (9-11, 1-6 Ivy) lost to the Lions (15-7, 5-2) in New York by the slimmest of margins, 4-3. The Quakers then dropped Sunday’s match to No. 51 Cornell (14-8, 3-4), 5-2.
Both the men and women’s teams had impressive performances the last weekend before Penn Relays, rewriting the school’s history book in the process.
The Lions took an insurmountable 4-0 lead while leading the other three matches before Friday’s match was called early to accommodate the Time to Shine event
The Quakers (22-17, 7-9 Ivy) lost three of four in their series against the Big Red (21-14, 9-7), winning the first game, 6-0, before losing the last three contests, 4-2, 3-1 and 8-2 respectively.
Both the men and women’s teams had impressive performances the last weekend before Penn Relays, rewriting the school’s history book in the process.
The Lions took an insurmountable 4-0 lead while leading the other three matches before Friday’s match was called early to accommodate the Time to Shine event
The Quakers bounced back from their loss to Harvard to dominate Dartmouth on Senior Day, thanks to six combined goals from senior Ryan Parietti and junior Zack Losco
The Quakersare preparing for a four-game away series versus Cornell this weekend.
Coming off of a tough loss to Harvard in overtime last weekend, Penn desperately needs a win against Dartmouth.
This weekend, Penn softball travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to take on Ivy South rival Cornell in a series that the Quakers hope will help secure their top Ivy ranking.
In light of Monday’s tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon, Penn Relays will be stepping up security. Officials have not released many details on the extent to which the measures will be taken.
While the Bunting sisters reunite, Caroline and her fellow Quakers will look to build off the momentum that victories over two then-undefeated Ivy foes provided, enabling them to win the Ivy League title outright.
The birds are chirping and the sun is shining, but the Penn men’s tennis team is still practicing indoors — an unfortunate consequence of circumstances completely outside their control.
The Quakers will have to bide their time and put their best foot forward at Princeton’s Larry Ellis Invitational this weekend, their final competition before the Penn Relays.
With one week left before the Ivy League Championships, the Quakers head to Annapolis, Md. for their last tune-up tournament.
Behind a clutch performance from junior midfield Shannon Mangini, Penn fought its way to a 10-9 overtime victory over Princeton (8-5, 5-1) Wednesday at Franklin Field — and a seventh straight Ivy title.
Penn (21-15) did not score an earned run on the day but took advantage of three critical errors by the Dragons, (12-29) winning 3-2.
By the end of the fourth, Penn (21-14, 6-6 Ivy) had burst the game wide open with a 9-0 lead over a seemingly helpless Lehigh (18-20, 5-7 Patriot) squad, finishing with a 13-2 victory. The game finished in a healthy 13-2 victory over.
This past weekend at the George Mason Invitational, sophomore sprinter Heather Bong posted the fastest 100-meter dash time in school history.
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