ROB DINERMAN VIEW:
MILESTONE FOR PENN – TRINITY
Day Four – Finals
Men: Trinity defeats Harvard 5-3
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1 – Joachim Chuah (TRINITY) def. Denis Gilevskiy, 3-1 (7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-1)
2 – Muhammad Ashab Irfan (TRINITY) def. David Costales, 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-3)
3 – Benedek Takacs (TRINITY) def. Omar Azzam, 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 11-6)
4 – Christian Capella def. Low Wa-Sern (TRINITY), 3-2 (7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3)
5 – Maddox Moxham def. Huzaifa Ibrahim (TRINITY), 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7)
6 – Alexander Broadbridge vs. Segundo Portabales – DNF
7 – Jacob Lin def. Dmytro Shcherbakov (TRINITY), 3-1 (11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3)
8 – Daniel Simon (TRINITY) def. Segev Rome, 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-2)
9 – Javier Emilio Romo Lopez (TRINITY) def. Ishant Shah, 3-1 (7-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-6)
The men’s championship final featured #1 seed Trinity College against #3 seed Harvard University.
Trinity opened the scoring when Joachim Chuah defeated Harvard’s Denis Gilevskiy in four games at the #1 position. Harvard quickly responded as Jacob Lin defeated Dmytro Shcherbakov in four games at #7 to level the team score.
Harvard then took its first lead of the match when Christian Capella staged a dramatic comeback against Low Wa-Sern at #4. After losing the first two games, Capella won the next three to give Harvard a 2–1 advantage.
Trinity answered soon after when Benedek Takacs defeated Omar Azzam in three games at #3. Although the match was decided in straight games, it was a tightly contested 52-minute battle, bringing the team score back to 2–2.
Momentum continued to swing when Daniel Simon defeated Segev Rome in three games at #8 to give Trinity a 3–2 lead. Harvard responded once again when Maddox Moxham defeated Huzaifa Ibrahim in four games at #5 to level the match at 3–3.
With the championship on the line, Muhammad Ashab Irfan delivered a crucial victory for Trinity, defeating David Costales in three games at #2 to put Trinity ahead 4–3 and within one point of the title.
Attention then turned to the #9 match, where Ishant Shah of Harvard won the opening game against Javier Emilio Romo Lopez, raising the possibility that the match might come down to the final courts. Romo Lopez responded by winning the next three games to secure the decisive fifth point for Trinity.
With the victory, Trinity College defeated Harvard University 5–3, capturing the Potter Cup and the program’s 18th National Team Championship.
The final match between Segundo Portabales and Alexander Broadbridge at #6 had begun but was halted after two games at 1–1 as a dead rubber once Trinity clinched the team victory.
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1 – Malak Khafagy (Pe) def. Zeina Zein (Pr), 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4)
2 – Alexanda Jaffe (Pr) def. Franka Vidovic (Pe), 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 12-10)
3 – Malak Taha (Pe) def. Emma Trauber (Pr), 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 14-12)
4 – Sohaila Ismail (Pe) def. Charlotte Bell (Pr), 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5)
5 – Samantha Jaffe (Pr) def. Allie Stoddard (Pe), 3-2 (12-10, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9)
6 – Caroline Eielson (Pr) def. Ashna Tumuluri (Pe), 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-7)
7 – Liyen Tech (Pr) def. Hailey Wong (Pe), 3-1 (11-8, 12-14, 16-14, 11-9)
8 – Savannah Ingledew (Pe) def. Hermione Cao (Pr), 3-2 (8-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 13-11)
9 – Jana Dweek (Pe) def. Sonya Sasson (Pr), 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-9)
The women’s championship match for the Howe Cup featured #1 seed Princeton University against #2 seed University of Pennsylvania and produced one of the most dramatic finals in recent memory.
With the introductions complete, the players stepped on court and the championship match began—what would soon become a match for the ages in the history of the Howe Cup.
Penn struck first when Sohaila Ismail defeated Charlotte Bell of Princeton at the #4 position to earn the opening point of the match. Shortly after, the Quakers extended their lead at the top of the lineup as Malak Khafagy defeated Princeton’s Zeina Zein in four games at the #1 position. Zein entered the match as the two-time reigning CSA Individual Champion, making Khafagy’s victory a particularly significant result for Penn early in the final.
Princeton responded with two strong victories to even the match. Liyen Teoh defeated Hailey Wong in a difficult four-game battle that featured two games extending to extra points, with scores of 11-8, 12-14, 16-14, 11-9. Princeton then drew level at 2–2 when Samantha Jaffe won a hard-fought five-game match against Alexandra Stoddard in the #5 position.
Penn regained the lead when Malak Taha defeated Emma Trauber in the #3 position in a 61-minute four-game match, putting the Quakers ahead 3–2. Princeton again responded when Caroline Eielson earned a three-game victory at the #6 position to level the score at 3–3.
One of the most dramatic matches of the final came at #8, where Savannah Ingledew defeated Hermione Cao in a five game match that lasted 66-minute. In the fifth game, Ingledew trailed 8–4, fought back to save three match balls, and ultimately won 13–11 to give Penn a 4–3 lead.
Princeton once again answered through Alexandra Jaffe, who defeated Franka Vidovic in a tough match at the #2 position to tie the overall score at 4–4.
With the Howe Cup on the line, the championship came down to the final match at the #9 position between junior Sonya Sasson of Princeton and Jana Dweek, a senior co-captain for Penn.
In the decisive contest, Jana Dweek delivered a composed performance, earning a three-game victory to secure the fifth point for Penn and clinch the Howe Cup.
The victory marked Penn’s first Howe Cup championship since 2000 and capped one of the most closely contested finals in the history of the event.
Day Three – Semis
Women
Princeton University defeated Harvard University 6-3
University of Pennsylvania defeated Stanford University 5-4Harvard upsets Penn in the Men’s competition
Semifinals day at the 2026 CSA National Team Championships brought another exciting round of competition, with teams battling for spots in Sunday’s national championship matches and positioning throughout the final rounds of the tournament.
MEN
The day began with the men’s matches at 10:30 a.m., where the main draw semifinal between Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania delivered one of the most compelling results of the tournament.
Harvard, the #3 seed, edged #2 seed Penn 5–4 in a tightly contested match. The result came just two weeks after Penn defeated Harvard in the Ivy League Tournament final, and three weeks after Penn recorded a 6–3 victory over Harvard in the regular season. The win sends Harvard to the Potter Cup final.
Top-seeded Trinity College advanced to the championship match with an 8–1 victory over Yale University in the other semifinal.
In the men’s consolation bracket, there were several notable results, including #8 seed Princeton defeating #4 seed Virginia 7–2 and #7 seed Drexel defeating #6 seed Columbia 6–3.
The women’s semifinals began at 3:00 p.m., where Princeton University secured its place in the Howe Cup final with a 6–3 win over Harvard University, while the University of Pennsylvania advanced with a 5–4 victory over Stanford University in a closely contested match.
In the women’s consolation bracket, the lone upset of the session saw #12 seed Tufts University defeat #10 seed Amherst College 7–2.
Men
Main Draw – Trinity College defeated Yale University 8–1
Main Draw – Harvard University defeated University of Pennsylvania 5–4
Consolation – Princeton University defeated University of Virginia 7–2
Consolation – Drexel University defeated Columbia University 6–3
Consolation – Dartmouth College defeated Cornell University 7–2
Consolation – Tufts University defeated Williams College 6–3Women
Main Draw – Princeton University defeated Harvard University 6–3
Main Draw – University of Pennsylvania defeated Stanford University 5–4
Consolation – Trinity College defeated Yale University 9–0
Consolation – University of Virginia defeated Cornell University 6–3
Consolation – Drexel University defeated Dartmouth College 7–2
Consolation – Tufts University defeated Amherst College 7–2
Day Two
Day 2 of the 2026 CSA National Team Championships delivered everything that makes championship weekend special. While the event is only halfway complete, it was clear throughout the day that the championship weekend has reached full intensity, with teams battling for spots in Saturday’s semifinals.
The lone main draw upset came on the men’s side, where #5 Yale University defeated #4 University of Virginia 5–4 in one of the most exciting matches of the tournament so far. Yale trailed early but rallied during the final rotation of matches to secure the narrow victory and advance to the semifinals.
Elsewhere, the quarterfinal matches largely followed the seedings, with several top teams delivering strong performances to move forward in the championship draw.
In the consolation bracket, the only upset of the day came in the women’s draw where #11 Dartmouth College defeated #10 Amherst College 6–3.
Men – 10:30 AM
Trinity College defeated Princeton University, 7–2
Yale University defeated University of Virginia, 5–4
Harvard University defeated Columbia University, 6–3
University of Pennsylvania defeated Drexel University, 7–2
Dartmouth College defeated Williams College, 9–0
Cornell University defeated Tufts University, 5–4
Women – 3:00 PM
Princeton University defeated Yale University, 9–0
Harvard University defeated Trinity College, 8–1
Stanford University defeated University of Virginia, 7–2
University of Pennsylvania defeated Cornell University, 8–1
Drexel University defeated Tufts University, 6–3
Dartmouth College defeated Amherst College, 6–3
Women – Quarters
Men – Quarters
Day One
The 2026 CSA National Team Championships began on Thursday at the Specter Center with the Round of 16, kicking off championship weekend with a full day of competitive squash and a great atmosphere throughout the venue.
Across both the men’s and women’s draws, the opening round held to form, with all higher-seeded teams advancing to the quarterfinals. While the results followed the seeding, many of the individual matches were competitive and helped set the tone for an exciting weekend of championship squash.
Men’s Round of 16
Princeton University defeated Dartmouth College, 6–3
Yale University defeated Williams College, 8–1
Columbia University defeated Tufts University, 8–1
Drexel University defeated Cornell University, 7–2
Women’s Round of 16
Yale University defeated Drexel University, 6–3
Trinity College defeated Tufts University, 9–0
University of Virginia defeated Dartmouth College, 9–0
Cornell University defeated Amherst College, 9–0
