Women
"Blair had a hard job as the stand-alone captain," Bajwa said. "But she did a great job. We showed that we could compete with a young team."
Sophomore Margaret Elias continued to shine for the Crimson, earning All-America recognition while playing No. 1. Carlin Wing and Colby Hall were named to the Women's Intercollegiate Squash Association Second Team.
Penn clinched the Ivy League Championship in the Murr Center on February 12, and the Crimson went on to lose a tough 5-4 match to Princeton the next day. At the Howe Cup, the team breezed past Dartmouth before falling to Penn and Trinity in two 5-4 heartbreakers in the semifinal and third-place matches.
"It was difficult," Bajwa said. "No. 4 could have easily been one, two or three for us."
The Crimson should benefit from a less turnover this summer. Seven of the top nine will return next year, and the Crimson's next recruiting class will include four potential top-nine freshmen, including Louisa Hall, who Bajwa calls "perhaps the best recruit in the country."