No. 6 Lion Women Cruise Past No. 15 GW; No. 7 Lion Men Drop Tough Match To No. 9 GW

Sunday, November 24

New York, N.Y.

Noon

Columbia University

George Washington

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/David Collins

No. 6 Lion Women Cruise Past No. 15 GW; No. 7 Lion Men Drop Tough Match To No. 9 GW

11/24/2019 5:49:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

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The No. 6 Columbia Women's Squash team swept past No. 15 George Washington, 9-0, while the No. 7 Lion men fell to No. 9 GW in a close 5-4 match.

NEW YORK – In dominating fashion, No. 6 Columbia Women's Squash (3-1) took down No.15 George Washington without dropping a match, winning 9-0, while the No. 7 Columbia men (2-2) dropped a tough match, which was decided by the final three matches, to No. 9 George Washington, 5-4, in a Sunday afternoon match at the SL Green StreetSquash Center.

HOW THE WOMEN FINISHED: At No. 1, Habiba Mohamed faced the toughest match of the day, having to play out all five points to come away with the 3-2 win over Zoe Foo. Mohamed dropped her first game against Foo, 11-9, before storming back taking the next two games, 11-8, 11-8. After Foo won the fourth game, 11-8, the match was decided with an 11-8 win by Mohamed to clinch the win.

The remaining matches would all go the Lions' way without Columbia dropping points, and it started with Erica McGillicuddy's 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 win over Engy Elmandouh. In the No. 3 spot, Nicole Kendall swept past Emma Tyron, 11-5, 11-5, 15-13 for a commanding 3-0 win. Jui Kalgutkar (No. 4) won 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 over Zuha Nazir, while at No. 5 Ellie McVeigh knocked off Arunachlam Vedikammeyamai, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3.

Bunny Fox, in the No. 6 slot, knocked off Nikki Pang, 11-3, 11-3, 11-1, while at No. 7 Cindy Cao blew past Sasha Hinckley, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4. In the final three spots, Jane Pincus (No. 8), knocked off Aarushi Lakhotia, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, followed by an 11-7, 11-3, 11-1 win by Doria Chen over Aariya Patel at No. 9. Columbia's final point came at No. 10 with Julia Masch taking down Anna Moscovici, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3.

HOW THE MEN FINISHED: On the men's side, the Lions and George Washington went down to the wire, with the match being decided by only one team point. Columbia got its wins at No. 2 from Robin Mann, who took down Salim Khan, 13-11, 12-10, 4-11, 14-12, No. 4, where Rhaul Sehrawat battled against Karim Thabet, to take a 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 victory. The final two wins came at No. 6, with Krish Kapur knocking off Juan Laguna, 11-4, 11-8, 11-6, and at No. 8 where Vishan Patel crushed Ian Blatchford, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3.

But despite the hard-fought wins by Columbia, George Washington was able to come away with one more win then the Lions, and the first came at the No. 1 spot when Mohammad Al-Terki beat Callan Hall, 11-8, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9. At No. 3, Jamie Oakley won, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3 over Chaitanya Shah, while at No. 5, Inaki De Larrauri beat Justin Ghaeli, 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7. In the bottom positions, George Washington would get the three wins they needed to come away with the win, with David Varela winning 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-2 over Aditya Kankariya at No. 7.

At No. 9, Columbia nearly flipped the score with Hugh Camiener battling with Lucas Stauffer to the brink, with Stauffer inching out a 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 to essentially lock up George Washington win. George Washington got the final point at No. 10 with a 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 by Rohan Bagli over Andrew Jung.

UP NEXT: Both the women and men remain at the SL Green StreetSquash Center for their next match, when Williams comes to Manhattan on Friday, Dec. 6.

WOMEN'S RESULTS

No. 6 Columbia 9, No. 15 George Washington 0

1 | Habiba Mohamed (Columbia) def. Zoe Foo (GW), 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8
2 | Erica McGillicuddy (Columbia) def. Engy Elmandouh (GW), 11-9, 12-10, 11-7
3 | Nicole Kendall (Columbia) def. Emma Tryon (GW), 11-5, 11-5, 15-13
4 | Jui Kalgutkar (Columbia) def. Zuha Nazir (GW), 11-2, 11-5, 11-5
5 | Ellie McVeigh (Columbia) def. Arunachlam Vedikammeyamai (GW), 11-1, 11-6, 11-3
6 | Bunny Fox (Columbia) def. Nikki Pang (GW), 11-3, 11-3, 11-1
7 | Cindy Cao (Columbia) def. Sasha Hinckley (GW), 11-3, 11-4, 11-4
8 | Jane Pincus (Columbia) def. Aarushi Lakhotia (GW), 11-2, 11-3, 11-5
9 | Doria Chen (Columbia) def. Aariya Patel (GW), 11-7, 11-3, 11-1
10 | Julia Masch (Columbia) def. Anna Moscovici (GW), 11-4, 11-2, 11-3

MEN'S RESULTS

No. 9 George Washington 5, No. 7 Columbia 4

1 | Mohammad Al-Terki (GW) def. Callan Hall (Columbia), 11-8, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9
2 | Robin Mann (Columbia) def. Salim Khan (GW), 13-11, 12-10, 4-11, 14-12
3 | Jamie Oakley (GW) def. Chaitanya Shah (Columbia), 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3
4 | Rahul Sehrawat (Columbia) def. Karim Thabet (GW), 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7
5 | Inaki De Larrauri (GW), def. Justin Ghaeli (Columbia), 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7
6 | Krish Kapur (Columbia) def. Juan Laguna (GW), 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
7 | David Varela (GW) def. Aditya Kankariya (Columbia), 12-10, 11-5, 10-12, 11-2
8 | Vishan Patel (Columbia) def. Ian Blatchford (GW), 11-4, 11-8, 11-3
9 | Lucas Stauffer (GW) def. Hugh Camiener (Columbia), 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 12-10
10 | Rohan Bagli (GW) def. Andrew Jung (Columbia), 11-8, 11-8, 11-9

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