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No. 11 Men's Squash Drops 6-3 Decision at No. 8 Virginia
1/26/2020 6:55:00 PM | Men's Squash
Robin Mann, Chaitanya Shah and Justin Ghaeli win matches but Lions fall to Virginia on the road.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Robin Mann, Chaitanya Shah and Justin Ghaeli each claimed individual wins, but it was not enough as the No. 11 ranked Columbia men's squash team dropped a 6-3 decision at No. 8 Virginia Sunday at McArthur Squash Center.
The loss drops Columbia to 5-6 on the year, while Virginia improves to 11-3 overall.
Virginia went up 2-0 with victories at No. 1 and No. 8 before the Lions got on the board with Shah's 11-7, 11-6 11-9 win at No. 5 over Virginia's Peter Miller.
The Cavaliers then won the next three matches at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 7 to clinch the team victory.
Ghaeli followed with an 11-3, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 win at No. 6 over Virginia's Glenn Yates and Mann won a come-from-behind 7-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 decision at No. 3 over Virginia's Will Holey.
Columbia gets back into action next weekend when it travels to the University of Rochester for a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday, Jan. 31 before returning to New York to host Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 2 at noon at SL Green StreetSquash.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA 6, NO. 11 COLUMBIA 3
1 | Omar El Torkey (Virginia) def. James Wyatt (Columbia) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2 | Aly Hussein (Virginia) def. Callan Hall (Columbia) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6
3 | Robin Singh Mann (Columbia) def. Will Holey (Virginia) 7-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
4 | Cullen Little (Virginia) def. Krish Kapur (Columbia) 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 11-5
5 | Chaitanya Shah (Columbia) def. Peter Miller (Virginia) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
6 | Justin Ghaeli (Columbia) def. Glenn Yates (Virginia) 11-3, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8
7 | Toby Hansford (Virginia) def. Rahul Sehrawat (Columbia) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
8 | William Braff (Virginia) def. Aditya Kankariya (Columbia) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
9 | Teddy Durfee (Virginia) def. Hugh Camiener (Columbia) 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9
Order of Finish (1, 8, 5, 4, 2, 7, 6, 3, 9)
The loss drops Columbia to 5-6 on the year, while Virginia improves to 11-3 overall.
Virginia went up 2-0 with victories at No. 1 and No. 8 before the Lions got on the board with Shah's 11-7, 11-6 11-9 win at No. 5 over Virginia's Peter Miller.
The Cavaliers then won the next three matches at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 7 to clinch the team victory.
Ghaeli followed with an 11-3, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8 win at No. 6 over Virginia's Glenn Yates and Mann won a come-from-behind 7-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 decision at No. 3 over Virginia's Will Holey.
Columbia gets back into action next weekend when it travels to the University of Rochester for a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday, Jan. 31 before returning to New York to host Dartmouth on Sunday, Feb. 2 at noon at SL Green StreetSquash.
NO. 8 VIRGINIA 6, NO. 11 COLUMBIA 3
1 | Omar El Torkey (Virginia) def. James Wyatt (Columbia) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2 | Aly Hussein (Virginia) def. Callan Hall (Columbia) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6
3 | Robin Singh Mann (Columbia) def. Will Holey (Virginia) 7-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6
4 | Cullen Little (Virginia) def. Krish Kapur (Columbia) 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 11-5
5 | Chaitanya Shah (Columbia) def. Peter Miller (Virginia) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9
6 | Justin Ghaeli (Columbia) def. Glenn Yates (Virginia) 11-3, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8
7 | Toby Hansford (Virginia) def. Rahul Sehrawat (Columbia) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7
8 | William Braff (Virginia) def. Aditya Kankariya (Columbia) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
9 | Teddy Durfee (Virginia) def. Hugh Camiener (Columbia) 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9
Order of Finish (1, 8, 5, 4, 2, 7, 6, 3, 9)
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