Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
No. 11 Lion Men Fall, 9-0, At No. 3 Penn
2/7/2020 11:21:00 PM | Men's Squash
Columbia Men's Squash dropped the final road match of the season in an Ivy League matchup at Penn.
PHILADELPHIA – No. 11 Columbia Men's Squash (6-8, 3-3 IVY) fell, 9-0, in an Ivy League match at No. 3 Penn on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Penn Squash Center.
HOW IT HAPPENED: Columbia picked up set wins at No. 3, when Robin Mann forced a fourth set against James Flynn, before falling 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8. The next set win for the Lions came from a second-set victory by Chaitanya Shah at No. 5, but despite the win he fell to Yash Bhargava, 11-9, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7. And finally, the Lions got one more set win at No. 8 when Aditya Kankariya took the opening set against Wil Hagen before falling, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3 to wrap up Columbia's set victories in the match.
NO. 3 PENN 9, NO. 11 COLUMBIA 0
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Penn Squash Center)
No. 1 | Andrew Douglas (Penn) def. James Wyatt (Columbia), 11-9, 11-5, 11-3
No. 2 | Aly Abou El Einen (Penn) def. Callan Hall (Columbia), 11-3, 11-2, 11-2
No. 3 | James Flynn (Penn) def. Robin Mann (Columbia), 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8
No. 4 | Dillon Huang (Penn) def. Krish Kapur (Columbia), 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
No. 5 | Yash Bhargava (Penn) def. Chaitanya Shah (Columbia), 11-9, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7
No. 6 | David Yacobucci (Penn) def. Justin Ghaeli (Columbia), 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
No. 7 | Saksham Choudhary (Penn) def. Rahul Sehrawat (Columbia), 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
No. 8 | Wil Hagen (Penn) def. Aditya Kankariya (Columbia), 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
No. 9 | Ryan Murray (Penn) def. Hugh Camiener (Columbia), 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
UP NEXT: Columbia will return to the SL Green Streetsquash Center for senior day and the final match of the 2019-20 season, with a visit from Princeton, with that match set to get going on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS: Stay up to date on all things Columbia Squash by following the Lions on Twitter (@Columbia_Squash), Instagram (@ColumbiaSquash) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
HOW IT HAPPENED: Columbia picked up set wins at No. 3, when Robin Mann forced a fourth set against James Flynn, before falling 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8. The next set win for the Lions came from a second-set victory by Chaitanya Shah at No. 5, but despite the win he fell to Yash Bhargava, 11-9, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7. And finally, the Lions got one more set win at No. 8 when Aditya Kankariya took the opening set against Wil Hagen before falling, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3 to wrap up Columbia's set victories in the match.
NO. 3 PENN 9, NO. 11 COLUMBIA 0
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Penn Squash Center)
No. 1 | Andrew Douglas (Penn) def. James Wyatt (Columbia), 11-9, 11-5, 11-3
No. 2 | Aly Abou El Einen (Penn) def. Callan Hall (Columbia), 11-3, 11-2, 11-2
No. 3 | James Flynn (Penn) def. Robin Mann (Columbia), 11-7, 11-1, 8-11, 11-8
No. 4 | Dillon Huang (Penn) def. Krish Kapur (Columbia), 11-5, 11-5, 11-3
No. 5 | Yash Bhargava (Penn) def. Chaitanya Shah (Columbia), 11-9, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7
No. 6 | David Yacobucci (Penn) def. Justin Ghaeli (Columbia), 11-9, 11-9, 11-9
No. 7 | Saksham Choudhary (Penn) def. Rahul Sehrawat (Columbia), 11-6, 11-8, 12-10
No. 8 | Wil Hagen (Penn) def. Aditya Kankariya (Columbia), 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
No. 9 | Ryan Murray (Penn) def. Hugh Camiener (Columbia), 11-3, 11-4, 11-2
UP NEXT: Columbia will return to the SL Green Streetsquash Center for senior day and the final match of the 2019-20 season, with a visit from Princeton, with that match set to get going on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS: Stay up to date on all things Columbia Squash by following the Lions on Twitter (@Columbia_Squash), Instagram (@ColumbiaSquash) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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