Squash Registers Wins At Williams College

Saturday, December 9

Williamstown, Mass.

2:00 p.m.

Columbia University

#11 Williams College

12/9/2023 5:11:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

Men's Results Women's Results

Men’s and women’s squash finishes the semester with wins on the road

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Columbia men's and women's teams finished the semester with wins at Williams College on Saturday afternoon. The No. 7 men's team improves to 4-0 overall, while the No. 10 women sit at 2-3.

WOMEN'S RECAP
The women's team had a successful showing Sunday as eight individuals posted wins in the 8-1 victory over No. 14 Williams College. Reigning College Squash Association (CSA) Women's National Champion Simmi Chan extended her undefeated streak with a quick 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 win against Melanie Wang in the No. 1 spot to improve to 5-0 this season.

Erica McGillicuddy, Nourin Khalifa, Amal Izhar, Eugenia Li, Advita Sharma, Kaavya Bansal and Uditi Mishra all registered wins in three games as the women dominated to defeat Williams College.

MEN'S RECAP
The men's team remained undefeated with an impressive 8-1 against No. 11 Williams College. Franklyn Smith, Harold Castiaux, Ryan Chen, Jacob Bulbulia and Sameer Saxena dominated to win in three games.

Laszlo Godde, Paarth Ambani and Rutvik Rau also posted wins for the Lions. After clinching the win against Drexel last weekend, Godde battled from two games down as he won three games in a row to secure a 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 win over Asher Leavy in the No. 3 spot.

UP NEXT
The men are back in action on January 14 when they face Western University in a neutral site match in Poughkeepsie, New York. The men and women will then both travel to Princeton to open Ivy League play on January 19 at 1 p.m.

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