Saturday, February 25
Hartford, Conn.
11:00 a.m.
Columbia
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Western Ontario
Franklyn Smith won a five-game battle over Taylor Carrick.
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia Edges Past Western Ontario to Advance to Hoehn Cup Championship
2/25/2023 2:42:00โฏPM | Men's Squash
Goad (3) clinches dramatic victory in four games
HARTFORD, Conn. โ The No. 9 Columbia men's squash team pulled out a dramatic, 5-4, victory over No. 12 Western Ontario on Saturday in the semifinals for the Hoehn Cup at CSA Men's Team Nationals. The championships are being held at Trinity's Kellner Squash Center.
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The top seed in the Hoehn Cup Draw, Columbia was taken to the wire by the fourth-seeded Mustangs. With the match tied, 4-4, all eyes were on the No. 3 battle between Adam Goad and Elliott Hunt. Hunt took a hard-fought first game, 15-13, before Goad bounced back with a convincing, 11-3, decision in game two. It was all Goad from there, winning out, 11-4, 11-2 to send the Lions to the Championship Final.
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Columbia got out to a 2-1 lead thanks to victories by Franklyn Smith (5) and Jacob Bulbulia (7). Smith battled through five games to defeat Taylor Carrick, 11-9, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, while Bulbulia improved to 8-6 with his seventh straight dual-match victory.
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Western Ontario evened things up at 3-3 in the second wave. The Lions were able to pull out a four-game victory from Zach Nam (4), 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6, but the Mustangs took a pair of five-game matches against Chaitanya Shah (2) and Sameer Saxena (8) to set up an intense finale.
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Douglas Kosciukiewicz defeated Rutvik Rau (6) in four games and Ryan Chen earned a three-game sweep overย Ben Boulanger, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9. That set the stage for the No. 3 match between Goad and Hunt to decide it.
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Columbia will compete against the winner between sixth-seeded No. 14 Williams College and second-seeded No. 10 Dartmouth in Sunday's final. The match is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET. Fans can watch live on YouTube.
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For the latest on the Columbia squash programs, be sure to follow the teams onย Twitterย andย Instagramย (@CULionsSquash), onย Facebookย (Facebook.com/ColumbiaSquash), or by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com.
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The top seed in the Hoehn Cup Draw, Columbia was taken to the wire by the fourth-seeded Mustangs. With the match tied, 4-4, all eyes were on the No. 3 battle between Adam Goad and Elliott Hunt. Hunt took a hard-fought first game, 15-13, before Goad bounced back with a convincing, 11-3, decision in game two. It was all Goad from there, winning out, 11-4, 11-2 to send the Lions to the Championship Final.
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Columbia got out to a 2-1 lead thanks to victories by Franklyn Smith (5) and Jacob Bulbulia (7). Smith battled through five games to defeat Taylor Carrick, 11-9, 2-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, while Bulbulia improved to 8-6 with his seventh straight dual-match victory.
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Western Ontario evened things up at 3-3 in the second wave. The Lions were able to pull out a four-game victory from Zach Nam (4), 5-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6, but the Mustangs took a pair of five-game matches against Chaitanya Shah (2) and Sameer Saxena (8) to set up an intense finale.
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Douglas Kosciukiewicz defeated Rutvik Rau (6) in four games and Ryan Chen earned a three-game sweep overย Ben Boulanger, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9. That set the stage for the No. 3 match between Goad and Hunt to decide it.
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Columbia will compete against the winner between sixth-seeded No. 14 Williams College and second-seeded No. 10 Dartmouth in Sunday's final. The match is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET. Fans can watch live on YouTube.
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For the latest on the Columbia squash programs, be sure to follow the teams onย Twitterย andย Instagramย (@CULionsSquash), onย Facebookย (Facebook.com/ColumbiaSquash), or by visiting GoColumbiaLions.com.
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