Men's, Women's Squash Suffer Setbacks to No. 1 Trinity

Sunday, January 28

New York, N.Y.

1:00 p.m.

Columbia University

#1 Trinity

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Lem Photography

Men's, Women's Squash Suffer Setbacks to No. 1 Trinity

1/28/2024 4:42:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

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Men take the Bantams down to the wire; Simmi Chan remained undefeated for the women

NEW YORK — The Columbia men's and women's squash teams fell to reining national champions and current No. 1 Trinity Sunday afternoon at SL Street Squash. The men responded from an early deficit and nearly pulled off the upset, but came up just short, falling 5-4. The women dropped an 8-1 decision to the Bantams with Simmi Chan improving to 9-0 on the season.

MEN'S RECAP
The Bantams (12-0) took the first three matchups before Columbia battled back. The Lions (4-5) then won three of the next four before Trinity clinched the match at No. 5.

Paarth Ambani came away with a dominant win in No. 7, topping Mateo Restrepo 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 to pull the Lions within 3-1. Shaurya Bawa rallied from down 2-1 to win a five-game decision over Joachim Chuah in the No. 3 slot to keep Columbia alive with three matches to play.

In the No. 2 position, Harold Castiaux came through with a four-game victory to cut the deficit to 4-3, however, moments later Benedek Takacs edged Jacob Bulbulia in No. 5 in a hard-fought match that went four games.
Adam Goad wrapped things up on a positive note, claiming a five-game triumph over Julius Benthin in No. 9 action.

WOMEN'S RECAP
Chan remains undefeated after dispatching Malak Ashraf Kamal, 11-4, 11-5, 12-10, to open the scoring. However, Trinity swept through the rest of the lineup to go on for the victory as it improved to 8-0 on the season.
Columbia dropped to 2-7 after the defeat.

Men's Results:
No. 7 Columbia 3, No. 1 Trinity 5
1 – Mohamed Sharaf (TRIN) def. Franklyn Smith (COL): 11-2, 18-16, 12-10
2 – Harold Castiaux (COL) def. Aly Eltokhy (TRIN): 11-4, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8
3 – Shaurya Bawa (COL) def. Joachim Chua (TRIN): 7-11, 11-8, 14-16, 11-9, 11-5
4 – Abdelrahman Nassar (TRIN) def. Laszlo Godde (COL): 5-11, 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4
5 – Benedek Takacs (TRIN) def. Jacob Bulbulia (COL): 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9
6 – Marawan El Borolossy (TRIN) def. Zach Nam (COL: 11-4, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7
7 – Paarth Ambani (COL) def. Mateo Restrepo (TRIN): 11-7, 11-7, 11-4
8 – Danial Izham (TRIN) def. Rutvik Rau: 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
9 – Adam Goad (COL) def. Julius Benthin (TRIN): 11-2, 10-12, 11-13, 11-6

Order of Finish:
1, 4, 8, 7, 6, 3, 2, 5, 9

Women's Results:
No. 12 Columbia 1, No. 1 Trinity 8
1 – Simmi Chan (COL) def. Malak Ashraf Kamal (TRIN): 11-4, 11-5, 12-10
2 – Nouran Youssef (TRIN) def. Sarah Cao (COL): 11-6, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9
3 – Madeliein Hylland (TRIN) def. Erin McGillicudy (COL): 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3
4 – Kara Lincou (TRIN) def. Nourin Khalifa (COL): 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11
5 – Hannah Chukwu (TRIN) def. Aleeza Khan (COL): 11-4, 11-4, 11-2
6 – Fabiola Cabello (TRIN) def. Amal Izhar (COL): 11-9, 11-4, 11-7
7 – Lujan Palacios (TRIN) def. Eugenia Li (COL): 11-7, 13-11, 9-11, 14-12
8 – Janna Ashmawy (TRIN) def. Kaavya Bansal (COL): 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6
9 – Noa Romero (TRIN) def. Advita Sharma (COL): 11-1, 12-10, 11-6

Order of Finish:
1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 7, 5, 2, 9

UP NEXT
The men's and women's squash teams return to action Saturday, February 3, when they head to Dartmouth for an Ivy League matchup in Hanover, New Hampshire. Match-time is set for noon.

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