CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Columbia men's and women's squash teams were defeated by Virginia in their season opening matches Saturday afternoon at the McArthur Squash Center.
 
MEN'S RECAP
The eighth-ranked Columbia men's squash team fell to No. 6 Virginia, 6-3 on Saturday to start the 2024-25 season with an 0-1 record. Tommy Soltanian, Zach Nam and Paarth Ambani earned wins in the match, but the Cavaliers pulled away to take the win.
 
#6 Virginia 6, #8 Columbia 3
1 | Karim Elbarbary (VA) def. Arhan Chandra (CU) 11-9, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10
2 | JP Tew (VA) def. Franklyn Smith (CU) 11-4, 11-9, 11-3
3 | Juan Jose Torres (VA) def. Yusuf Sheikh (CU) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8
4 | Thomas Soltanian (CU) def. Maxwell Velazquez (VA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6
5 | Zach Nam (CU) def. Dylan Moran (VA) 14-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9
6 | Paarth Ambani (CU) def. Petr Nohel (VA) 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7
7 | Nathan Rosenzweig (VA) def. Imad Athar (CU) 11-8, 11-13, 11-8, 11-5
8 | Ewan Harris (VA) def. Gonzalo De La Mora (CU) 11-8, 11-1, 11-2
9 | Evan Hajek (VA) def. Adam Goad (CU) 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 12-14, 11-6
 
WOMEN'S RECAP
The ninth-ranked Columbia women's squash team starts the 2024-25 with an 0-1 record after falling to No. 6 Virginia, 9-0 on Saturday. The Cavaliers won all nine positions by 3-0 scores to earn the team victory.a
 
#6 Virginia 9, #9 Columbia 0
1 | Meagan Best (VA) def. Aleeza Khan (CU) 11-4, 11-2, 11-1
2 | Lina Tammam (VA) def. Amal Izhar (CU) 11-6, 11-1, 11-5
3 | Maria Min (VA) def. Eva Salzman (CU) 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
4 | Maryam Mian (VA) def. Andreea Ghiorghisor (CU) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4
5 | Maureen Foley (VA) def. Sophia Hu (CU) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
6 | Clare Minnis (VA) def. Eugenia Li (CU) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
7 | Nina Hashmi (VA) def. Advita Sharma (CU) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
8 | Claire Pellegrino (VA) def. Renee Chan (CU) 11-4, 11-6, 11-1
9 | Caroline Pellegrino (VA) def. Shaivi Rau (CU) 11-8, 11-0, 11-1
 
UP NEXT
Columbia returns home to New York and will host Tufts for the men's and women's home opener on Friday, November 22. Action is set to start at the SL Green Streetsquash center at 5 p.m.
 
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