Men’s Squash Defeats Virginia at CSA National Championships

Saturday, March 2

Philadelphia, Pa. / Specter Center

11:00 AM

Columbia

#10 Virginia

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.

Men’s Squash Defeats Virginia at CSA National Championships

3/2/2024 4:15:00 PM | Men's Squash

Tournament Info Results

Columbia will face Harvard Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for the final match

By: Garret Sulak

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The sixth-ranked Columbia men's squash team went down to the wire against No. 10 Virginia, but held on to earn a 5-4 victory Saturday afternoon at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center.

The Lions earned their second win over Virginia after opening the season with a 7-2 win over the Cavaliers.

Saturday's match came down to the end. With the score tied at four, Adam Goad won in three games against Virginia's Maxwell Velazquez, 13-11, 12-10, 11-9 in the No. 8 spot to clinch Columbia's 5-4 win.

Shaurya Bawa, Laszlo Godde, Paarth Ambani and Thomas Soltanian also earned wins in the match.

Bawa posted an 11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9 win over Myles McIntyre in the No. 3 position. Godde followed in the No. 4 spot with a thrilling five-game win against Arhan Chandra, 15-13, 11-4, 13-15, 5-11, 11-7.

Ambani cruised in three games to earn an 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 win against Francis Hajek in the No. 6 spot. Soltanian earned an 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 win over CJ Baldini in the No. 9 position.

Columbia will wrap up the CSA National Championships with a match against No. 4 Harvard at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Lions will look to avenge the 6-3 loss to the Crimson back on February 4.

The draws, results, live scores, order of play and streaming for all matches can be found at the 2024 CSA National Collegiate Team Championships tournament page.

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