PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Columbia men's squash team finished the season on high note Sunday afternoon by defeating No. 6 Harvard, 5-4 in a tight battle that went down to the wire. The victory secured a fifth-place national finish.
 
Columbia finishes the weekend at the CSA National Team Championships with three wins, including upset victories against No. 5 Virginia and No. 6 Harvard. The Lions were able to avenge losses to both Virginia and Harvard from earlier this season.
 
The Lions opened the weekend with a dominant 7-2 victory against No. 9 Cornell. Columbia then came up short in a battle against No. 1 Penn to move into the consolation bracket. Columbia won its final two contests of the weekend to end the season with a 9-8 overall record.
 
Franklyn Smith, Imad Athar, Zach Nam, Laszlo Godde and Paarth Ambani posted individual wins to help the Lions get past Harvard.
 
RESULTS
#8 Columbia 5, #6 Harvard 4
1 | David Costales (HAR) def. Shaurya Bawa (COL) 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9
2 | Denis Gilevskiy (HAR) def. Yusuf Sheikh (COL) 11-8, 11-6, 14-12
3 | Neel Joshi (HAR) def. Arhan Chandra (COL) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9
4 | Franklyn Smith (COL) def. Jacob Lin (HAR) 6-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8
5 | Imad Athar (COL) def. Conner Stoltz (HAR) 12-10, 3-11, 11-6, 11-5
6 | Zach Nam (COL) def. Tate Harms (HAR) 11-2, 11-8, 11-8
7 | Segev Rome (HAR) def. Tommy Soltanian (COL) 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7
8 | Laszlo Godde (COL) def. Marcus Lee (HAR) 11-8, 11-6, 19-21, 11-8
9 | Paarth Ambani (COL) def. Louis Murray (HAR) 4-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
 
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