PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Columbia men's and women's squash teams were both victorious Saturday on the third day of action at the CSA National Team Championships. Men's squash pulled an upset against No. 5 Virginia, while the women battled past No. 9 Drexel to finish the weekend.
MEN'S RECAP
No. 8 Columbia put on an impressive performance Saturday to upset fifth-ranked Virginia, 5-4. The Lions now advance to face No. 6 Harvard on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the final contest of the weekend.
Yusuf Sheikh,
Imad Athar,
Zach Nam,
Tommy Soltanian and
Adam Goad posted individual wins to help Columbia earn the team victory. A solid start in the early flights allowed the Lions to hold on and secure a 5-4 victory.
#8 Columbia 5, #5 Virginia 4
1 | Karim Elbarbary (UVA) def.
Shaurya Bawa (COL) 12-10, 12-10, 12-10
2 |
Yusuf Sheikh (COL) def. John Paul Tew (UVA) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9
3 | Juan Jose Torres (UVA) def.
Arhan Chandra (COL) 11-6, 11-6, 11-1
4 | Dylan Moran (UVA) def.
Franklyn Smith (COL) 11-6, 12-10, 11-0
5 |
Imad Athar (COL) def. Maxwell Velazquez (UVA) 11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6
6 |
Zach Nam (COL) def. Nathan Rosenzweig (UVA) 13-11, 11-4, 11-9
7 |
Tommy Soltanian (COL) def. Francis Hajek (UVA) 11-9, 11-9, 12-10
8 | Petr Nohel (UVA) def.
Paarth Ambani (COL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
9 |
Adam Goad (COL) def. CJ Baldini (UVA) 11-13, 11-6, 11-3, 11-3
WOMEN'S RECAP
The 10
th-ranked Columbia women's squash squad battled to defeat No. 9 Drexel, 5-4 in a thriller Saturday. With the win, Columbia leaves Philadelphia with a ninth-place team finish at the CSA Championships.
Simmi Chan,
Amal Izhar,
Andreea Ghiorghisor,
Eugenia Li and
Advita Sharma posted individual victories to lead the Lions to a win in the final contest of the season. Ghiorghisor, Li and Sharma all navigated through five games to secure critical victories Saturday.
#10 Columbia 5, #9 Drexel 4
1 |
Simmi Chan (COL) def. Moa Bonnemark (DU) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3
2 | Emma Bartley (DU) def.
Nourin Khalifa (COL) 3-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-2
3 |
Amal Izhar (COL) def. Emilia Falconi (DU) 7-11, 13-11, 14-12, 11-8
4 | Amirah Rosli (DU) def.
Eva Salzman (COL) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
5 | Lydia Robinson (DU) def.
Kaavya Bansal (COL) 11-13, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6
6 |
Andreea Ghiorghisor (COL) def. Lijana Sultana (DU) 6-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5
7 |
Eugenia Li (COL) def. Claudia Adam (DU) 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 4-11, 11-6
8 |
Advita Sharma (COL) def. Maddison Laine (DU) 11-13, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8
9 | Eveli Malk (DU) def.
Sophia Hu (COL) 12-10, 11-4, 11-9
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