Squash Comes Up Short Against Princeton

Sunday, February 1

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 PM

Columbia

Princeton

2/1/2026 5:28:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

Haq and Athar secured the victories for the Lions

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Columbia men's and women's squash teams closed out their weekend slate on the road at Princeton on Sunday. The Tigers jumped out to early leads in both matches and secured victories on the men's and women's sides.

Women's recap
Columbia competed across the ladder, with the match opening at the top of the order before play moved quickly through the middle of the lineup. First year Cynthia Yu pushed her contest to four games at ninth singles, extending the first game to 19.

Columbia 0, Princeton 9
1S | Zeina Zein (OPP) def. Yeheni Kuruppu (COL) 11-0, 11-4, 11-7
2S | Alexandra Jaffe (OPP) def. Eva Salzman (COL) 11-5, 11-1, 11-7
3S | Emma Trauber (OPP) def. Kaavya Bansal (COL) 11-5, 11-3, 11-2
4S | Charlotte Bell (OPP) def. Amal Izhar (COL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5
5S | Caroline Eielson (OPP) def. Eugenia Li (COL) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3
6S | Samantha Jaffe (OPP) def. Isha Gupta (COL) 11-3, 11-7, 11-2
7S | Liyen Teoh (OPP) def. Advita Sharma (COL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
8S | Hermione Cao (OPP) def. Sophia Hu (COL) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3
9S | Sonya Sasson (OPP) def. Cynthia Yu (COL) 19-17, 11-3, 7-11, 11-4
10S | Leila Ahmed Saeed Yosry (OPP) def. Shaivi Rau (COL) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4

Men's Recap
The Columbia men's squash team wrapped up its weekend slate on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers jumped out to an early advantage at the top of the order, while the Lions picked up key victories in the middle of the lineup.

Ahmad Haq opened Columbia's scoring with a straight-game victory at fifth singles, and Imad Athar followed with a four-game win at sixth. The match featured multiple extended battles, including five-game contests at second, third, seventh, and ninth singles, as Columbia competed throughout the ladder.

Columbia 2, Princeton 7
1S | Hollis Robertson (PRIN) def. Yusuf Sheikh (COL) 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-2
2S | Avi Agarwal (PRIN) def. Shaurya Bawa (COL) 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8
3S | Federico Sosa (PRIN) def. Franklyn Smith (COL) 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11
4S | Aly Ibrahim (PRIN) def. Arhan Chandra (COL) 11-3, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3
5S | Ahmad Haq (COL) def. Hassan Khalil (PRIN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9
6S | Imad Athar (COL) def. Andrew Glaser (PRIN) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3
7S | David Beeson (PRIN) def. Paarth Ambani (COL) 11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9
8S | Yuvraj Wadhwani (PRIN) def. Shaoqian Du (COL) 11-9, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9
9S | Justin Cheng (PRIN) def. Varun Fuloria (COL) 11-5, 7-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8
10S | Thomas Soltanian (PRIN) def. Yanai Ramot (COL) 11-7, 13-11, 11-7