Columbia Men Defeat Cornell, Women Fall in Ivy Matchups

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Columbia Men Defeat Cornell, Women Fall in Ivy Matchups

2/7/2026 6:49:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

Men earn an 8–1 victory; Women drop a 7–2 decision

NEW YORK — Columbia Squash split its Ivy League contests against Cornell, with the men delivering a dominant 8–1 win while the women fell, 7–2, inside the SL Green StreetSquash on Saturday.

Men's Recap
The Columbia (5-4, 2-3 Ivy) men controlled the ladder from the start, claiming eight of 10 matches. Sophomore Yusuf Sheikh set the tone with a straight-game victory at No. 1 singles (11-6, 11-9, 11-5), and junior Arhan Chandra followed with another three-game sweep at No. 3. The Houstonian secured his second victory this season in a convincing fashion (11-7, 11-7, 11-5).

First year Ahmad Haq and sophomore Imad Athar each posted decisive 3–0 wins at No. 4 (11-3, 11-3, 11-0) and 5 (11-5, 11-5, 11-2), respectively, while first year Sam Du secured a four-game victory at No. 6 (11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8).

Sophomore Varun Fuloria soared through a five-game thriller at No. 7 (6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 6-11, 11-6), and junior Laszlo Godde bagged his first win this season with a four-game win at No. 8 (8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9). Junior Tommy Soltanian rounded out the scoring with a strong performance at No. 9.

Columbia 8, Cornell 1
1S | Yusuf Sheikh (COL) def. Syan Singh (COR) 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
2S | Youssef Sarhan (COR) def. Shaurya Bawa (COL) 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 6-11
3S | Arhan Chandra (COL) def. Aly Ezzat (COR) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
4S | Ahmad Haq (COL) def. Edward Thng (COR) 11-3, 11-3, 11-0
5S | Imad Athar (COL) def. Arnav Tevatia (COR) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2
6S | Sam Du (COL) def. Roman Bicknell (COR) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8
7S | Varun Fuloria (COL) def. Jeh Pandole (COR) 6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 6-11, 11-6
8S | Laszlo Godde (COL) def. Vivaan Shah (COR) 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9
9S | Tommy Soltanian (COL) def. Ethan Jain (COR) 11-5, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6
10S | Grant Roshkoff (COR) def. Alex Yuzpe (COL) 9-11, 9-11, 8-11

Women's Recap
On the women's side, the Lions (1-8, 0-5 Ivy) earned two individual wins. Junior Kaavya Bansal captured a four-game victory at No. 4 singles, and junior Advita Sharma added a straight-game triumph at No. 9, marking Sharma's first victory this season.

Junior Eugenia Li at No. 6 contested the fifth set but came up short. The Big Red secured the team result, 7–2.

Cornell 7, Columbia 2
1S | Yee Xin Ying (COR) def. Nourin Khalifa (COL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6
2S | Aishwarya Khubchandani (COR) def. Yeheni Kuruppu (COL) 9-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-6
3S | Alysa Ali (COR) def. Eva Salzman (COL) 14-12, 11-3, 11-5
4S | Kaavya Bansal (COL) def. Vicky Lai (COR) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5
5S | Sabine Ball (COR) def. Amal Izhar (COL) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
6S | Christa Kay (COR) def. Eugenia Li (COL) 12-10, 11-8, 11-13, 9-11, 11-5
7S | Maya Voloshin (COR) def. Charlie McCrone (COL) 5-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5
8S | Saniya Jaggi (COR) def. Isha Gupta (COL) 14-12, 11-8, 10-12, 11-5
9S | Advita Sharma (COL) def. Lamees Shalaby (COR) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
10S | Calla Yim (COR) def. Sophia Hu (COL) 11-7, 13-15, 11-6, 11-5

UP NEXT
Columbia is wrapping up the weekend slate facing top seed Trinity at home. First match is set to start at 1:45pm.