Squash Drops Weekend Clash Against No.1/6 Trinity

Sunday, February 8

New York, N.Y.

1:30 PM

Columbia

Trinity

Squash Drops Weekend Clash Against No.1/6 Trinity

2/8/2026 5:20:00 PM | Men's Squash, Women's Squash

Salzman and Fuloria earned individual wins

NEW YORK — Columbia squash hosted Trinity this weekend, with both the men's and women's teams falling by identical 8–1 scores against the top-ranked Bantams inside SL Green StreetSquash.

Men's Recap
On the men's side, Columbia's lone point came from No. 7 Varun Fuloria, who rallied after dropping the opening game to defeat Dmytro Shcherbakov in four. Trinity captured the remaining nine matches, including straight-game victories at the top of the ladder from Joachim Chuah over Yusuf Sheikh at No. 1 and Low Wa-Sern over Ahmad Haq at No. 4. The Bantams also secured key four-game wins at Nos. 2, 3, and 5 to pull away early and seal the team result.

No. 1 Trinity 8, No. 7 Columbia 1
1S | Joachim Chuah (TRI) def. Yusuf Sheikh (COL) — 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (16 min)
2S | Muhammad Ashab Irfan (TRI) def. Franklyn Smith (COL) — 11-6, 2-11, 11-5, 11-7 (44 min)
3S | Benedek Takacs (TRI) def. Arhan Chandra (COL) — 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9 (40 min)
4S | Low Wa-Sern (TRI) def. Ahmad Haq (COL) — 11-5, 11-2, 11-5 (27 min)
5S | Huzaifa Ibrahim (TRI) def. Imad Athar (COL) — 14-12, 4-11, 11-9, 11-9 (1:05)
6S | Segundo Portabales (TRI) def. Shaoqian Du (COL) — 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (39 min)
7S | Varun Fuloria (COL) def. Dmytro Shcherbakov (TRI) — 8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9 (49 min)
8S | Eyad Awad (TRI) def. Laszlo Godde (COL) — 11-8, 11-3, 11-9 (42 min)
9S | Daniel Simon (TRI) def. Thomas Soltanian (COL) — 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (31 min)
10S | Javier Emilio Romo Lopez (TRI) def. Adam Morkel (COL) — 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (21

Women's Recap
For the Columbia women, Eva Salzman earned the Lions' only win of the afternoon at No. 3, defeating Doyce Ye San Lee in four games. Trinity controlled the rest of the lineup with eight victories, highlighted by straight-game wins from Hannah Chukwu at No. 1, Varvara Esina at No. 4, and Fabiola Cabello at No. 5. The Bantams added four-game triumphs at Nos. 2, 6, 8, and 9 to secure the team victory.

No. 6 Trinity 8, No. 15 Columbia 1
1S | Hannah Chukwu (TRI) def. Nourin Khalifa (COL) — 11-4, 11-2, 11-7 (18 min)
2S | Kara Lincou (TRI) def. Yeheni Kuruppu (COL) — 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-1 (27 min)
3S | Eva Salzman (COL) def. Doyce Ye San Lee (TRI) — 11-7, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8 (31 min)
4S | Varvara Esina (TRI) def. Kaavya Bansal (COL) — 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 (25 min)
5S | Fabiola Cabello (TRI) def. Amal Izhar (COL) — 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (18 min)
6S | Varvara Kliueva (TRI) def. Eugenia Li (COL) — 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 (31 min)
7S | Elisenda Ruiz-Kaiser (TRI) def. Charlie McCrone (COL) — 11-5, 11-4, 13-11 (26 min)
8S | Kitsy Fox (TRI) def. Isha Gupta (COL) — 11-7, 11-4, 11-13, 11-8 (39 min)
9S | Zaynab Khan (TRI) def. Advita Sharma (COL) — 7-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9 (35 min)
UP NEXT
The Lions are honoring five seniors next weekend: Nourin Khalifa, Amal Izhar, Shaivi Rau, Alex Yuzpe, Franklyn Smith, and Adam Morkel. The Columbia men's and women's squads are set to face No. 9 and No. 4 Yale at 1 pm on Sunday, February 15.

FOLLOWING THE LIONS
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