NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Sunday squash matinee between the #6 Big Red and #7 Lions went Columbia's way, as the home team won, 7-2. The Big Red fell to 8-6 (1-5 Ivy) while Columbia improved to 6-6 (2-4 Ivy).

Veer Chotrani and Aaron Liang triumphed in the No. 1 and No. 2 matches, respectively, but Columbia took matches three through nine to earn the win. Syan Singh, Spencer Yager, Shreemann Raghavan, and Morgan Huberman all forced extra games in their matches.

Results

No. 1 Match: Veer Chotrani def. Franklyn Smith, 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7.

No. 2 Match: Aaron Liang def. Harold Castiaux, 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 15-13, 11-5.

No. 3 Match: Shaurya Bawa def. Arnaav Sareen, 11-9, 11-8, 11-2.

No. 4 Match: Laszlo Godde def. Syan Singh, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6.

No. 5 Match: Jacob Bulbulia def. Spencer Yager, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9.

No. 6 Match: Zach Nam def. Rohan Iyer, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8.

No. 7 Match: Paarth Ambani def. Shreemann Raghavan, 11-6, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8.

No. 8 Match: Rutvik Rau def. Morgan Huberman, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5.

No. 9 Match: Adam Goad def. Tanay Punjabi, 11-1, 11-8, 11-5.
 

Looking Ahead

The Big Red is back on the court this weekend when the team travels to Charlottesville, Va. to face #10 Virginia. Matches are set to begin at noon on Sunday, Feb. 18.