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,Â
Shreemann Raghavan, andÂ
Morgan Huberman all forced extra games in their matches.
Results
No. 1 Match:Â
Veer Chotrani def. Franklyn Smith, 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7.
No. 2 Match:Â
Aaron Liang def. Harold Castiaux, 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, 15-13, 11-5.
No. 3 Match:Â Shaurya Bawa def.Â
Arnaav Sareen, 11-9, 11-8, 11-2.
No. 4 Match:Â Laszlo Godde def.Â
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. 6Â Match:Â Zach Nam def.Â
Rohan Iyer, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8.
No. 7Â Match:Â Paarth Ambani def.Â
Shreemann Raghavan, 11-6, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8.
No. 8 Match: Rutvik Rau def.Â
Morgan Huberman, 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5.
No. 9 Match: Adam Goad def.Â
Tanay Punjabi, 11-1, 11-8, 11-5.
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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.