NEW YORK — The 10th-ranked Cornell men's squash team dropped its seventh consecutive match on Saturday, falling 8-1 to seventh-ranked Columbia at the SL Green StreetSquash Center.

The Big Red (4-8, 0-5 Ivy League) managed just one victory in the Ivy League matchup, as sophomore Youssef Sarhan posted a four-game win at the No. 2 position, defeating Shaurya Bawa 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6.

Columbia (5-4, 2-3 Ivy) won the remaining eight matches to extend its winning streak over Cornell to four matches. The Lions were led by strong performances from Ahmad Haq, who cruised to an 11-3, 11-3, 11-0 victory over freshman Edward Thng at No. 4 and Imad Athar, who posted an 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 win over junior Arnav Tevatia at No. 5.

At the top position, junior Syan Singh fell to Yusuf Sheikh in straight games, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5. Several other matches went the distance, including a five-game battle at No. 7 where Varun Fuloria edged senior Jeh Pandole 6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 6-11, 11-6, and a four-game contest at No. 8 where Laszlo Godde defeated sophomore Vivaan Shah 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9.

RESULTS
No. 1: Yusuf Sheikh def. Syan Singh, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5.
No. 2: Youssef Sarhan def. Shaurya Bawa, 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6.
No. 3: Arhan Chandra def. Aly Ezzat, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5.
No. 4: Ahmad Haq def. Edward Thng, 11-3, 11-3, 11-0.
No. 5: Imad Athar def. Arnav Tevatia, 11-5, 11-5, 11-2.
No. 6: Shaoqian Du def. Roman Bicknell, 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8.
No. 7: Varun Fuloria def. Jeh Pandole, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 6-11, 11-6.
No. 8: Laszlo Godde def. Vivaan Shah, 8-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9.
No. 9: Thomas Soltanian def. Ethan Jain, 11-5, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6.

UP NEXT
Cornell will conclude Ivy League play next Saturday, Feb. 14, when it hosts No. 4 Yale at the Belkin Squash Courts. Match action is scheduled to begin at noon and all matches will be streamed live on Stretch Internet.