Men’s Squash Tops Tufts to Advance to Quarterfinals at CSA Team National Championships

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Columbia men's squash punched its ticket to the quarterfinal round in the Potter Cup to face Harvard at the CSA National Championships after dominating Tufts, 8-1.

Sophomore

Yusuf Sheikh put Columbia on the board first in No. 1 singles action, outlasting Santiago Medina in straight games. First-year

Ahmad Haq and junior

Laszlo Godde immediately followed in five-set wins to put the Lions in front, 3-0.

Junior

Shaurya Bawa, sophomore

Varun Fuloria and junior

Tommy Soltanian picked up a four-set victories at the No. 2, No. 6 and No. 9 positions.

Sophomores

Imad Athar and

Sam Du added two more wins for Columbia at No. 5 and No. 8. Senior

Franklyn Smith dropped his matchup in the No. 3 slot in straight games.

Columbia 8, Tufts 1

1S –

Yusuf Sheikh (COL) def. Santiago Medina (TUFT), 11-8, 15-13, 11-4

2S –

Shaurya Bawa (COL) def. Nachiket Desai (TUFT), 11-0, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7

3S – Rohan Valia (TUFT) def.

Franklyn Smith (CLMB), 11-3, 11-9, 11-9

4S –

Ahmad Haq (COL) def. Milo Friedman (TUFT), 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-1

5S –

Imad Athar (COL) def. Jared Chin (TUFT), 11-6, 11-9, 11-7

6S –

Varun Fuloria (COL) def. Mustafa Ayaz (TUFT), 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4

7S –

Laszlo Godde (COL) def. Aarav Gill (TUFT), 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5

8S – Shaoqian Du (COL) def. Ali Tarek (TUFT), 11-9, 12-10, 11-9

9S –

Tommy Soltanian (COL) def. Shivin Kumar (TUFT), 11-8, 2-11, 5-11, 6-11

UP NEXT

Columbia advances to the Potter Cup quarterfinals, facing Harvard, with the first match scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

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