New York, N.Y - The No. 12 Dartmouth men's squash team fell at No. 9 Columbia on Sunday afternoon, 6-3. Columbia struck first and won a close 3-2 set at No. 1, but
Mac Aube returned the favor with a 3-0 sweep in the second position.Â
After the Lions picked up two straight sets, Callan Venkatesan attempted a comeback in the fifth position. The set began with him falling 2-0, but he quickly evened the score with 11-8 and 11-7 wins. Columbia ultimately won the set with a close 11-9 game.Â
Dartmouth then went on to win two straight sets, bringing the overall score to a close 4-3. Brandon Wang handed the Lions a 3-0 loss at No. 6, winning 11-8, 11-9, 15-13. Similarly, Felix Feldman won at the No. 7 position, 11-8, 11-7, 11-1.Â
The Big Green will continue their road stretch when facing Tufts on Wednesday at 4 p.m.Â
RESULTS
Columbia 6, Dartmouth 3
- Arhan Chandra [Columbia] def. Christian Shah [Dartmouth] - 3-2 [11-4, 11-4, 5-11, 6-11, 11-7]
- Mac Aube [Dartmouth] def. Franklyn Smith [Columbia] - 3-0 [11-2, 11-5, 11-7]
- Yusuf Sheikh [Columbia] def. Ekam Singh [Dartmouth] - 3-0 [11-5, 11-4, 11-2]
- Zach Nam [Columbia] def. Quintin Campbell [Dartmouth] - [4-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-6]
- Imad Athar [Columbia] def. Callan Venkatesan [Dartmouth] - 3-2 [11-4, 11-2, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9]
- Brandon Wang [Dartmouth] def. Thomas Soltanian [Columbia] - 3-0 [11-8, 11-9, 15-13]
- Felix Feldman [Dartmouth] def. Alex Yuzpe [Columbia] - 3-0 [11-8, 11-7, 11-1]
- Varun Fuloria [Columbia] def. Rohan Ray [Dartmouth] - 3-0 [11-7, 11-3, 11-4]
- Gonzalo De La Mora [Columbia] def. Warren Klein [Dartmouth] - 11-6, 11-7, 11-13, 11-9