No. 5 Virginia Defeats No. 9 Columbia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 5 Virginia men’s squash team (2-1) won 6-3 over No. 9 Columbia (0-1) on Sunday afternoon at the McArthur Squash Center.
MEN’S RESULTS
UVA’s top three positions on the ladder cruised to 3-0 sweeps to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 advantage over the Lions. Aly Hussein and Omar El Torkey both finished 2-0 on the weekend at the one and two positions respectively. Taha Dinana grabbed his first win of the season at the three position. Myles McIntyre also went 2-0 on the weekend with a 3-0 win against Columbia’s Jacob Bulbulia.
Evan Hajek dropped the first two games but stormed back to win 3-2 at the seven position. Teddy Durfee moved into the nine position and earned a 3-1 win after losing the first game. Charles Braff won his exhibition match 3-0.
MATCH NOTES
- Aly Hussein and Myles McIntyre went 2-0 against Yale and Columbia.
- It was UVA’s first win over Columbia since January 26, 2020 when it won at home, 6-3.
No. 5 Virginia 6, No. 9 Columbia 3
- | Aly Hussein (UVA) def. Harold Castiaux (COL) 11-3, 11-0, 11-5
- | Omar El Torkey (UVA) def. Adam Goad (COL) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
- | Taha Dinana (UVA) def. Franklyn Smith (COL) 11-9, 11-2, 11-6
- | Chaitanya Shah (COL) def. Cullen Little (UVA) 13-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7
- | Myles McIntyre (UVA) def. Jacob Bulbulia (COL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
- | Zach Nam (COL) def. CJ Baldini (UVA) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8
- | Evan Hajek (UVA) def. Ryan Chen (COL) 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7
- | Sameer Saxena (COL) def. Tyler Mackesy (UVA) 11-6, 5-11, 11-7, 11-4
- | Teddy Durfee (UVA) def. Adam Sherif Atta (COL) 7-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-1
EXH | Charles Braff (UVA) def. Gabriel Yun (COL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-5