The Columbia men’s squash team rebounded from a 6-3 loss to No. 22 Wesleyan by winning its next two matches against No. 24 Hamilton and No. 21 Colby to conclude the season. With its 2-1 run at men’s nationals, Columbia will finish the year ranked in the nation’s top 25 .
For the opening round, the Lions faced Wesleyan—a familiar foe, as the Light Blue has already played them twice this season. In their first match, Columbia won 5-4, but Wesleyan prevailed by the same scoreline in the second. In both contests earlier this season, Columbia’s individual match wins came mainly from the lower end of the ladder. However, this time around Columbia’s higher seeds won their matches. Although No. 1 seed Tony Zou dropped a tough five-set match, the Lions did record wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. The Light Blue couldn’t notch wins from its lower ladder, though, and lost its opening match at nationals 6-3.
The rest of the weekend went smoothly for the Lions. Columbia handily defeated Hamilton 7-2 the next day, and ended the tournament with a narrow 5-4 victory over Colby. The Lions won the Most Improved Team award at the competition.
Top-seeded George Washington University, a team that defeated Columbia 7-2 earlier in the season, ended up clinching the division with wins over Hamilton, Wesleyan, and Bowdoin.
Next weekend, Columbia will compete in the Individual National Championships in Hanover, N.H.
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