Squash team topped by Columbia, Vassar

Bard's No. 1 singles player Dylan Coburn had his hands full with Columbia and Vassar on Saturday.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Bard men's squash team took on Columbia and Vassar on Saturday and lost each match, 9-0.

Columbia, the 20th-ranked team in the latest College Squash Association poll, had an excellent day, defeating Northeastern, Vassar and Bard to improve to 8-2 overall.

The Lions beat Bard, 9-0, yielding only one game in the process. Bard junior Andrew Hoffman-Patalona (Livingston Manor, NY) took the first game against Columbia's Tommy Brosius at No. 5 singles, but lost, 3-1.

Vassar also beat Bard, 9-0, and this time it was Bard senior Alex Vladoi (Bucharest, Romania) who managed to take a game. He held a brief lead at No. 4 singles after winning the first game against Vassar's Annseer Sadiq, but he eventually lost, 3-1.

Bard, 0-8, next travels to Middlebury College on Feb. 12.

Columbia 9, Bard 0

1. Tony Zou (CU) def Dylan Coburn (BC) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3

2. Theo Buchsbaum (CU) def Maksim Tsikhanovich (BC) 11-2,11-4, 11-4

3. Dan Gentile (CU) def Aiko Roudette (BC) 11-2, 11-1, 11-2

4. Zach Ali (CU) def Alex Vladoi (BC) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6

5. Tommy Broseus def. Andy Hoffman-Patalona (BC) 6-11, 12-10, 11-5, 11-2

6. Alex Park (CU) def. Patrick Feronni (BC) 11-7, 11-3, 11-9

7. (CU) default

8. (CU) default

9. (CU) default

Vassar 9, Bard 0

1. Jake Harris (VC) def Dylan Coburn (BC) 11-6,11-3, 11-4

2. Arjun Jain (VC) def. Maksim Tsikhanovich (BC) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4

3. Mehdi Naqvi (VC) def. Aiko Roudette (BC) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4

4. Annseer Sadiq (VC) def. Alex Vladoi (BC) 10-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-6

5. Max Middleton (VC) def. Andy Hoffman-Patalona 11-7, 11-6, 11-6

6. Daniel Freeman (VC) def Patrick Ferroni (BC) 11-2,11-5, 11-5

7. Oliver Newman (VC) def Houston Stebbins (BC) 11-3,11-2,11-5

8. Will English (VC) default

9. Ricardo Espinosa (VC) default

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