Men’s, women’s squash record wins and a loss this weekend as ranked squads

The men’s and women’s squash teams had similar stories this weekend after traveling to upstate New York for a tournament and then heading back home the next day to compete against Middlebury. The No. 20 ranked Columbia men’s squash team (8-3) swept the competition at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., defeating Vassar 9-0, Northeastern 6-3, and Bard 9-0. Unfortunately, the Lions had their winning streak snapped the following day at home, where they lost 8-1 to No. 13 Middlebury.

The No. 14 women’s squash team recorded similar results. The team cruised past Vassar and Northeastern with 9-0 victories, but lost its home match 7-2 to No. 11 Middlebury. In the loss to Middlebury, Columbia recorded a tough win at the No. 3 spot, with the Lions’ freshman Katie Quan playing to five sets. Quan won two of her sets by a 12-10 score. Columbia’s other win came at the No. 6 spot, where freshman Skylar Dickey won 3-1. Dickey has an 8-1 individual record for the year.

Despite ending the weekend’s events with a loss, the women’s victory over Vassar indicates that the team is headed in the right direction.

Two years ago, Vassar defeated Columbia 5-4 at the same event. This year, just two individual matches in Columbia’s 9-0 sweep lasted beyond three sets.

Junior co-captain Liz Chu simply said, “There is a huge difference in our skill level from last season to this season.”

Both teams will compete in their home finales against Haverford on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.