Men and women both sweep Haverford and Fordham

Both squash teams concluded their home stands with resounding 9-0 sweeps. With the weekend wins, the men and women are now both 10-3 for the season. Columbia finished each individual match in three sets, winning every set with ease.

The No. 20 Columbia men’s squash team expected to defeat Fordham and Haverford from the start. With usual No. 1 Graham Miao sitting out the match, the Lions suffered no setback. Columbia swept Fordham to open the home doubleheader and had a similar triumph against Haverford. In place of Miao, sophomore Tony Zou played well, allowing a maximum of just seven points in all of his sets against Haverford.

The No. 14 women’s squash team also excelled. Columbia, playing with a full lineup, limited every Haverford player to no more than six points for any set.

The squash teams will travel to upstate New York next week for rematches versus Vassar and Wesleyan. Both the men and the women emerged victorious when the two teams faced off earlier in the season. The women defeated Wesleyan 7-2 and swept Vassar 9-0, while the men squeaked past Wesleyan 5-4 before recording a sweep against Vassar. The match will take place Feb. 12 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.