Feb. 21, 2009

Princeton, N.J. - After advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2009 College Squash Association (CSA) Team Championships at Princeton University with a first round win over Washington, the Fordham University squash team fell to Purdue in the quarterfinals in the Serues Division, 6-3 on Saturday.

Brandon Abbatiello, Andriy Kulak and James Lechleitner picked up the wins for Fordham, winning at the fourth, sixth and eighth positions, respectively. Abbatiello defeated Purdue's Matt Murphy by a 3-0 score (10-8, 9-4, 9-2) while Kulak was victorious over Archit Singh, 3-1, winning the first game 9-2 before dropping the second, 9-4. But Kulak came back to win the third game (9-0) and the fourth (9-6) to win the match. Lechleitner defeated Aabas Sharma by a 3-0 score (9-4, 9-2, 10-8).

With the loss, the Rams fall to 5-10 on the year and they will next play Vassar College in the third place game on Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m.

Fordham vs. Purdue
February 21, 2009
CSA Team Championship - Princeton University
1. Carlos Sandoval (P) def. Mike Hennessy (F), 3-0 (9-6, 9-4, 9-0)
2. Danish Akhtar (P) def. Jason Sheriff (F), 3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 10-9)
3. Rhan Dholte (P) def. Peter Slucky (F), 3-0 (9-5, 9-3, 9-6)
4. Brandon Abbatiello (F) def. Matt Murphy (P), 3-0 (10-8, 9-4, 9-2)
5. Atul Todi (P) def. Eli Plangger (F), 3-0 (9-7, 9-2, 9-5)
6. Andriy Kulak (F) def. Archit Singh (P), 3-1 (9-2, 4-9, 9-0, 9-6)
7. Alejandro Dobles (P) def. Ken Fukumoto (F), 3-1 (5-9, 9-0, 9-3, 9-7)
8. James Lechleitner (F) def. Aabas Sharma (P), 3-0 (9-4, 9-2, 10-8)
9. Tanmaya Anand (P) def. Andrew Grosner (F), 3-1 (7-9, 9-4, 9-6, 9-1)