Dec. 3, 2007

New York, N.Y. - The Fordham squash team dropped their sixth straight match this season on Monday night, as they fell at local rival Columbia, 8-1.

Fordham's lone point came from Steve Cinquino at the ninth slot, topping Edward Choi in five games. Final game scores were 9-3, 9-5, 2-9, 1-9, and 9-4. This was the third straight match that Cinquino has earned a point for Fordham.

Fordham almost picked up a second point at the fifth slot as Brandon Abbatiello pushed Jehangir Jejeebhoy to a five-set match, but Abbatiello couldn't hold a 2-1 set lead, falling 9-5, 4-9, 6-9, 9-5, and 9-4.

The Fordham squash team will next be in action on Saturday, December 8th, as they host Bard College at the Lombardi Center Squash Courts, beginning at 1:00 PM.

Fordham at Columbia

1) Nik Trikha (C) def. Charles Sterken, 9-2, 9-2, 9-4

2) Clay Dahlman (C) def. Steve Sangiacomo, 9-1, 9-4, 9-2

3) Thommen Ollapally (C) def. Jason Sherriff, 8-10, 9-7, 9-3, 9-7

4) Paul Ratchford (C) def. Charles Kromholz, 9-7, 9-4, 5-9, 10-8

5) Jehangir Jejeebhoy (C) def. Brandon Abbatiello, 9-5, 4-9, 6-9, 9-5, 9-4

6) Daniel Gentile (C) def. Peter Slucky, 9-6, 9-5, 9-0

7) Andrei Petrenko (C) def. Tolga Suvar, 8-10, 9-4, 9-4, 9-6

9) Steve Cinquino (F) def. Edward Choi, 9-3, 9-5, 2-9, 1-9, 9-4