February 25, 2007

New Haven, Conn. - The Fordham University squash team wrapped up their 2006-07 season with a 7-2 loss to Columbia University at the CSA Team Championships held at Yale University. With the loss, the Rams close out the year with a 6-10 record.

Steve Sangiacomo and Ben Ehrman were responsible for the two Fordham points with Sangiacomo defeating Columbia's John Kamfonas in straight games at the sixth position (9-6, 9-6 and 10-8) while Ehrman bested Su Zhu at the seventh spot in straight games (9-2 9-5 9-3).

Both players went undefeated at the CSA Team Championship, each compiling a 3-0 record.

The Rams almost picked up another point at the fourth spot as Mike Hennessey took the first two games from William Lai by identical 9-6 scores before Lai came back to win the last three games (9-1, 9-7 and 9-5).

Fordham had two other matches go five games as Peter Zipf dropped the first game at the third position to Columbia's Thommen Ollapally, 9-5, before taking the second, 9-3. Zipf then lost the third game 9-2 and won the fourth, 10-8, to force a fifth and deciding game which Ollapally won, 9-3.

In the fifth spot, Fordham's Ryan McFarland won two of the first three games (10-8, 6-9 and 9-3) before dropping the final two to Jake Mason.

Fordham vs. Columbia CSA Team Championship

February 25, 2007

1. Nik Trikha (Col) def. Sebastian Cahill (Ford) - 9-7, 9-0, 9-2

2. Sunny Khoja (Col) def. Charles Sterken (Ford) - 7-9, 9-1, 9-6, 10-9

3. Thommen Ollapally (Col) def. Peter Zipf (Ford) - 9-5, 3-9, 9-2, 8-10, 9-3

4. William Lai (Col) def. Mike Hennessy (Ford) - 6-9, 6-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-5

5. Jake Mason (Col) def. Ryan McFarland (Ford) - 8-10, 9-6, 3-9, 9-2 10-8

6. Steve Sangiacomo (Ford) def. John Kamfonas (Col) - 9-6, 9-6, 10-8

7. Ben Ehrman (Ford) def. Su Zhu (Col) - 9-2, 9-5, 9-3

8. David Nee (Col) def. Charles Kromholtz (Ford) - 9-4, 9-3, 2-9, 9-1

9. Jehangir Jejeebhoy (Col) def. Jason Sherriff (Ford) - 9-3, 9-5, 9-2