Feb. 15, 2009
New York, N.Y. -
The Fordham squash team lost to Columbia University on Saturday afternoon, falling by an 8-1 score to the Lions. With the loss, Fordham falls to 4-9 on the season.
James Lechleitner picked up the lone Fordham point, defeating Columbia's Will McDavid at the eighth position, 3-1. Lechleitner dropped the first set to McDavid, 10-8, before winning the next three by scores of 10-8, 9-6 and 9-7.
Jason Sherriff almost picked up another point for Fordham, falling to Columbia's John Kamfonas, 3-2, at the second spot. Sherriff took the first set, 9-7, before falling to Kamfonas in the second, 10-9. Sherriff came back to take the third set, 9-4, but Kamfonas won the final two sets by scores of 9-1 and 9-5.
The Fordham squash team will next be in action on Friday, February 20th, as the open play at the College Squash Association Team Tournament in Princeton, New Jersey.
Fordham at Columbia
February 14, 2009
1) Clay Dahlman (C) def. Mike Hennessy (F), 9-1, 9-0, 9-4
2) John Kamfonas (C) def. Jason Sherriff (F), 7-9, 10-9, 4-9, 9-1, 9-5
3) Daniel Gentile (C) def. Peter Slucky (F), 9-7, 9-0, 9-6
4) Andrei Petrenko (C) def. Brandon Abbatiello (F), 9-3, 9-4, 7-9, 9-2
5) Adish Uberoi (C) def. Andriy Kulak (F), 9-5, 9-2, 9-7
6) Clay Wiske (C) def. Teddy Cronin (F), 9-5, 9-7, 9-1
7) Rohan Khatau (C) def. Ken Fukumoto (F), 9-7, 9-5, 9-1
8) James Lechleitner (F) def. Will McDavid (C), 8-10, 10-8, 9-6, 9-7
9) Edward Choi (C) wins by default
