POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 8, 2009) – Despite well-played wins by No. 2 Austin Minkowski (Baltimore, MD/Gilman), No. 7 Mehdi Naqvi (Karachi, Pakistan/Karachi Grammar), and No. 8 Arjun Jain (Aurangabad, Maharashtra/Mahindra Univted), the Vassar College men's squash team dropped a 6-3 match to Columbia University on Sunday in the final competition of the Vassar Squash Team Challenge.

In other men's action at Kenyon on Saturday, Connecticut College defeated Wesleyan University, 6-3, and Wesleyan then rebounded with an 8-1 win over Columbia University, 8-1.

The Brewers fall to 0-17 and will look for their first win in their Senior Day, hosting Bard College on Wednesday February 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Connecticut College 6, Wesleyan University 3
1. Antonio Diaz-Gonzalez (CC) def. Robert Broadfoot (WU)3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-3)
2. Benji Barnes (WU) def. Tyler Stilwill (CC)3-0 (9-7, 9-4, 9-6)
3. Will Moger (CC) def. Dale Kobrin (WU) 3-0 (9-1,9-7, 9-5)
4. Tyler Snell (WU) def. Jeremy Wong (CC)3-0 (9-1, 9-6, 9-2)
5. Nate Fowles (WU) def. Blay Bradley (CC)3-1 (5-9, 9-2,9-6, 9-6)
6. Jonathan Markson (CC) def. Lonnie Gibbs (WU) 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-6)
7. Hunter Siegel (CC) def. Charlie Drake (WU) 3-0 (9-5, 9-0, 9-7)
8. Craig Stanton (CC) def. Sam Plappinger (WU) 3-0 (4-9, 8-10,9-6, 9-5, 9-5)
9. Jon Gray (CC) def. Blake Rosenbaum (WU) 3-2 (9-5, 7-9, 10-8, 9-5, 9-0)

Wesleyan University 8, Columbia University 1
1. Robert Broadfoot (WU) def. Clay Dahlman (CU) 3-0 (9-6, 10-8, 9-3)
2. Benji Barnes (WU) def. John Kamfonas (CU)3-0 (9-1, 9-4, 9-5)
3. Dale Kobrin (WU) def. Dan Gentile (CU)3-0 (9-4, 9-1, 9-0)
4. Tyler Snell (WU) def. Andrei Petenko (CU)3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-2)
5. Nate Fowles (WU) def. Adish Uberdi (CU)3-0 ( 9-3, 9-1, 9-0)
6. Lonnie Gibbs (WU) def. Zach Ali (CU)3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 9-6)
7. Charlie Drake (WU) def. Clay Wiske (CU)3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-4)
8. Sam Plappinger (WU) def. Rohan Khatau (CU)3-1 (9-7, 2-9, 9-4, 9-7)
9. Edward Choi (CU) def. Blake Rosenbaum (WU)3-0 (10-8, 9-2, 9-0)

Columbia University 6, Vassar College 3
1. Clay Dahlman (CU) def. Daniel Tan(VC) 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-5)
2. Austin Minkowski (VC) def. John Kamfonas (CU) 3-1 (4-9, 9-5, 10-8, 9-2)
3. Daniel Gentile (CU) def. Jake Kantrowitz (VC) 3-0 (9-6 ,9-2, 9-4)
4. Andrei Petrenko (CU) def. Henk Isom (VC) 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 9-2)
5. Adish Uberdi (CU) def. Nick Lupu (VC) 3-2 (9-6, 8-10, 10-8, 6-9, 9-2)
6. Zach Ali (CU) def. Arjun Agarwala (VC) 3-2 (6-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-4, 9-2)
7. Mehdi Naqvi (VC) def. Clay Wiske (CU) 3-0 (9-6, 9-6, 9-6)
8. Arjun Jain ( VC) def. Rohan Khatau (CU) 3-1 (2-9, 9-6, 10-8, 9-4)
9. Edward Choi (CU) def. Kyle Holter (VC) 3-1 (9-3, 7-9, 9-0, 9-3)
10. Will McDavid (CU) def. Dave Prentice (VC) 3-0 (9-7, 9-5, 9-5)