NEW YORK, N.Y. - The No. 4 Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season today against No. 6 Columbia in a tight, 6-3 match. 

Despite the loss, Yale put up a tough fight against one of the strongest squads in the nation. No. 4 Gigi Yeung, No. 6 Brianna Jefferson, No. 7 Captain Aishwarya Bhattacharya, and No. 10 Ainsley Weber secured victories for the Elis. Yeung, Weber and Bhattacharya all handily swept their opponents, while Jefferson triumphed in a thrilling, five-game match.

"The women had a tough loss today but everyone gave it their all," said Lynn Leong, Brooks G. Ragen Director of Squash at Yale. "We look to use this as motivation as we head into next week's matches against Penn and Princeton."

The Bulldogs face Princeton and Penn next weekend at the Brady Center. 

RESULTS AT COLUMBIA

1. Farida Mohamed (COLUMBIA) def. Sneha Sivakumar (YALE), 11-6, 11-5, 11-6
2. Chan Sin Yuk (COLUMBIA) def. Elisabeth Ross (YALE), 11-4, 11-6, 11-5
3. Habiba Mohamed (COLUMBIA) def. Christy Tin Yan Lau (YALE), 11-4, 13-11, 11-7
4. Gigi Yeung (YALE) def. Sarah Cao (COLUMBIA), 11-4, 11-2, 11-7
5. Erica McGillicuddy (COLUMBIA) def. Meghna Sreedhar (YALE), 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 15-13
6. Brianna Jefferson (YALE) def. Ellie McVeigh (COLUMBIA), 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 12-10, 13-11
7. Aishwarya Bhattacharya (YALE) def. Bunny Fox (COLUMBIA), 11-6, 13-11, 13-11
8. Renee Chan (COLUMBIA) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YALE), 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
9. Elizabeth Lentz (COLUMBIA) def. Nina Mital (YALE), 5-11, 15-13, 12-10, 11-6
10. Ainsley Weber (YALE) def. Cynthia Cao (COLUMBIA),11-7, 11-5, 11-8