New Haven, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams fell in an early 4-0 hole to the defending National Champion Yale University, before falling to the No. 2-ranked Bulldogs, 7-2, at Brady Courts this evening.  Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the nation, falls to 9-1 with their first loss of the season, while the Bulldogs stay undefeated with an 8-0 record.

Yale edged the Bantams in the first four matches to build a cushion, but with the deciding match on the line, Trinity junior Robyn Hodgson (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) kept the Bantams alive with a 3-2 victory in the No. 8 match.  Yale sophomore Kim Hay (Newcastle, U.K.) ended Trinity's comeback hope, as she clinched the deciding match with a come-from-behind, 3-2 win at the No. 2 spot against Bantam sophomore Wee Nee Low (Penang, Malaysia).  With the game already decided, Yale picked up two more points for a final of 7-2.

MATCH RESULTS
1. Y- Millie Tomlinson d. Catalina Pelaez, 11-4, 11-8, 3-11, 11-5
2. Y- Kim Hay d. Wee Nee Low, 6-11, 11-13, 10-12, 13-11, 12-10
3. Y- Rhetta Nadas d. Alicia Rodriguez, 11-2, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7
4. TC- Ashley Tidman d. Alexandra Van Arkel, 7-11, 11-8, 11-1, 7-11, 11-6
5. Y- Katie Ballaine d. Natalie Babjukova, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
6. Y- Gwendoline Tilghman d. Jennifer Pelletier, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8
7. Y- Lillian Fast d. Andrea Echeverria, 12-10, 11-9, 11-5
8. TC-  Robyn Hodgson d. Shihui Mao, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11
9. Y- Issey Norman-Ross d. Chanel Erasmus, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
Yale 7, Trinity (Conn.) 2