New Haven, Conn. - Junior Moustafa Hamada (Alexandria, Egypt)
broke a 4-4 tie with a 3-0 victory in the No. 7 match to lead the
visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 5-4 win over the Yale
University Bulldogs in men's squash action this evening.
Defending National Champion Trinity, ranked No. 1 in the
nation, improves to 10-0 with their 29th consecutive victory, while
the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs drop to 7-1.
Trinity senior captain Matthew Mackin (Greenwich, Conn.) won,
3-1, and junior Vrishan Kotian (Mumbai, India) downed Zachary
Leman, 3-2, to give Trinity a 2-1 lead after the first wave of
matches. Bantam rookie Affeeq Ismail (Kuching, Malaysia) won,
3-0, at No. 8 for a 3-1 Trinity lead, but Yale freshman Kah Wah
Cheong (Ipoh, Malaysia) edged Trinity junior Elroy Leong (Selangor,
Malaysia), 3-2, with a 14-12 triumph in the fifth game to make the
score, 3-2. Sophomore No. 2 Karan Malik (Mumbai, India)
answered for Trinity with a 3-1 win to bring the visitors one point
away from the win.
Yale tied the match in the final wave, as senior No. 1 Neal
Martin (Belfast, Ireland) and rookie No. 4 Thomas Dembinski (New
Haven, Conn.) posted Bulldog victories for a 4-4 contest.
Hamada had a 2-0 lead at the conclusion of the other matches, and
outlasted Bulldog senior Charlie Wyatt (Seer Green, United
Kingdom), 11-9, for a 3-0 sweep.
MATCH RESULTS
1. Y- Neal Martin d. Miled Zarazua, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10
2. TC- Karan Malik d. Sam Fenwick, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7
3. TC- Vrishab Kotian d. Zachary Leman, 11-6, 6-11, 4-11, 12-10,
11-5
4. Y- Thomas Dembinski d. Juan Vargas, 11-3, 5-11, 11-8, 7-11,
11-3
5. Y- Elroy Leong d. Kah-Wah Cheong, 13-15, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11,
14-12
6. Y- Liam McClintock d. Zeyad Elshorafy, 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 4-11,
11-7
7. TC- Moustafa Hamada d. Charlie Wyatt, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
8. TC- Affeeq Ismail d. Eric Caine, 11-9, 17-15, 11-7
9. TC- Matthew Mackin d. Joseph Roberts, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11,
11-7
Trinity (Conn.) 5, Yale 4
