Hartford, Conn. - The top-ranked Trinity College men's squash team extended their win streak to seven in a row by scoring an 8-1 victory over No. 12 ranked Cornell University on Monday afternoon at the Kellner Squash Center at Trinity. Defending National Champion Trinity stays perfect on the year, improving to 7-0 while Cornell drops to 3-2. Bantam first-year Michael Craig (Belfast, Ireland) was dominant in the No. 2 spot, beating his opponent by a combined 33-7. Junior captain Affeeq Ismail (Kuching, Malaysia) and sophomore James Evans (Maidstone, England) also recorded 3-0 victories in the No. 5 and No. 6 spot, respectively. Trinity returns to action on Wednesday when they travel to Manhattan to face No. 5 ranked Columbia University.
MATCH RESULTS
1. TC - Rick Penders d. Harry Freeman, 11-6, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9
2. TC - Michael Craig d. Kevin Flannery, 11-5, 11-1, 11-1
3. TC - Juan Vargas d. Perry Hanson, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9
4. TC - Tom De Mulder d. Jordan Brail, 11-6, 2-11, 11-1, 11-7
5. TC - Affeeq Ismael d. Andy Muran, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8
6. TC - James Evans d. Graham Dietz, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7
7. TC - Omar Allaudin d. Alex Jung, 11-4, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7
8. C - Ben Francis d. Tor Christoffersen, 5-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-13, 11-8
9. TC - Nku Patrick d. Augie Jones, 11-6, 11-9, 11-2
Trinity (Conn.) 8, Cornell 1
