New York, N.Y. – First-year Tor Christoffersen (Malmoe, Sweden) allowed just nine total points in a dominant performance at the No. 8 spot in the lineup, as the visiting Trinity College Bantams blanked the Columbia University Lions, 9-0, in men's squash action this afternoon at the S.L. Green StreetSquash Center.  The Defending National Champion Bantams, ranked No. 1 nationally, improve to 8-0, while the No. 5-ranked Lions drop to 4-2 overall this winter and 0-5 all-time against the Bantams.  Trinity posted 3-0 wins at No. 3 thru No. 9, and sophomore Rick Penders (Maastricht, Netherlands), ranked No. 9 individually among individuals, handed Columbia junior Rishi Tandon, ranked No. 19 nationally, his first loss of the season, 3-1, at the top of the ladder. 

MATCH RESULTS
1. TC- Rick Penders d. Rishi Tandon, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8
2. TC- Michael Craig d. Adham Madi, 7-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-1
3. TC- Juan Vargas d. Carter Robitaille, 11-6, 11-9, 11-3
4. TC- Tom De Mulder d. Arhum Saleem,  11-6, 11-7, 11-5
5. TC- Affeeq Ismail d. Jonathan Gill, 11-7, 11-5, 11-1
6. TC- James Evans d. Richard Soper, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6
7. TC- Omar Allaudin d. Salmaan Amin, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4
8. TC- Tor Christoffersen d. Garrett Donnelly, 11-4, 11-1, 11-4
9. TC- Nku Patrick d. Chris Choi, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
Trinity (Conn.) 9, Columbia 0