Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain Affeeq Ismail (Kuching, Malaysia) allowed just 14 points in a 3-0 win at the No. 6 position in the lineup to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 8-1 victory over the visiting Columbia University Lions in men's squash action this afternoon at Kellner Center.  Trinity, ranked No. 1 in the nation, improves to 4-0, while the No. 7-ranked Lions drop to 1-1

Trinity led, 6-0, after two waves, winning four of the first six matches by 3-0 scores.  Bantam junior tri-captain Rick Penders (Maastricht, Netherlands), ranked No. 3 nationally among returning players, pulled out a 3-2 triumph against Columbia senior Rishi Tandon (West Bengal, India), ranked No. 11, in the No. 3 spot.  Lion junior Osama Khalifa (Cairo, Egypt), ranked No. 6, earned the lone point for the visitors with a 3-0 win at the top of the ladder over No. 13-ranked Trinity sophomore Michael Craig (Belfast, Northern Ireland).

MATCH RESULTS 

1. C- Khalifa d. Micheal Craig, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4
2. TC- Kush Kumar d. Attia, 11-8, 11-4, 11-4
3. TC– Rick Penders d. Tandon, 5-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6
4. TC- Omar Allaudin d. Madi, 11-9, 11-5, 11-1
5. TC- Tom Demulder d. Robitaille, 14-12, 11-7, 11-6
6. TC- Affeeq Ismail d. Saleem, 11-7, 11-5, 11-2
7. TC- Andrew Lee d. Sehrawat, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8
8. TC- Nku Patrick d. Mann, 12-10, 7-11, 11-2, 11-1
9. TC- Yehia Essan d. Sekhar, 11-6, 11-9, 13-11
   Trinity (Conn.) 8, Columbia 1