Philadelphia, Pa. - Six Bantams posted 3- wins, as the visiting Trinity College Bantams completed a three-day, three-match swing down the Eastern Seaboard with a 9-0 victory over the No. 5-ranked Drexel University Dragons in men's squash action this afternoon at the Kline & Specter Center. No. 2-ranked Trinity, which won at George Washington and Navy Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, improves to 8-0 The Dragons fall to 5-3 with their first loss in four matches.
Trinity was not challenged below No. 4 on the ladder, but senior Michael Craig (Belfast, Northern Ireland) and Thoboki Mohohlo (Johannesburg, South Africa) and rookie Miko Aijanen (Jarvenpaa, Finland) each had to battle through five games for 3-2 wins. Aijanen's victory came against last season's No. 31-ranked player, Dylan Kachur, at the top of the linup. Trinity hosts No. 7-ranked Rochester in its next match on Tuesday at noon.
MATCH RESULTS
Trinity (Conn.) v. Drexel
1. TC- Miko Aijanen d. Dylan Kachur, 11-3, 11-1, 7-11, 9-11, 11-5
2. TC- Michael Craig d. Noel Heaton, 11-5, 5-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-9
3. TC- Kush Kumar d. Filip Krueger, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8
4. TC- Thoboki Mohohlo d. Matthew Lucente, 11-7, 8-11, 12-14, 11-5, 11-8
5. TC- Ali El Toukhy d. Jose Lopez, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
6. TC- Andrew Lee d. Gautam Nagpal, 11-7, 11-5, 11-1
7. TC- Yehia Essam d. Nicko Fehn, 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-2
8. TC- Aly Tolba d. Shaan Dalal, 11-5, 11-2, 11-7
9. TC- Aryaman Adik d. Michael Berry, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
Trinity (Conn.) 9, Drexel 0
