HARTFORD, Conn. - Junior Miko Aijanen (Jarvenpaa, Finland) and sophomore Mohamed Sharaf (Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt) posted 3-0 decisions at the top of the ladder to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Yale University Bulldogs in men's squash action this evening at Kellner Center.  Trinity, ranked No. 3 in the nation, improves to 15-2 heading into the College Squash Association (CSA( National Championships next weekend.  No. 3-ranked Yale falls to 8-3 with just a home match with Rochestre remaining on it regular season schedule. 

Trinity led, 3-1, early thanks to wins by Aijanen, Sharaf and senior Aly Tolba.  Trinity clinched the match after a 3-1 victories by first-year Danial Izham (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and sophomore Abdelrahman Nasser (New Cairo, Egypt).  Yale won the last two matches after the team results had been decided, including the only five-setter of rhe evening, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 17-15, by Eric Kim over Trinity's Julius Benthin (Norderstedt, Germany).
 

MATCH RESULTS 
1.TC- Miko Äijänen d. Harrison Gill, 11-7, 12-10, 11-3
2.TC- Mohamed Sharaf d. Nadav Raziel, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9, 
3.TC- Abdlerahman Nassar d. Max Forster 7-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-4 
4.Y- Siow Yee Xian d. Aly El Toukhy 11-9, 11-8, 11-5
5.TC- Aly Tolba d. Maxwell Orr, 11-6, 13-15, 11-8, 11-5
6.Y- Brian Leonard d. Marwan ElBorolossey 11-7, 11-8, 13-15, 11-6
7.Y- Eric Kim d. Julius Benthin 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 17-15
8.TC- Daniel Izham d. Jed Burde 3-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7 
9.Y-Nikil Ismali d. Mateo Restrepo, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10
Trinity (Conn.) 5, Yale 4