HARTFORD, Conn. - Junior tri-captain
Julius Benthin (Norderstedt, Germany) allowed just 10 total points in the third spot in the lineup to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 8-1 win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Squash Championship finals this afternoon at Kellner Center. Trinity, ranked No. 3 in the nation and seeded No. 1 in the tournament, improves to 14-2. No. 3-seeded Bowdoin falls to 8-7. Trinity has won all 15 NESCAC titles in the event's history, while the Polar Bears were appearing in their first NESCAC finals.
Trinity won five matches by 3-0 scores, including Benthin, senior tri-captain
Martin Rios (Medellin, Colombia) and sophomores
Advait Adik (Mumbai, India),
Ali El Toukhy (Cairo, Egypt), and
Mohamed Sharaf (Shiekh Zayed City, Egypt). Junior Will Curtis (Joondalup, Australia) and first-year
Mateo Restrepo (Medellin, Colombia) won 3-1 for the Bantams and rookie
Dougie Conigliaro (Dedham, Mass.) outlasted Bowdoin's Neil Bam, 3-2, with a 15-13 triumph in the fifth set.
MATCH RESULTS
Trinity v. Bowdoin
1. TC-
Mohamed Sharaf d. Jack Winston, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7
2. TC- Aly El Toukhy d. Deven Kanwal, 11-6, 11-7, 15-13
3. TC-
Julius Benthin d. Jackson Rho, 11-4, 11-2, 11-4
4. TC-
Mateo Restrepo d. Adham Sobhy, 11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5
5. TC- Will Curtis d. Nick Wilkinson, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8
6. B- John Milligan d.
Utkarsh Baheti, DNF
7. TC-
Advait Adik d. Carson Claar, 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
8. TC-
Martin Rios d. Henry Somerby, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7
9. TC-
Dougie Conigliaro d. Neil Bam, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 12-14, 15-13
Trinity (Conn.) 8, Bowdoin 1
