HARTFORD, Conn. – The No. 1 Trinity College men's squash team earned a commanding win over No. 2 Harvard University in a top-ranked showdown, delivering a 7–2 victory Friday evening at the Kovas Squash Center. The Bantams improve to 8–0 overall, while the previously unbeaten Crimson fall to 6–1.

Prior to the matches, the Bantams honored their three seniors: Benedek Takacs, Joachim Chuah, and Daniel Simon. 

How It Happened

• Bantams competing in positions five through nine on the ladder displayed grit throughout their matches, collectively going 15–4 in sets. Sophomore Huzaifa Ibrahim earned a five-set victory over Harvard's Maddox Moxham, while Dmytro Shcherbakov and Eyad Awad both secured four-set wins. Shcherbakov completed a reverse sweep against Jacob Lin to clinch the match point for the Bantams. Daniel Simon and Segundo Portabales both swept their opponents in straight sets.
• Senior Joachim Chuah held strong at the No. 1 position, dropping the opening set before rallying to reverse sweep Harvard's David Costales. Chuah narrowly claimed the second and fourth sets, both by identical 12–10 scores.
• First-year Muhammad Ashab Irfan delivered a tactical 3–0 victory over Denis Gilevskiy, holding his Harvard opponent to no more than eight points in each set.
• The only losses on the day came from the third and fourth positions on the ladder, with senior Benedek Takacs falling in a five-set thriller and sophomore Wa-Sern Low dropping a four-set decision.

• Joachim Chuah def. David Costales, 3–1 (5–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10)
• Muhammad Ashab Irfan def. Denis Gilevskiy, 3–0 (11–8, 11–5, 11–8)
• Omar Azzam def. Benedek Takacs, 3–2 (13–11, 6–11, 7–11, 12–10, 11–6)
• Christian Capella def. Wa-Sern Low, 3–1 (11–13, 11–7, 11–7, 12–10)
• Huzaifa Ibrahim def. Maddox Moxham, 3–2 (11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 8–11, 11–3)
• Segundo Portabales def. Alexander Broadbridge, 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–5)
• Dmytro Shcherbakov def. Jacob Lin, 3–1 (7–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–6)
• Daniel Simon def. Segev Rome, 3–0 (11–7, 11–4, 11–7)
• Eyad Awad def. Ishant Shah, 3–1 (11–4, 11–5, 7–11, 11–7)

Order of Finish: 8, 4, 3, 7, 5, 1, 9, 6, 2

Next Up

The Bantams return to the road on Sunday, February 1, for a 3 p.m. matchup at No. 9 Dartmouth.