PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 1-ranked Bantams powered their way to a decisive 7–2 victory over No. 4 University of Virginia in a neutral-site match at SquashSmarts on Saturday afternoon.
How It Happened
Joachim Chuah and Wa-Sern Low each delivered gritty performances, battling through five-set matches to secure key victories for Trinity.
Muhammad Ashab Irfan (No. 2), Benedek Takacs (No. 3), and Dmytro Shcherbakov (No. 7) dominated their courts with straight-set wins to build momentum for the Bantams.
At the No. 6 position, Segundo Portabales rebounded after dropping the opening game to win three straight sets and claim a 3–1 victory. Andrik Lim mirrored that effort at No. 9, also bouncing back from a first-set loss to secure a four-set win.
No. 1 Trinity 7, No. 4 Virginia 2
1 | Joachim Chuah (TC) def. Juan Jose Torres Lara (VA) 6-11, 8-11, 11-3, 13-11, 11-7
2 | Muhammad Ashab Irfan (TC) def. JP Tew (VA) 11-8, 14-12, 13-11
3 | Benedek Takacs (TC) def. Krishna Mishra (VA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8
4 | Wa-Sern Low (TC) def. Dylan Moran (VA) 12-10, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-7
5 | Oscar Okonkwo (VA) def. Huzaifa Ibrahim (TC) 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3
6 | Segundo Portabales (TC) def. Ewan Harris (VA) 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-4
7 | Dmytro Shcherbakov (TC) def. Maxwell Velazquez (VA) 14-12, 11-6, 11-2
8 | Nathan Rosenzweig (VA) def. Daniel Simon (TC) 11-6, 7-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6
9 | Andrik Lim (TC) def. Patrick Keller (VA) 8-11, 11-3, 11-1, 11-6
Exh. | Henry Raine (VA) def. Zain Amjad (TC) 12-10, 11-2, 11-3
Up Next
Trinity will face No. 8 Drexel University at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in its regular-season finale.
TRINITY ATHLETICS