No 1 Trinity Men Hold off Yale 5-4 by David Kingsley January 22, 2014 New Haven, Conn.
- Junior Moustafa Hamada (Alexandria, Egypt) broke a 4-4 tie with a 3-0
victory in the No. 7 match to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams
to a 5-4 win over the Yale University Bulldogs in men's squash action
this evening. Defending National Champion Trinity, ranked No. 1
in the nation, improves to 10-0 with their 29th consecutive victory,
while the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs drop to 7-1.
Trinity senior captain
Matthew Mackin (Greenwich, Conn.) won, 3-1, and junior Vrishan Kotian
(Mumbai, India) downed Zachary Leman, 3-2, to give Trinity a 2-1 lead
after the first wave of matches. Bantam rookie Affeeq Ismail
(Kuching, Malaysia) won, 3-0, at No. 8 for a 3-1 Trinity lead, but Yale
freshman Kah Wah Cheong (Ipoh, Malaysia) edged Trinity junior Elroy
Leong (Selangor, Malaysia), 3-2, with a 14-12 triumph in the fifth game
to make the score, 3-2. Sophomore No. 2 Karan Malik (Mumbai,
India) answered for Trinity with a 3-1 win to bring the visitors one
point away from the win.
Yale tied the match in
the final wave, as senior No. 1 Neal Martin (Belfast, Ireland) and
rookie No. 4 Thomas Dembinski (New Haven, Conn.) posted Bulldog
victories for a 4-4 contest. Hamada had a 2-0 lead at the
conclusion of the other matches, and outlasted Bulldog senior Charlie
Wyatt (Seer Green, United Kingdom), 11-9, for a 3-0 sweep.
MATCH RESULTS 1. Y- Neal Martin d. Miled Zarazua, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10 2. TC- Karan Malik d. Sam Fenwick, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7 3. TC- Vrishab Kotian d. Zachary Leman, 11-6, 6-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-5 4. Y- Thomas Dembinski d. Juan Vargas, 11-3, 5-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3 5. Y- Elroy Leong d. Kah-Wah Cheong, 13-15, 12-10, 11-3, 6-11, 14-12 6. Y- Liam McClintock d. Zeyad Elshorafy, 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 4-11, 11-7 7. TC- Moustafa Hamada d. Charlie Wyatt, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 8. TC- Affeeq Ismail d. Eric Caine, 11-9, 17-15, 11-7 9. TC- Matthew Mackin d. Joseph Roberts, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 Trinity (Conn.) 5, Yale 4
