NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale Bulldogs fell to the undefeated
Trinity Bantams 8-1 on Wednesday night at the Brady Squash Center.
Yale (8-1, 3-0 Ivy) suffered its first defeat of the season as
the Bantams (8-0) extended their record-shattering winning streak
to 211 consecutive matches.
The Bulldogs' sole victory came at the No. 9 position, where
sophomore Robert Berner swept Trinity's Reinhold Hergeth 13-11,
11-4, 12-10 despite an arm injury midway through the third
game. The win gave Yale an early 1-0 lead, but the Bantams
would win all eight of the remaining matches on the evening.
At the No. 6 position, freshman Richard Dodd won the first two
games, both 11-9, before dropping three straight games to Trinity's
Antonio Diaz. Senior Todd Ruth (No. 2) and junior Naishadh
Lalwani (No. 7) were the only other Elis to hold a lead, with each
winning his first game before eventually falling 3-1.
Despite the lopsided outcome, the on-court performance was
fairly even. As head coach Dave Talbott noted, "We were right
there [even though] the overall score won't show it." Coach
Talbott was proud of his team's performance, adding that he felt
"every match was hard-fought."
The Brady Squash Center was filled with several hundred fans for
the men's and women's matches, providing a thrilling atmosphere for
a sport that does not regularly garner mainstream attention.
Coach Talbott appreciated the crowd's support, saying, "If you've
never seen a college squash match, it doesn't get better than
this," and adding, "You never see a professional squash match with
a crowd like this."
The Bulldogs will return to action on Saturday with a road match
against Navy (19-5). The Midshipmen's outsized schedule has
included match-ups with three Ivy League foes, all of which have
resulted in losses.
When the updated CSA poll is released tomorrow, Yale should be
No. 2 in the country. The Bulldogs are hoping for a shot at
revenge against the Bantams at the Team Championships, which this
season will take place at the Brady Squash Center. If the
teams meet again, the Bulldogs believe that they are capable of
checking the most prolific dynasty in college sports history.
As coach Talbott noted, "The streak has to end sometime, and I
think we've got a good enough team to end it."
|
| Yale University
| Trinity College
| Winner's Score
| Winner
|
| 1S
| Chan,Kenneth
| Chaudhry,Baset
| 11-2,12-10,11-5
| Trinity College
|
| 2S
| Ruth,Todd
| Sharma,Parth
| 9-11,11-6,11-1,11-8
| Trinity College
|
| 3S
| Robinson,Hywel
| Singh,Supreet
| 11-5,11-7,9-11,11-8
| Trinity College
|
| 4S
| Fuchs,Aaron
| Malhotra,Vikram
| 11-2,11-9,11-9
| Trinity College
|
| 5S
| Roberts,John
| Lim,Randy
| 11-8,5-11,11-7,11-9
| Trinity College
|
| 6S
| Dodd,Richard
| Diaz Glez,Antonio
| 9-11,9-11,13-11,11-5,11-6
| Trinity College
|
| 7S
| Lalwani,Naishadh
| Binnie,Christopher
| 11-13,11-5,11-9,11-8
| Trinity College
|
| 8S
| Dowd,Ryan
| Vargas,Andres
| 11-5,11-6,11-7
| Trinity College
|
| 9S
| Berner,Robert
| Hergeth,Reinhold
| 13-11,11-4,12-10
| Yale University
|
| 10S
| Plimpton,Christopher
| Not on roster
| 18-16,13-11,8-11,12-10
| Trinity College
|
report filed by Alex Milvae '12, Yale Sports Publicity
