NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The No. 2 Yale Bulldogs lost 6-3 to No. 1
Trinity on Saturday at the Brady Squash Center as the Bantams
captured their record twelfth consecutive national championship.
The Bulldogs played a strong match throughout the ladder, but in
the end the Bantams proved too strong to dethrone. After the
first shift had been completed, Trinity held a 2-1 advantage thanks
to wins at the No. 3 and 6 positions. Yale junior Christopher
Plimpton picked up the first win of the day for the Elis, defeating
Reinhold Hergeth in a thrilling five-game match.
In the second shift of play, the Bulldogs were able to pick up
one more victory, with sophomore John Roberts earning a
come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Randy Lim at No. 5.
However, Trinity secured victories in the No. 8 and 2 matches,
giving the Bantams a 4-2 lead overall.
The Bantams needed only one victory out of the three remaining
matches, and senior Baset Chaudhry delivered, winning 3-0 over Yale
freshman Kenneth Chan at the No. 1 position. Freshman Hywel
Robinson managed to defeat Trinity's Vikram Malhotra 3-1 at No. 4,
but the championship had already been decided.
The victory garnered Trinity its twelfth national championship
in a row, continuing an unprecedented run of dominance. The
Bantams have now won 224 consecutive matches dating back to
1998.
Despite the loss, this year's Bulldogs put together one of the
top campaigns in recent Yale memory. The Elis finished the
season with only two losses (both to Trinity) while capturing the
Ivy League title. Though the Bulldogs will be losing some key
players to graduation - most notably Aaron Fuchs and captain Todd
Ruth - the team should be a championship contender again next
season.
Before Sunday's championship match, it was announced that Yale
won the 2010 Barnaby Award, presented to the most improved team in
the country each season.
With the team season concluded, individual Bulldogs will next
compete in the CSA Singles tournament beginning Mar. 5 at Trinity's
Kellner Squash Center.
|
| Trinity College
| Yale University
| Winner's Score
| Winner
|
| 1S
| Chaudhry,Baset
| Chan,Kenneth
| 11-6,11-8,11-4
| Trinity College
|
| 2S
| Sharma,Parth
| Ruth,Todd
| 11-9,11-5,11-9
| Trinity College
|
| 3S
| Singh,Supreet
| Fuchs,Aaron
| 11-9,11-5,11-9
| Trinity College
|
| 4S
| Malhotra,Vikram
| Robinson,Hywel
| 2-11,11-9,11-7,11-7
| Yale University
|
| 5S
| Lim,Randy
| Roberts,John
| 5-11,11-9,11-5,11-8
| Yale University
|
| 6S
| Diaz Glez,Antonio
| Lalwani,Naishadh
| 11-9,11-6,11-4
| Trinity College
|
| 7S
| Binnie,Christopher
| Dodd,Richard
| 12-14,14-12,11-9,10-12,11-8
| Trinity College
|
| 8S
| Vargas,Andres
| Berner,Robert
| 11-4,11-7,11-7
| Trinity College
|
| 9S
| Hergeth,Reinhold
| Plimpton,Christopher
| 11-5,11-2,10-12,7-11,11-8
| Yale University
|
report filed by Alex Milvae '12, Yale Sports Publicity
Video highlights by Sam Dorward '13, Yale Sports
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