ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season as they came up on the short end of a 5-4 battle with the Rochester Yellowjackets on Sunday.

Yale (5-1, 3-0 Ivy) once again had success in the lower half of the lineup, but could not pry a win from an impressively skilled Rochester top four. 

The contest could not have been closer, as it came down to the final match at No. 4 between junior Kah Wah Cheong and Rochester's Tomotaka Endo. Cheong won an intense third game 13-11 to give himself a 2-1 lead, but could not hold on as Endo rallied to take the last two games and the match. 

This kind of close play characterized the day, with two other five-game decisions going in Yale's favor thanks to the efforts of sophomores Thomas Kingshott and Arjun Kochhar.

After the defeat, Coach Dave Talbott said his team would keep its focus on what lies ahead — specifically, a Wednesday match against No. 1 Trinity.

As for the bigger picture, Talbott expressed confidence in his team's abilities despite the setback.

"Nothing changes the in quest to win Ivy League and win the year end tournament. The overall title is wide open and Yale remains the only unbeaten team in the Ivy League."

The Bulldogs will have another opportunity to test their championship mettle this week when Trinity comes to the Brady Squash Center.

Report by Evan Brown '16, Yale Sports Publicity

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