HARTFORD, Conn. – The Yale men's squash team dropped its final regular season contest of the season 7-2 to No. 1 Trinity on the road on Friday evening. The Bantams remain undefeated with a perfect 14-0 record. The Bulldogs fall to 8-3 overall, with all three losses coming to opponents ranked in the top-four nationally.
Nikhil Ismael picked up a win for the Bulldogs, prevailing in straight games out of the No. 7 position. Junior
Merritt Wurts gutted out a five-game victory in a match that lasted nearly 80 minutes.
Match Results
- Mohamed Sharaf (TRIN) def. Siow Yee Xian 11-7, 11-5, 12-10
- Ali Eltokhy (TRIN) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2
- Joachim Chuah (TRIN) def. Maxwell Orr (YALE) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5
- Abdelrahman Nassar (TRIN) def. Max Forster (YALE) 11-9, 11-2, 11-5
- Benedek Takacs (TRIN) def. Tad Carney (YALE) 11-4, 9-11, 15-13, 5-11, 11-9
- Marawan ElBorolossy (TRIN) def. Lachlan Sutton (YALE) 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-5
- Nikhil Ismael (YALE) def. Khamal Cumberbatch (TRIN) 11-9, 11-6, 13-11
- Merritt Wurts (YALE) def. Julius Benthin (TRIN) 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10
- Daniel Simon (TRIN) def. Brian Leonard (YALE) 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Feb. 29 in Philadelphia, Pa. for the CSA Team National Championships.
