PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Yale men's squash team gave it everything they had and took the No. 1 team in the nation to the brink of defeat, but came up just short against Trinity in the semifinals of the CSA Championships. 

The Bantams topped the Bulldogs 5-4 in an intense match featuring two of the top teams in the country. With the team scored tied at 4-4, Khamal Cumberbatch was able to defeat Merritt Wurts in five-games to clinch the victory for Trinity. 

After losing to Trinity 7-2 earlier in the season, the Bulldogs gave the Bantams everything they could handle on Saturday morning. 

First year Lachlan Sutton won in straight games out of the No. 6 position. Tad Carney, Brian Leonard and Nikhil Ismail all prevailed in four games for the No. 5 seeded Bulldogs.

Match Results
Mohamed Sharaf (TRIN) def. Siow Yee Xian (YALE) 5-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7
Aly Eltokhy (TRIN) def. Arav Bhagwati (YALE) 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-9
Joachim Chuah (TRIN) def. Maxwell Orr (YALE) 11-4, 11-9, 11-4
Abdelrahman Nassar (TRIN) def. Max Forster (YALE) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8
Tad Carney (YALE) def. Benedek Takacs (TRIN) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8
Lachlan Sutton (YALE) def. Marawan ElBorolossy (TRIN) 14-12, 11-8, 11-8
Nikhil Ismail (YALE) def. Daniel Simon (TRIN) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9
Khamal Cumberbatch (TRIN) def. Merritt Wurts (YALE) 2-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5
Brian Leonard (YALE) def. Julius Benthin (TRIN) 11-7, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9

Up Next
Select athletes will compete at the CSA Individual Championships next weekend.