TRINITY SQUASH TEAMS NARROWLY SWEEP HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass. - Freshman phenoms Amina Helal (Manchester, England) and Michael Ferriera (Stamford, England) both posted 3-0 triumphs at the No. 1 spot to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to 5-4 wins over the Harvard University Crimson in women's and men's squash action this afternoon.

The Trinity women, which are ranked No. 3 in the nation, improve their perfect record to 6-0 with their third consecutive win over the No. 1-ranked Crimson and their first at Harvard. The Harvard women fall to 4-1. The Bantam men, ranked No. 1 in the nation, improve to 10-0 and increase their current winning streak to 45 consecutive matches. The Crimson men's squad, ranked No. 2, fall to 5-1.

Helal, the No. 2 ranked player in the nation, blanked Harvard No. 5-ranked freshman Louisa Hall (Haverford, Pa.), 9-2, 9-7, 9-0, and Trinity senior captain No. 2 and No. 7-ranked Janine Thompson (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) won, 9-2, 10-8, 9-3, over No. 6-ranked sophomore Margaret Elias (Philadelphia, Pa.) to lead the Trinity women's team. Elias had beaten Thompson last week in the Constable tourney.

Sophomore Clare Austin (Banbury, England) won, 3-1, at No. 5, while junior No. 4 Samantha Lewins (Bromley, Zimbabwe) and freshman No. 8 Carolynne Minkowski (Baltimore, Md.) each won, 3-2, for the Bantams. Minkowski lost the first two games, 9-3, 9-1, before rallying to take the next three, 9-5, 9-3, 9-6.

The Trinity men, which played the match without their regular No. 1 and No. 9 players, sophomore Jonathan Smith (Leeds, England), the No. 3 player in the nation, and junior Rohan Bhappu (Bombay, India), who were home with the flu, received a huge lift when Ferriera moved into the top spot with a 15-11, 15-9, 15-11, victory over Harvard No. 1 Deepak Abraham (Plymouth, England), the No. 6 player in the nation.

Freshman Nadeem Osman (Gaborone, Botswana) won, 3-1, filling in for Bhappu at No. 9, while senior Akhil Behl (Bombay, India), junior Rohan Juneja (Bombay, India), and freshman Patrick Malloy (Boston, Mass.) each moved up a notch and still recorded a win. Behl won, 3-1, at No. 4, Juneja won, 3-2, at No. 5, and Malloy won 3-0, at No. 8.

Men

1. TC- Michael Ferriera d. Deepak Abraham 3-0 15-11, 15-9, 15-11

2. H- Peter Karlen d. Lefike Ragontse 3-0 15-6, 15-7, 16-14

3. H- Shondip Ghosh d. Nickolas Kyme 3-1 17-15, 10-15, 17-16, 15-11

4. TC- Akhil Behl d. James Bullock         3-1 15-6, 6-15, 15-9, 15-10

5. TC- Rohan Juneja d. Dylan Patterson 3-2

6. H- Andrew Merrill d. Gaurav Juneja 3-1 15-7, 15-12, 10-15, 15-7

7. H- Grayson Witcher d. Loua Coetzee 3-2 11-15, 15-8, 15-12, 10-15, 15-7

8. TC- Patrick Malloy d. Thomas Storch 3-0 15-2, 15-5, 15-6

9. TC- Nadeem Osman d. Issac Whitman 3-1 15-4, 17-15, 15-17, 15-5

Trinity (Conn.) 5 Harvard 4

Women

1. TC- Amina Helal d. Louisa Hall              3-0 9-2, 9-7, 9-0

2. TC- Janine Thompson d. Margaret Elias   3-0 9-2, 10-8, 9-3

3. H- Carlin Wing d. Pam Saunders             3-2 4-9, 9-1, 9-4, 6-9, 9-3

4. TC- Samantha Lewins d. Colby Hall    3-2

5. TC- Clare Austin d. Virginia Brown             3-1 9-0, 9-5, 1-9, 9-2

6. H- Ella Witcher d. Mollie Anderson             3-2

7. H- Katie Gregory d. Liz Frank                     3-0 9-3, 9-6, 9-7

8. TC- Carolynne Minkowski d. Ashley Harmeling 3-1 3-9, 1-9, 9-5, 9-3, 9-6

9. H- Kristin Wadhwa d. Amy Brown             3-0 9-6, 9-6, 9-2

Trinity (Conn.) 5 Harvard 4