But Trinity captured the next two matches to take a 5-3 lead, rendering Harvard No. 3 Shondip Ghosh's match with Nicholas Kyme meaningless in terms of the team outcome. Although Ghosh found out after his third game that Trinity had won the match, he stayed focused and put forth a superior effort that earned him a well-deserved 3-1 victory.
"I was too into the match to let it really affect me," Ghosh said. "I just
channeled the frustration into stepping up a notch in the fourth and managed to pull through."
Ghosh's work ethic symbolized an overall team effort that left Trinity Coach Paul Assaiante impressed and feeling fortunate to return to Hartford with an unblemished record.
"Harvard played beautifully...they really played super," Assaiante said. "We were very lucky to get out of here with a win."
Like the Harvard women, the men will have to settle for a second-place ranking as the dual match season continues. But further down the road, the national team championships at Yale will offer the Crimson another opportunity to play giant killer.
"We didn't win, but we knocked down some of their perennial power guys and edged closer to beating them," Karlen said.
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