Acton, MA. Jan 4, 2007 - 

The Yale and Trinity men's match was unexpectedly moved up and is in the midst of being played at the Treddy Ketcham Invitational. Well not technically, but the two powerhouse teams are both well represented at the event. Four Trinity players entered the 6.0 draw, as did three Yale men.

Simba Muhwati was the only Trinity player ousted in Wednesday's first round, losing in five to New York's Eric Christiansen. Baset Chaudhry, Supreet Bhuie and Manek Mathur were dominant representatives of the Bantams, all winning 3-0.

"The tournament has been really good so far," said Chaudhry. "It's a fun tournament and is good for us to get in some match play."

Muhwati shared those sentiments, noting that since they have been on break there has been a small group of them playing each other.

"It's good to get some matches against other players," he said. "That is a nice thing about coming to this tournament."

Trinity's representative in the 5.5 draw, Travis Judson, made his team proud, also winning three love.

The Bulldogs are playing tough too. Yale captain Moshe Sarfaty will face Christiansen on Thursday, with fresher legs than his opponent, as he had a fairly quick 3-0 first round win.

"Since we are still on break, we wanted to take the time to prepare ourselves for big matches," Sarfaty said. "This tournament is a great experience for our players as it offers competitive matches for everyone and gives us a different opportunity."

In the only Bantam/Bulldog match so far, the win went to the Bantams, with Manek Mathur defeating Sharyar Aziz. Other Bulldogs playing include Ho Ming Chiu in the 6.0 and Ethan Oetter in the 5.5.

While Yale and Trinity might not actually meet until January 23 in New Haven, they are certainly getting a good glimpse of each other in New York City.

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