Trinity Wins Potter Cup, Defeats Harvard 5–3

Trinity Wins Potter Cup, Defeats Harvard 5–3

 

The men’s championship match began at 10:30am and featured #1 seed Trinity College against #3 seed Harvard University.

Before the start of play, both teams were introduced on Glass Court East. Coaches were first invited onto the court, followed by player introductions from #9 through #1, with players from each team meeting at the entrance to shake hands before entering the court together.

The championship was contested across three courts, with the #1–3 positions on Glass Court East, #4–6 on Court 9, and #7–9 on Court 16.

Trinity opened the scoring when Joachim Chuah defeated Harvard’s Denis Gilevskiy in four games at the #1 position. Harvard quickly responded as Jacob Lin defeated Dmytro Shcherbakov in four games at #7 to level the team score.

Harvard then took its first lead of the match when Christian Capella staged a dramatic comeback against Low Wa-Sern at #4. After losing the first two games, Capella won the next three to give Harvard a 2–1 advantage.

Trinity answered soon after when Benedek Takacs defeated Omar Azzam in three games at #3. Although the match was decided in straight games, it was a tightly contested 52-minute battle, bringing the team score back to 2–2.

Momentum continued to swing when Daniel Simon defeated Segev Rome in three games at #8 to give Trinity a 3–2 lead. Harvard responded once again when Maddox Moxham defeated Huzaifa Ibrahim in four games at #5 to level the match at 3–3.

With the championship on the line, Muhammad Ashab Irfan delivered a crucial victory for Trinity, defeating David Costales in three games at #2 to put Trinity ahead 4–3 and within one point of the title.

Attention then turned to the #9 match, where Ishant Shah of Harvard won the opening game against Javier Emilio Romo Lopez, raising the possibility that the match might come down to the final courts. Romo Lopez responded by winning the next three games to secure the decisive fifth point for Trinity.

With the victory, Trinity College defeated Harvard University 5–3, capturing the Potter Cup and the program’s 18th National Team Championship.

The final match between Segundo Portabales and Alexander Broadbridge at #6 had begun but was halted after two games at 1–1 as a dead rubber once Trinity clinched the team victory.

Following the match, a trophy ceremony was held on Glass Court East, where Trinity College was presented with the Potter Cup.

Potter Cup Final Results

Trinity College def. Harvard University — 5–3

  • #1 – Joachim Chuah (Trinity) def. Denis Gilevskiy (Harvard) – 3–1
  • #2 – Muhammad Ashab Irfan (Trinity) def. David Costales (Harvard) – 3–0
  • #3 – Benedek Takacs (Trinity) def. Omar Azzam (Harvard) – 3–0
  • #4 – Christian Capella (Harvard) def. Low Wa-Sern (Trinity) – 3–2
  • #5 – Maddox Moxham (Harvard) def. Huzaifa Ibrahim (Trinity) – 3–1
  • #6 – Segundo Portabales (Trinity) vs. Alexander Broadbridge (Harvard) – 1–1, match stopped (dead rubber)
  • #7 – Jacob Lin (Harvard) def. Dmytro Shcherbakov (Trinity) – 3–1
  • #8 – Daniel Simon (Trinity) def. Segev Rome (Harvard) – 3–0
  • #9 – Javier Emilio Romo Lopez (Trinity) def. Ishant Shah (Harvard) – 3–1

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