Tejvir Rathore

Gavin Johnstone-Butcher

March 2, 2003

HARTFORD, Conn.—Hobart College sophomore Tejvir Rathore (Daly College/Indore M.P., India) and first-year Gavin Johnstone-Butcher (St. Paul’s School/Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) both won their semifinal matches in their respective brackets to advance to the final round in the Malloy Division (B Division) of the College Squash Association Individual Championships at Trinity College.

Seeded fourth in the tournament, Rathore won his three first matches to advance to the semifinal round where he defeated top-seeded Ben Bernstein of Cornell University, 3-1 ((-6, 7-9, 9-6, 9-6). Rathore was unable to duplicate that performance the following afternoon, losing to the fifth seed 3-2 (6-9, 7-9, 9-3, 9-3, 9-5) to earn second place. In 2002, he garnered second place in the Malloy Division Consolation draw.

Johnstone-Butcher entered the competition as the 14th seed and dropped his first match, moving him down to the consolation draw. The Statesmen’s number two player bounced back, winning each of his next three contests to qualify for the finals. In the championship match, Johnstone-Butcher quickly disposed of his opponent 3-0 (9-4, 9-2, 9-1) to grab the consolation draw title.

The Statesmen finished the year at 10-7, posting their second consecutive season with a winning record. Rathore competed in the first position, compiling a 14-8 record, while Johnstone-Butcher spent much of the year at the second spot, racking up a 15-7 record in his rookie season.