LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates men's squash team opened the 2013-14 season with a 9-0 loss to visiting Trinity College, the defending national and NESCAC champions.

The top-ranked Bantams (1-0), national champions in 14 of the last 15 seasons, swept all but two individual matches for the win. 

No. 12-ranked Bates (0-1) was without the services of its No. 1 player, sophomore Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Cairo, Egypt), a national semifinalist last season, who was out with an injury. Taking over the top spot in Bates' lineup was first-year Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt), who went toe-to-toe with the top Bantam, Karan Malik, over the first two sets before accepting a 3-1 loss (9-11, 14-12, 11-2, 11-6).

First-year Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.) gained Bates' other set win, in a 3-1 (11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4) loss to Moustafa Hamada at the No. 7 spot. At No. 4, sophomore Nabil Saleem (Alpharetta, Ga.) pushed Vrishab Kotian to a 15-13 outcome in the third and final set.

Bates returns to action on Dec. 6 with a 5pm match at NESCAC rival Bowdoin.

Trinity 9, Bates 0

Nov. 23, 2013 at Lewiston, Maine (Bates Squash Center)

1. Karan Malik (T) def. Ahmed Hatata (B) 3-1 (9-11, 14-12, 11-2, 11-6)

2. Miled Zarazua (T) def. Kristian Muldoon (B) 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-4)

3. Juan Camillo Vargas (T) def. Andy Cannon (B) 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-2)

4. Vrishab Kotian (T) def. Nabil Saleem (B) 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 15-13)

5. Elroy Leong (T) def. Jason Shrubb (B) 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-3)

6. Matt Mackin (T) def. Caran Arora (B) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, ?)

7. Moustafa Hamada (T) def. Darrius Campbell (B) 3-1 (11-2, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4)

8. Zeyad Elshorafy (T) def. Carlos Ames (B) 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-3)

9. John Lamont (T) def. Spencer Burt (B) 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-3)