BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bates College men's squash won on court Nos. 1-4 and 6-8 to earn their 23rd straight victory over Bowdoin College, 7-2, at the Lubin Family Squash Center on Friday night.
Sophomore Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Cairo, Egypt) made his season debut for the 12th-ranked Bobcats (1-1) after missing the team's opener against Trinity on Nov. 23 due to injury, winning 11-1, 11-7, 11-2 on court No. 1 over Stephen Danyluk of the 21st-ranked Polar Bears (2-2).
First-year Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt) and junior captain Andy Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) also each won in straight sets as Hatata won 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 at No. 2 over Matthew Cooper and Cannon downed Reid Wilson 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 on court No. 3.
Junior Nabil Saleem (Alpharetta, Ga.), first-year Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.), and first-year Nima Olumi (Newton, Mass.) each captured victories in four sets on court Nos. 4, 6, and 8 respectively while sophomore Caran Arora (Mumbai, India) out-lasted Benjamin Bristol in a five-set match at No. 7.
Next, Bates hosts No. 36 Tufts tomorrow at noon.
Bates 7, Bowdoin 2
Dec. 6, 2013 at Brunswick, Maine (Lubin Family Squash Center)
No. 1 – Abdel Khalek, Ahmed M. (BAT) defeats Danyluk, Stephen B. (BOW), 11-1, 11-7, 11-2
No. 2 – Hatata, Ahmed Sherif (BAT) defeats Cooper, Matthew A. (BOW), 11-4, 11-4, 11-3
No. 3 – Cannon, Andy (BAT) defeats Wilson, Reid E. (BOW), 11-9, 11-7, 11-7
No. 4 – Saleem, Nabil (BAT) defeats Ward, Andrew P. (BOW), 12-14, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9
No. 5 – Bearse, Maxwell E. (BOW) defeats Shrubb, Jason A. (BAT), 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9
No. 6 – Campbell, Darrius (BAT) defeats Dorff, Christian J. (BOW), 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
No. 7 – Arora, Caran (BAT) defeats Winmill, William M. (BOW), 9-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6
No. 8 – Olumi, Nima (BAT) defeats Bristol, Benjamin H. (BOW), 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5
No. 9 – Nassikas, Cyrus (BOW) defeats Ames, Carlos (BAT), 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5
Exh. – Burt, Spencer S. (BAT) defeats Reisley, Alex B. (BOW), 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
