LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College men's squash beat Williams College, 6-3, for the first time since Jan. 12, 2008 and also defeated Connecticut College, 8-1, on Saturday at the Bates Squash Center.
The matchup between the 12th-ranked Bobcats (4-1) and the 18th-ranked Ephs (4-9) marked the first time that both the men's and women's teams for Bates ranked higher than Williams in the CSA national rankings. The Bates women are No. 10 while the Williams women rank No. 15.
Sophomore Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Cairo, Egypt) and first-year Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt) each won in straight sets against the Ephs on court Nos. 1 and 2 respectively, holding serve at the top of the ladder.
The Bobcats also emerged victorious on courts 4-7 as junior Andy Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.), junior Nabil Saleem (Alpharetta, Ga.), first-year Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.), and sophomore Caran Arora (Mumbai, India) won in order to help upend the Ephs. Cannon and Saleem each won their matches in five sets.
All the same Bobcats picked up wins earlier in the day against the 24th-ranked Camels (4-4) as did senior Kristian Muldoon (Paget, Bermuda) on court No. 3 and first-year Nima Olumi (Newton, Mass.) at the No. 8 position.
Next, Bates hosts Northeastern tomorrow at noon.
Bates 8, Conn. College 1
Jan. 11, 2014 at Lewiston, Maine (Bates Squash Center)
No. 1 – Ahmed Abdel Khalek (BAT) defeats Brian Mullen (CONN), 11-1, 11-2, 11-1
No. 2 – Ahmed Hatata (BAT) defeats John Sluder (CONN), 11-2, 11-4, 11-3
No. 3 – Kristian Muldoon (BAT) defeats Sam Gevirtz (CONN), 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
No. 4 – Andy Cannon (BAT) defeats Hunter Bolling (CONN), 11-2, 11-3, 11-8
No. 5 – Nabil Saleem (BAT) defeats Mike Coscarelli (CONN), 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
No. 6 – Darrius Campbell (BAT) defeats Ben Thaler (CONN), 12-10, 11-8, 11-3
No. 7 – Caran Arora (BAT) defeats Justin Curtis (CONN), 11-4, 11-3, 11-8
No. 8 – Nima Olumi (BAT) defeats Randy Coplin (CONN), 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
No. 9 – Matt Lillie (CONN) defeats Carlos Ames (BAT), 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8
Ex. – Creighton Foulkes (BAT) defeats Brendan McClintock (CONN), 11-8, 11-4, 11-6
Bates 6, Williams 3
Jan. 11, 2014 at Lewiston, Maine (Bates Squash Center)
No. 1 – Ahmed Abdel Khalek (BAT) defeats Robert Ruggiero (WIL), 11-2, 11-3, 11-4
No. 2 – Ahmed Hatata (BAT) defeats Chris Wilkinson (WIL), 11-9, 11-7, 11-7
No. 3 – Kevin Chen (WIL) defeats Kristian Muldoon (BAT), 11-9, 11-3, 11-9
No. 4 – Andy Cannon (BAT) defeats Taylor Foehl (WIL), 11-2, 5-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-6
No. 5 – Nabil Saleem (BAT) defeats Andrew Maruca (WIL), 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5
No. 6 – Darrius Campbell (BAT) defeats Kai Graham (WIL), 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
No. 7 – Caran Arora (BAT) defeats Tyler Conroy (WIL), 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3
No. 8 – Ryan Eagan (WIL) defeats Nima Olumi (BAT), 11-8, 11-7, 11-2
No. 9 – Galen Squiers (WIL) defeats Spencer Burt (BAT), 11-2, 11-8, 11-4
