NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore
Ahmed Abdel Khalek and first-year
Ahmed Hatata each went 3-0, but Bates College men's squash fell to Navy 5-4, Dartmouth 6-3, and Franklin & Marshall 7-2 from Saturday to Sunday at the Yale Round Robin at the Brady Squash Center.
The 13th-ranked Bobcats (8-5) narrowly lost to the No. 14 Midshipmen (12-4) in their first match of the day on Saturday before conceding to the 11th-ranked Big Green (2-5) later in the day. Bates dropped its match against the No. 6 Diplomats (10-2) on Sunday morning.
Abdel Khalek (Cairo, Egypt) won in straight sets at the No. 1 spot against all three of the team's opponents over the weekend while Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt) followed suit at the No. 2 position.
Junior Nabil Saleem (Alpharetta, Ga.) and sophomore Caran Arora (Mumbai, India) each picked up victories against the Midshipmen at the No. 4 and 6 spots respectively. First-year Nima Olumi (Newton, Mass.) nearly reversed the result in the Navy match but fell in five sets.
First-year Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.) captured the Bobcats' third point in the Dartmouth match with a four-set win at No. 7.
Next, Bates hosts Colby on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for Senior Night.
Navy 5, Bates 4
Jan. 25, 2014 at New Haven, Conn. (Brady Squash Center)
No. 1 – Ahmed Abdel Khalek (BAT) defeats James Kacergis (NAVY), 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
No. 2 – Ahmed Hatata (BAT) defeats Andrew McGuinness (NAVY), 11-5, 11-3, 12-10
No. 3 – Mitchell Bottini (NAVY) defeats Kristian Muldoon (BAT), 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4
No. 4 – Nabil Saleem (BAT) defeats Colin Barry (NAV Y), 8-11, 14-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7
No. 5 – Hunter Beck (NAVY) defeats Andy Cannon (BAT), 11-8, 16-14, 11-6
No. 6 – Caran Arora (BAT) defeats Billy Kacergis (NAVY), 12-10, 11-9, 13-15, 11-9
No. 7 – Reed Whitney (NAVY) defeats Darrius Campbell (BAT), 15-13, 3-11, 12-10, 11-5
No. 8 – John Hsu (NAVY) defeats Nima Olumi (BAT), 9-11, 9-11, 15-13, 11-9, 12-10
No. 9 – Randy Beck (NAVY) defeats Jason Shrubb (BAT), 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-2
Ex. – WilliamWalker (NAVY) defeats Carlos Ames (BAT), 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
Dartmouth 6, Bates 3
Jan. 25, 2014 at New Haven, Conn. (Brady Squash Center)
No. 1 – Ahmed Abdel Khalek (BAT) defeats Alexander Green (DART), 11-4, 11-4, 11-6
No. 2 – Ahmed Hatata (BAT) defeats Nicholas Harrington (DART), 11-8, 11-7, 11-6
No. 3 – Christopher Jung (DART) defeats Kristian Muldoon (BAT), 10-12, 11-4, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9
No. 4 – Kyle Martino (DART) defeats Nabil Saleem (BAT), 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9
No. 5 – Fletcher Pease (DART) defeats Andy Cannon (BAT), 11-5, 6-11, 11-5, 11-2
No. 6 – Mark Funk (DART) defeats Caran Arora (BAT), 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-1
No. 7 – Darrius Campbell (BAT) defeats Michael Mistras (DART), 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-2
No. 8 – James Fish (DART) defeats Nima Olumi (BAT), 12-10, 11-7, 11-6
No. 9 – George Henderson (DART) defeats Jason Shrubb (BAT), 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
Ex. – Glen Brickman (DART) defeats Carlos Ames (BAT), 11-5, 11-7, 11-9
Franklin & Marshall 7, Bates 2
Jan. 26, 2014 at New Haven, Conn. (Brady Squash Center)
No. 1 – Ahmed Abdel Khalek (BAT) defeats Abhishek Pradhan (F&M), 11-3, 11-4, 11-8
No. 2 – Ahmed Hatata (BAT) defeats Wesley Osborne (F&M), 11-9, 11-7, 11-2
No. 3 – Jack Cutler (F&M) defeats Kristian Muldoon (BAT), 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
No. 4 – Mauricio Sedano (F&M) defeats Nabil Saleem (BAT), 11-7, 11-3, 11-3
No. 5 – Alex Arjoon (F&M) defeats Andy Cannon (BAT), 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8
No. 6 – P. Veiga de Almeida (F&M) defeats Caran Arora (BAT), 11-6, 11-5, 11-6
No. 7 – Ryan Mullaney (F&M) defeats Darrius Campbell (BAT), 11-5, 13-11, 11-6
No. 8 – Brian Henry (F&M) defeats Nima Olumi (BAT), 11-4, 11-4, 11-5
No. 9 – Chris Brown (F&M) defeats Carlos Ames (BAT), 11-7, 12-10, 11-8
