BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The Bates men's squash team defeated Bowdoin for the 25th straight meeting between the rivals on Friday night, prevailing by a 7-2 score.

Bates (3-1) received wins from the top three positions on the ladder, and also picked up points at positions 6 through 9.

National individual champion and Bates senior Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Cairo, Egypt) won his 46th consecutive match, defeating Matthew Cooper 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 at No. 1. Junior two-time All-American Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt) and junior Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.) also won in straight games at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.

Bowdoin (1-3) won its points with two five-set victories at 4 and 5, with Benjamin Bristol prevailing over Bates senior captain Caran Arora (Mumbai, India) and Ian Squiers edging sophomore Anirudh Nambiar (Bangalore, India) in back-and-forth contests.

First-year Coley Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) won in three close sets at 6. Fellow freshmen McLeod Abbott (Bronxville, N.Y.) and John Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) picked up wins at 7 and 9, while junior Spencer Burt (Portland, Ore.) moved to 4-0 with a 3-1 win at 8.

Bates hosts top-ranked NESCAC rival Trinity in the Bobcats' home opener Saturday at noon at the Bates Squash Center (56 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston).

Bates 7, Bowdoin 2
Dec. 4, 2015 at Bowdoin

1. Ahmed Abdel Khalek (Bates) def. Matthew Cooper (Bowdoin) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
2. Ahmed Hatata (Bates) def. Christian Dorff (Bowdoin) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5
3. Darrius Campbell (Bates) def. Alex Reisley (Bowdoin) 11-1, 11-8, 11-4
4. Benjamin Bristol (Bowdoin) def. Caran Arora (Bates) 2-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5
5. Ian Squiers (Bowdoin) def. Anidrudh Nambiar (Bates) 11-7, 9-11, 11-1, 7-11, 13-11
6. Coley Cannon (Bates) def. George Cooley (Bowdoin) 11-8, 13-11, 14-12
7. Abbott McLeod (Bates) def. Sebastian Kim (Bowdoin) 11-4, 8-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5
8. Spencer Burt (Bates) def. Satya Butler (Bowdoin) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9
9. John Cannon (Bates) def. Arjun Dravid (Bowdoin) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5