WATERVILLE, Maine -- Junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and sophomore Ahmed Hatata both remained unbeaten this season in 3-0 decisions, to lead the 18th-ranked Bates men's squash team to an 8-1 win against 21st-ranked Colby in men's squash Wednesday night at the Dunaway Courts.

Bates improves to 10-7 overall, while the Mules drop to 12-6. The two teams will meet again Saturday in a New England Small College Athletic Conference quarterfinal match at noon at Williams College. Bates is the fourth seed and the Mules earned the fifth seed.

Sophomore Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.), senior Andy Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.), junior Caran Arora (Mumbai, India), senior Jason Shrubb (Hamilton, Bermuda), sophomore Spencer Burt (Portland, Ore.), and sophomore Carlos Ames (Williamstown, Mass.) also won matches for the Bobcats.

Hugh Doherty had a 3-1 win at the fifth position for Colby. Doherty fell in the opening game and then won three straight.

Bates 8, Colby 1
Feb. 4, 2015 at Waterville, Maine

1: Ahmed Abdel Khalek, B, d. William McBrian, 3-0 (11-0, 11-4, 11-1)
2: Ahmed Hatata, B, d. Benjamin Kwass, 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-9)
3: Darrius Campbell, B, d. Patrick McCarthy, 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-2)
4: Andy Cannon, B, d. Yuga Koda, 3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-1)
5: Hugh Doherty, C, d. Nabil Saleem, 3-1 (10-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-1)
6: Caran Arora, B, d. John Eder, 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 12-10)
7: Jason Shrubb, B, d. Andrew Swapp, 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 12-10)
8: Spencer Burt, B, d. Ben York, 3-1 (9-11, 11-3, 19-17, 11-6)
9: Carlos Ames, B, d. Gregory Ho, 3-2 (11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9)