HARTFORD, Conn. -- The No. 17 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team evened their record on the young season with a 9-0 victory over No. 29 Connecticut College Sunday afternoon at Trinity College.
The Bobcats (1-1) swept all but one of the matches in the victory. In his first season playing exclusively at the No. 1 position, senior three-time All-American Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt) picked up his first win of the year with a 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-1) victory over Michael Rodriguez.
Fellow senior Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.) notched a 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-8) win over Matthew Lillie at the No. 2 position.
Other notable wins on Sunday for Bates include the first collegiate victories for first-years Garon Rothenberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Graham Bonnell (Southport, Conn.). Rothenberg defeated Daniel Reisman 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-4) at the No. 3 position and Bonnell knocked off Samuel Piller (11-9, 11-5, 11-7) at the No. 5 position.
Senior captain Spencer Burt (Portland, Ore.) won 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-6) at the No. 4 position over John Dunham and fellow seniors Carlos Ames (Williamstown, Mass.) and Stefan Joseph (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) emerged victorious as well at the No. 7 and No. 9 positions respectively.
Coley Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) and McLeod Abbott (Bronxville, N.Y.) represented the sophomore class with wins at the No. 6 and No. 8 positions.
The Bobcats' home opener is set for Friday, December 2 at 6:00 p.m. when they welcome No. 24 nationally ranked Bowdoin to the Bates College Squash Center. Bates men's squash has beaten Bowdoin in 25 consecutive matches.
No. 17 Bates 9, No. 29 Connecticut College 0
Nov. 20, 2016 at Hartford, Conn.
1. Ahmed Hatata (B) def. Michael Rodriguez (CC) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1
2. Darrius Campbell (B) def. Matthew Lillie (CC) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8
3. Garon Rothenberg (B) def. Daniel Reisman (CC) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4
4. Spencer Burt (B) def. John Dunham (CC) 11-9, 11-3, 11-6
5. Graham Bonnell (B) def. Samuel Piller (CC) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
6. Coley Cannon (B) def. Rafael Gamba (CC) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2
7. Carlos Ames (B) def. Benedict Osajie (CC) 11-3, 11-4, 11-9
8. McLeod Abbott (B) def. Jeremy Carrasquillo (CC) 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 11-4
9. Stefan Joseph (B) def. Clay Lenahan (CC) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
