Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt), a three-time All-American, played at the No. 1 position and dispatched Hobart's Josh Oakley 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6) in the early match and beat Hamilton's Colin O'Dowd 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-7) in the afternoon to improve his record to 8-1 on the season.

Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.), a two-time All-NESCAC selection, played at the No. 2 position and took down Hobart's Felipe Pantle 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-5) and Hamilton's Callum Sondhi 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-7) as well.

Burt (Portland, Ore.), the Bobcats' captain, won both his matches playing at the No. 5 position, a 3-0 (14-12, 11-5, 11-3) win over Hobart's Ahmed Kiwan and a 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-3) win over Hamilton's Sam Matlick. 

Ames (Williamstown, Mass.) played at the No. 9 position against Hobart, defeating Matthew Frantz 3-1 (11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-8). He moved up to the No. 8 position against Hamilton and defeated Atticus Jones 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4) as well.

Joseph (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) slid into the No. 9 position against Hamilton and dispatched Jonathan Ruth 3-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-2). 

Junior Anirudh Nambiar (Bangalore, India) introduced the Bobcats' six seniors before the match and proceeded to have quite the dramatic match of his own at the No. 3 position against Hobart. Trailing 9-5 in the fourth game, trailing two games to one, Nambiar scored six unanswered points to force a fifth game. In the fifth game, he bounced back from an ankle injury suffered during play to hold on and beat Jack Shannon 12-10, taking the match 3-0 (9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10). He then proceeded to beat Hamilton's Tucker Hamlin 3-1 (11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 11-6) at the number three position in his afternoon match. 

Bates (7-2) got strong performances from their younger players as well.

First-year Mahmoud Yousry (Cairo, Egypt) swept both his matches at the No. 4 position. Sophomore Coley Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) won the only match he playd, 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 1--5) over Hobart's Divine Wing at the No. 6 position.

First-year Graham Bonnell (Southport, Conn.) swept his Hobart opponent at the No. 7 position and moved up to the No. 6 position against Hamilton, winning his match against the Continentals' Nicholas Conzelman 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-3).

Sophomore McLeod Abbott (Bronxville, N.Y.) won both his matches in three games, playing at the No. 8 position against Hobart and at the No. 7 position against Hamilton. 

No. 18 Bates 9, No. 27 Hobart 0
Jan. 14, 2017 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Ahmed Hatata (B) def. Josh Oakley (HOB) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6
2. Darrius Campbell (B) def. Felipe Pantle (HOB) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5
3. Anirudh Nambiar (B) def. Jack Shannon (HOB) 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10
4. Mahmoud Yousry (B) def. Terrance Rose (HOB) 11-4, 12-10, 11-8
5. Spencer Burt (B) def. Ahmed Kiwan (HOB) 14-12, 11-5, 11-3
6. Coley Cannon (B) def. Divine Wing (HOB) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 
7. Graham Bonnell (B) def. Graham Henderson (HOB) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
8. McLeod Abbott (B) def. Cristian Escalona (HOB) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8
9. Carlos Ames (B) def. Matthew Frantz (HOB) 11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-8

No. 18 Bates 9, No. 26 Hamilton 0
Jan. 14, 2017 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Ahmed Hatata (B) def. Colin O'Dowd (HAM) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7
2. Darrius Campbell (B) def. Callum Sondhi (HAM) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7
3. Anirudh Nambiar (B) def. Tucker Hamlin (HAM) 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 11-6
4. Mahmoud Yousry (B) def. Tristan Chaix (HAM) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
5. Spencer Burt (B) def. Sam Matlick (HAM) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3
6. Graham Bonnell (B) def. Nicholas Conzelman (HAM) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
7. McLeod Abbott (B) def. Mark Sperry (HAM) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7
8. Carlos Ames (B) def. Atticus Jones (HAM) 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4
9. Stefan Joseph (B) def. Jonathan Ruth (HAM) 11-1, 11-2, 11-2