LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 16 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team swept every match on their way to a 9-0 win over No. 28 Tufts Sunday evening at the Bates College Squash Center.
The Bobcats (12-2) earned their eighth consecutive victory thanks to strong performances from every position on the ladder.
In their final home matches, seniors Ahmed Hatata (Alexandria, Egypt), Darrius Campbell (St. Stephen, S.C.), Spencer Burt (Portland, Ore.) and Carlos Ames (Williamstown, Mass.) emerged victorious for Bates.
Hatata won at the No. 1 position over Alan Litman by a final count of 3-0 (11-2, 11-1, 11-3) and Campbell beat Raghav Kumar 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5) at the No. 3 position.Â
Despite it being his last career home match, Campbell didn't let the moment get to him.Â
"Literally throughout the day, I was focusing on winning this match," Campbell said. "NESCACs is coming up so I am really focused on playing my best squash at the right time."Â
Burt continued his success at the No. 5 position with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-6) win over Connor Wind and Ames provided great depth yet again at the No. 9 position with a 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5) win over John Patrick.Â
First-year Mahmoud Yousry (Cairo, Egypt) earned the clinching win for Bates over the Jumbos (11-6) with a 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-9) win over Brett Raskopf at the No. 2 position. Fellow first-year Graham Bonnell (Southport, Conn.) picked up a 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-1) win over Frank Yandrisevits at the No. 7 position.  Â
Junior Anirudh Nambiar (Bangalore, India) earned a 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-5) victory at the No. 4 position over Braden Chiulli.Â
Sophomores Coley Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) and McLeod Abbott (Bronxville, N.Y.) recorded victories at the No. 6 and 8 positions respectively. Cannon beat Aidan Porges 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-3) and Abbott won 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-1) over Amun Sahrawat.
The Bobcats compete in the NESCAC Championships quarterfinals Saturday, Feb. 4 at Amherst College. Official seedings will come out this week.Â
No. 16 Bates 9, No. 28 Tufts 0
Jan. 29, 2017 at Lewiston, Maine
1. Ahmed Hatata (B) def. Alan Litman (T) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3
2. Mahmoud Yousry (B) def. Brett Raskopf (T) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9
3. Darrius Campbell (B) def. Raghav Kumar (T) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5
4. Anirudh Nambiar (B) def. Braden Chiulli (T) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5
5. Spencer Burt (B) def. Connor Wind (T) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
6. Coley Cannon (B) def. Aidan Porges (T) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
7. Graham Bonnell (B) def. Frank Yandrisevits (T) 11-6, 11-4, 11-1
8. McLeod Abbott (B) def. Amun Sahrawat (T) 11-4, 11-6, 11-1
9. Carlos Ames (B) def. John Patrick (T) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
