LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 18 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team swept positions two through nine in straight sets en route to an 8-1 victory over no. 31 Wesleyan University on Senior Night Tuesday at the Bates Squash Center.
The match was Bates' first since Dec. 2 and also the Bobcats' last home contest of the season.
Wesleyan's Sean Choi defeated Bates junior Graham Bonnell (Southport, Conn.) in a five-set duel at the No. 1 position on the ladder to earn the Cardinals' lone point.
Bates junior Mahmoud Yousry (Cairo, Egypt) led eight Bobcats who swept their opponents with an 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 victory at the No. 2 position over Yahya Ladiwala.
Senior Coley Cannon (Greenwich, Conn.) downed Josh Lane in three sets at No. 3 and senior McLeod Abbott (Bronxville, N.Y.) did the same at No. 6 in their final home matches.
First-year Jesper Phillips (Moss, Norway, junior Garon Rothenberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.), junior Benni McComish (Williamstown, Mass.), first-year Peter Koenigsbauer (Seattle, Wash.) and junior David Quintero (Santa Barbara, Calif.) all dispatched their opponents by 3-0 counts at four, five, seven, eight and nine, respectively.
Wesleyan (1-7) next plays at Bowdoin on Wednesday at 11:30am.
Bates (3-3) next plays at rival Williams Saturday at 2pm., then at rival Middlebury Sunday at 11am.
Bates 8, Wesleyan 1
Jan. 8, 2019 at Lewiston, Maine
1. Sean Choi (W) def. Graham Bonnell (B) 11-3, 12-10, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5
2. Mahmoud Yousry (B) def. Yahya Ladiwala (W) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
3. Coley Cannon (B) def. Josh Lane (W) 11-9, 11-3, 11-2
4. Jesper Phillips (B) def. William Bienstock (W) 11-7, 11-2, 11-6
5. Garon Rothenberg (B) def. Kevin Le (W) 11-9, 12-10, 14-12
6. McLeod Abbott (B) def. Alex Dreyfus (W) 11-1, 11-9, 11-6
7. Benni McComish (B) def. Peter Delalio (W) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4
8. Peter Koenigsbauer (B) def. Prem Bunsrmvicha (W) 11-5, 11-0, 11-5
9. David Quintero (B) def. Scott Ji (W) 11-7, 11-7, 14-12
