LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 25 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team swept four matches on its way to a 7-2 win over No. 26 Dickinson Wednesday night at the Bates College Squash Center.Â
The Bobcats (5-4) won their third consecutive match and handed the Red Devils (3-7) their second straight loss.
Bates showed off its depth with sweeps at the No. 7 through 9 positions. Senior Benni McComish (Williamstown, Mass.) rolled to a 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-4) win over Dickinson's Michael Tricolli at the No. 7 position. And sophomore Peter Koenigsbauer (Seattle, Wash.) turned in a 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-5) victory at the No. 8 position over Benjamin Gemma. Meanwhile, first-year Sultan Hashmi (Belvedere, Calif.) improved his personal record to 8-1 on the season with a 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-6) win over Patrick Noonan at the No. 9 position.
Near the top of the lineup, sophomore Jesper Phillips (Moss, Norway) earned a 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-3) victory at the No. 2 position over Alexander Wattles. And junior Omar Attia (Cairo, Egypt) won a hard-fought match by count of 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 17-15) over Tanay Murdia at the No. 3 position.
Senior Garon Rothenberg (Brooklyn, N.Y.) dominated his first game and held on to win 3-1 (11-4, 13-11, 10-12, 11-8) at the No. 5 position over Graham Henderson. And first-year Jonathan Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) bounced back from a loss in game one to win 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3) over Hussien Eldesouky at the No. 6 position.
The Bobcats head to Brooklyn, N.Y. this weekend to take on Amherst this Saturday at the Heights Casino Annex. The match is scheduled for 3pm.Â
No. 25 Bates 7, No. 26 Dickinson 2
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 at Lewiston, Maine.
1. Abdelrahman Elsergany (D) def. Graham Bonnell (B) 11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9
2. Jesper Phillips (B) def. Alexander Wattles (D) 11-8, 11-9, 11-3
3. Omar Attia (B) def. Tanay Murdia (D) 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 17-15
4. Kobe Fleming (D) def. Mahmoud Yousry (B) 15-13, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5
5. Garon Rothenberg (B) def. Graham Henderson (D) 11-4, 13-11, 10-12, 11-8
6. Jonathan Walker (B) def. Hussien Eldesouky (D) 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3
7. Benni McComish (B) def. Michael Tricolli (D) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4
8. Peter Koenigsbauer (B) def. Benjamin Gemma (D) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
9. Sultan Hashmi (B) def. Patrick Noonan (D) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6
