WATERVILLE, Maine -- The No. 22 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team won at the top and at the bottom of the lineup to defeat No. 24 Colby 6-3 Wednesday night in the team's first match in nearly two weeks. 

The Bobcats (3-8) have not lost to the Mules (2-7) in men's squash since 2000. 

Depth proved key to the team's success on Wednesday, with players winning at the No. 7 through 9 positions. Junior Jairaj Singh (Jaipur, India) battled back from down a game to defeat Colby's Duda Voldman 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8) at the No. 7 position. A step down the ladder, sophomore Garrett Wenberg (Rye, N.Y.) won an epic five-game battle at No. 8, holding off Colby's Kit Illick by a count of 3-2 (11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6) in a back-and-forth battle. The lone sweep of the evening for Bates came at the No. 9 position, with sophomore Matthew Lazor (West Hartford, Conn.) winning 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-9) over Colby's Tyler Burt.

The Bobcats were also strong at the top of the ladder. First-year Alec Spiro (Portland, Ore.) defeated Colby's Jonathan Sosa 3-1 (11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9) in a tight match at the No. 2 position. Meanwhile, senior captain Jesper Phillips (Moss, Norway) rallied from down two games to one to prevail 3-2 (3-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6) over Colby's Dylan Tymkiw at the No. 1 position. 

Bates picked up a win in the middle of the lineup as well, with junior Jonathan Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) taking care of business and defeating Colby's Ryan Santoro 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5) at the No. 5 position. 

The Bobcats are back in action Sunday when they host St. Lawrence at 11am for the team's final home match of the season.

No. 22 Bates 6, No. 24 Colby 3
Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 at Waterville, Maine

1. Jesper Phillips (B) def. Dylan Tymkiw (C) 3-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6
2. Alec Spiro (B) def. Jonathan Sosa (C) 11-6, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9
3. Adrian Castillo (C) def. Peter Koenigsbauer (B) 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4
4. Alex Spafford (C) def. Labeeb Ali (B) 11-5, 14-12, 7-11, 11-7
5. Jonathan Walker (B) def. Ryan Santoro (C) 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5
6. Rintaro Yamamoto (C) def. Sultan Hashmi (B) 11-13, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
7. Jairaj Singh (B) def. Duda Voldman (C) 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8
8. Garrett Wenberg (B) def. Kit Illick (C) 11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6
9. Matthew Lazor (B) def. Tyler Burt (C) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9