MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- The No. 21 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team defeated No. 24 Middlebury Sunday afternoon by a final score of 7-2.
With the victory, the Bates men (2-6) secured their first road win at Middlebury (0-4) in program history.
The Bobcats won at the top four positions in the lineup, with senior captain
Jesper Phillips (Moss, Norway) winning an epic first game by a count of 16-14 to grab the early lead. He fell in game two but bounced back to win the final two games, defeating Middlebury's Nathan Feinstein 3-1 (16-14, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9) at the No. 1 position.
First-year
Alec Spiro (Portland, Ore.) showed his resilience, rallying from two games down to defeat Middlebury's Will Lichstein 3-2 (5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3) at the No. 2 position and first-year
Harris Ramlee (Malaysia) held off Nate Moll to win in four closely contested games, 3-1 (11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9) at the No. 3 position.
Three Bobcats swept their opponent on Sunday, with senior captain
Peter Koenigsbauer (Seattle) taking down Middlebury's Julian Sandoval 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-8) at the No. 4 position. The Bobcats showed off their depth with wins at No. 8 and No. 9 as well. Junior
Jairaj Singh (Jaipur, India) rolled to a 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-7) win over Liam Patty at No. 8 and sophomore
Garrett Wenberg (Rye, N.Y.) swept Oliver Leeds 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-7) at No. 9.
Junior
Sultan Hashmi (Belvedere, Calif.) also picked up a win at the No. 7 position when his opponent retired after Hashmi won the first game 11-2.
The Bobcats return to action Tuesday morning at 10:00 when they host Ivy League opponent Columbia at the Bates Squash Center. No spectators are permitted but fans can watch select matches on the
Northeast Sports Network.
No. 21 Bates 7, No. 24 Middlebury 2
Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 at Middlebury, Vt.
1. Jesper Phillips (B) def. Nathan Feinstein (M) 16-14, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9
2. Alec Spiro (B) def. Will Lichstein (M) 5-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
3. Harris Ramlee (B) def. Nate Moll (M) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
4. Peter Koenigsbauer (B) def. Julian Sandoval (M) 11-7, 11-2, 11-8
5. Alexis Ballo (M) def. Labeeb Ali (B) 6-11, 11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 11-8
6. PK Keller (M) def. Jonathan Walker (B) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8
7. Sultan Hashmi (B) def. Andrew Patty (M) 11-2 (Retired)
8. Jairaj Singh (B) def. Liam Patty (M) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7
9. Garrett Wenberg (B) def. Oliver Leeds (M) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7
