Lewiston, Maine -- The No. 22 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team defeated No. 15 Franklin & Marshall College Sunday afternoon by a final score of 7-2, providing the Bobcats a clean sweep of its weekend home stand. 

Combined with Friday's defeat of No. 25 Navy and Saturday's win over No. 32 Connecticut College, Bates now sits at 4-1 after its three-match sweep. The Diplomats drop to 4-3 after the road loss.

Two of Bates' seven wins were of the shutout variety, starting with Jairaj Singh (Jaipur, Rajasthan, India) in the No. 7 position. The senior blanked Noah Katzer with scores of 11-5, 12-10, 11-6. Fellow senior, Sultan Hashmi (Sr.-Tiburon, Calif.), followed in the No. 9 slot with a 3-0 win over Evann Tan (14-12, 14-12, 11-6).

At No.1, Alec Spiro (So.-Portland, Ore.) sent off Petr Nohel (11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5) in four games. Chris Kenny (Fy.-Greenwich, Conn.) and Labeeb Ali (So.-Plano, Texas) also authored 3-1 victories for the Bobcats, doing so in the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively.

Harris Ramlee (Southville City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) needed five sets to land a win in the No. 2 position for the garnet and white as the sophomore dismissed Jordan Sprecher (11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9).  Garrett Wenberg (Rye, N.Y.) also needed five frames to land a win as the junior escaped Samuel Freed (5-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9) in the No. 8 slot.

The Bobcats look to make it four-straight when they next compete this Wednesday with a 6:00 p.m. visit to No. 21 Bowdoin. 

No. 22 Bates 7, No. 15 Franklin & Marshall
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Alec Spiro (Bates) def. Petr Nohel (Franklin & Marshall) 11-5, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5
2. Harris Ramlee (Bates) def. Jordan Sprecher (Franklin & Marshall) 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9
3. Kyle Broadhurst (Franklin & Marshall) def. Jonathan Walker (Bates) 7-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-2, 12-10
4. Marco DiFilippo (Franklin & Marshall) def. Ashton Monteiro (Bates) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7
5. Chris Kenny (Bates) def.Teddy Eill (Franklin & Marshall) 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
6. Labeeb Ali (Bates) def. Flavio Hinostroza (Franklin & Marshall) 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5
7. Jairaj Singh (Bates) def.Noah Katzer (Franklin & Marshall) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6
8. Garrett Wenberg (Bates) def. Samuel Freed (Franklin & Marshall) 5-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9
9. Sultan Hashmi (Bates) def. Evann Tan (Franklin & Marshall) 14-12, 14-12, 11-6)

Bates (4-1) Franklin & Marshall (4-3)