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After dropping his first two games in the No. 8 position, Garrett Wenberg (pictured) came back to secure a 3-2 victory in Bates' 6-3 win at Bowdoin Wednesday night. (file photo)

Men's Squash 12/7/2022 11:20:00 PM Chris McKibben

Four Consecutive Wins for Bates Men's Squash as No. 22 Bobcats Best No.21 Bowdoin, 6-3

BRUNSWICK, Maine -- The No. 22 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team extended its winning streak to four-straight Wednesday evening as the Bobcats doubled up No. 21 Bowdoin, 6-3, in the Lubin Family Squash Center.

The garnet and white enjoyed a clean sweep in positions four through nine as the Bobcats move to an impressive 5-1 on the season. The Polar Bears go to 3-3 after the loss.

Ashton Monteiro (Greenwich, Conn.) enjoyed a 3-1 win in the No. 4 position as the first-year dismissed Bowdoin's Henry Somerby by scores of 14-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5.

First-year Chris Kenny (Greenwich, Conn.) and sophomore Labeeb Ali (Plano, Texas) each proved victorious with 3-0 wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 positions, respectively. Kenny blanked Abhiroop Reddy (11-8,11-8, 11-7) while Ali defeated Aryan Singh with scores of 11-5, 11-8, 11-5.

Jairaj Singh (Jaipur, Rajasthan, India), playing in the No. 7 position, collected a 3-0 victory of his own as the senior captain moved past Luc Agudelo (11-6, 11-7, 11-4). Garrett Wenberg (So.-Rye, N.Y.) needed five games to defeat Joseph French (9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9) in comeback fashion in the No. 8 position.

In the No. 9 slot, Sultan Hashmi (Sr.-Tiburon, Calif.) recorded the quickest victory of the night for the Bobcats (21 min.) with a 3-0 shutout of Justin Barr (11-4, 11-8, 11-9).

The Bobcats (2-1) are back in action on Monday, Jan. 9 (12:00 p.m.) when they trek to No. 19 St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.

No. 22 Bates 6, No. 21 Bowdoin 3
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 at Brunswick, Maine

1. Thomas (Jack) Winston (Bowdoin) def. Alec Spiro (Bates) 11-2, 10-12, 11-7, 11-6
2. Deven Kanwal (Bowdoin) def. Harris Ramlee (Bates) 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6
3. Jackson Rho (Bowdoin) def. Jonathan Walker (Bates) 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6
4. Ashton Monteiro (Bates) def. Henry Somerby (Bowdoin) 14-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5
5. Chris Kenny (Bates) def. Abhiroop Reddy (Bowdoin) 11-8,11-8, 11-7
6. Labeeb Ali (Bates) def. Aryan Singh (Bowdoin) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5
7. Jairaj Singh (Bates) def. Luc Agudelo (Bowdoin) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4
8. Garrett Wenberg (Bates) def. Joseph French (Bowdoin) 9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9
9. Sultan Hashmi (Bates) def. Justin Barr (Bowdoin) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9)

Bates (5-1) Bowdoin (3-3)

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