PHILADELPHIA -- The No. 21 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team fell 5-4 to No. 25 Middlebury in the Summers Cup consolation semifinals on Saturday despite sweeping four matches on the evening against the Panthers.

The Bobcats (5-12) also didn't get swept in any of the matches but Middlebury (5-11) picked up just enough matches to defeat Bates for the first time in three tries this season. 

Senior captain Peter Koenigsbauer (Seattle, Wash.) won at the highest position on the ladder among the Bobcats, sweeping Middlebury's Will Lichstein 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-7) at the No. 3 position. Junior Jonathan Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) won 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 12-10) at the No. 5 position over Omar Nemr and junior Jairaj Singh (Jaipur, India) also took home a victory, defeating Julian Sandoval 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5) at the No. 6 position.

Meanwhile, the Bobcats showed off their depth by getting a 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 12-10) win from sophomore Matthew Lazor (West Hartford, Conn.) at the No. 9 position over Middlebury's Alex Stimpson.

Bates takes on Dickinson Sunday at 3pm to wrap up the Summers Cup.

No. 25 Middlebury 5, No. 21 Bates 4
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at Philadelphia, Pa.

1. Theodore Best (M) def. Jesper Phillips 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6
2. Nathan Feinstein (M) def. Harris Ramlee (B) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4
3. Peter Koenigsbauer (B) def. Will Lichstein (M) 12-10, 11-7, 11-7
4. Nate Moll (M) def. Labeeb Ali (B) 11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3
5. Jonathan Walker (B) def. Omar Nemr (M) 11-8, 11-5, 12-10
6. Jairaj Singh (B) def. Julian Sandoval (M) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5
7. Alexis Ballo (M) def. Sultan Hashmi (B) 15-13, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9
8. PK Keller (M) def. Garrett Wenberg 6-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-9
9. Matthew Lazor (B) def. Alex Stimpson (M) 11-7, 11-7, 12-10