Lewiston, Maine -- #14 Bates College men's squash collected a 7-2 victory for the second-straight day as the Bobcats sent off #23 Middlebury College Sunday at the Bates Squash Center. 

Bates, which defeated #26 Hamilton by the same score on Saturday, is now victorious in eight of its last nine outings as the Bobcats move to 9-2 with the effort. The Panthers go to 7-3 overall after the setback.

The Bobcats' lineup was bookended by 3-0 victories with Alec Spiro (So.-Portland, Ore.) enjoying an 11-8, 11-8, 11-3 win in the No. 1 position, and Sultan Hashmi (Sr.-Tiburon, Calif.) authoring a shutout performance of 11-8, 11-5, 12-10 in the No. 9 slot. 

Jonathan Walker (Sr.-Kingston, Jamaica), at No. 2 for Bates, put away Middlebury's Will Lichstein in four games (11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-2). Harris Ramlee (So.-Southville City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) followed at No. 3 with a 3-1 victory of his own (7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5).

The Bobcats' first-year duo from Greenwich, Conn., of Ashton Monteiro and Chris Kenny, needed five games each to prove victorious, doing so at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Labeeb Ali (So.-Plano, Texas) followed suit at No. 6, outlasting Theo Kogan for the win (11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 2-11, 13-11).

The garnet and white, having already hosted three home matches in as many days, next welcomes #17 MIT to town Tuesday for a 5:00 p.m. contest.

No. 14 Bates 7, No. 23 Middlebury 2
Sunday, Jan. 16, 2023 at Lewiston, Maine

1. Alec Spiro (Bates) def. Nathan Feinstein (Middlebury) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3
2. Jonathan Walker (Bates) def. Will Lichstein (Middlebury) 11-7, 11-4, 10-12, 11-2
3. Harris Ramlee (Bates) def.Caleb Boateng (Middlebury) 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5
4. Ashton Monteiro (Bates) def.  Kian Kardestuncer (Middlebury) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7
5. Chris Kenny (Bates) def. PK Keller (Middlebury) 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5
6. Labeeb Ali (Bates) def. Theo Kogan (Middlebury) 11-5, 11-7, 3-11, 2-11, 13-11
7. Julian Sandoval (Middlebury) def. Jairaj Singh (Bates) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4
8. Alexis Ballo (Middlebury) def. Garrett Wenberg (Bates) 11-6, 11-2, 5-11, 9-11, 11-2
9. Sultan Hashmi (Bates) def. William Quigley (Middlebury) 11-8, 11-5, 12-10

Bates (9-2) Middlebury (7-3)