LEWISTON, Maine -- Men's squash wrapped up its season-opening weekend Saturday in the Bates College Squash Center as the #23 Bobcats took on #17 MIT in an eventual 7-2 win for the Engineers.
Bates' triumphs came courtesy of seniors
Alec Spiro and
Labeeb Ali at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively.
Spiro secured his first win of new campaign with a 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-8) shutout of MIT's Mero Elmarassy. Ali, also posting his initial triumph of 2024-25, outlasted John Gunton in five games (11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5) in a match-up that lasted 69 minutes.
MIT evens its record at 4-4 overall with the victory. The garnet and white starts its year 0-2 overall.
Bates now prepares to take on #26 Connecticut College on Friday, Dec. 6 (3:00 p.m.) in a contest that will be hosted by Northeastern University (Boston. Mass.).
No. 17 MIT 7, No. 23 Bates College 2
Saturday, Nov. 23 in Lewiston, Maine
1.
Alec Spiro (Bates) def. Mero Elmarassy (MIT) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8
2. Philip Hyun Su Price (MIT) def.
Dennis Welte (Bates) 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7
3.
Labeeb Ali (Bates) def. John Gunton (MIT) 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5
4. Robert Albani (MIT) vs.
Angad Sethi (Bates) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6
5. Sean-Winston Luo (MIT) vs.
Ryan Kim (Bates) 11-9, 12-10, 11-8
6. Mitav Nayak (MIT) vs.
Max Good (Bates) 14-12, 11-7, 13-11
7. Collin Wen (MIT) vs.
Maks Celm (Bates) 11-6, 11-3, 12-10
8. Zachary Starr (MIT) vs.
Philip Han (Bates) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7
9. Eddie Xue (MIT) vs.
Gus Silverman (Bates) 11-0, 11-0, 11-1
MIT (4-4), Bates (0-2)
