BOSTON, Mass. -- No. 23 Bates College filed away its first victory of the season Friday as the Bobcats held off No. 27 Connecticut College, 5-4, in a match hosted by Northeastern University.

The match of the afternoon came in the No. 3 slot as Labeeb Ali defeated Conn. College's Adam Elkaliuoby, 3-2, for the senior's second-straight victory. Trailing two-games-to-one, Ali fired off  a pair of 11-5 wins in games four and five, respectively, to earn the triumph.

Angad Sethi, playing at No. 4, also enjoyed a come-from-behind win for the garnet and white. The first-year, after dropping the first game of his match (5-11) vs. the Camels' Noah Fish, surged ahead with wins of 11-4, 11-3, and 11-6 for the win. 

Ryan Kim (No. 5), Max Good (No. 6), and Maks Celm (No. 7) each locked down 3-0 victories in their respective outings.

The Bobcats (1-2) return to action Saturday at 1:00 p.m. with a neutral-site showdown vs. No. 30 Denison University. The contest will be hosted by Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.

No. 23 Bates 5, No. 27 Connecticut College 4
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Boston, Mass. (Northeastern University)

1. Alejandro Moncada Gonzalez (Conn. College) def. Alec Spiro (Bates) 13-11, 11-9, 11-9
2. Hudson Dunn (Conn. College) def. Dennis Welte (Bates) 3-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6
3. Labeeb Ali (Bates) def. Adam Elkaliuoby (Conn. College) 7-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-5, 11-5
4. Angad Sethi (Bates) def. Noah Fish (Conn. College) 5-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
5. Ryan Kim (Bates) def. Gordon Fairborn (Conn. College) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5
6. Max Good (Bates) def. Gabriel Solonsky (Conn. College) 14-12, 11-4, 11-1
7. Maks Celm (Bates) def. Oliver Machiels (Conn. College)  11-3, 11-7, 11-7
8. Andrew Nemphos (Conn. College) def. Gus Silverman (Bates) 11-6, 5-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-6
9. JJ O'garro (Conn. College) unopposed.

Bates (1-2), Connecticut College (2-5)