MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Bates men's squash visited No. 16 Middlebury Saturday afternoon as the No. 22 Bobcats dropped an 8-1 decision to the Panthers.
Bates' lone triumph came courtesy of sophomore captain
Dennis Welte, who secured a 3-0 victory (11-2, 11-8, 13-11) over David Zhao at the No. 1 position.
Middlebury, winners of four straight, improves to 6-3 overall with the triumph. The garnet and white goes to 3-5 on the year.
The garnet and white moves on to play No. 25 Hamilton Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in Clinton, N.Y.
No. 16 Middlebury 8, No. 22 Bates College 1
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 at Middlebury, VT. (Bostwick Family Squash Center)
1.
Dennis Welte (Bates) def. David Zhao (Middlebury) 11-2, 11-8, 13-11
2. Aditya Kothari (Middlebury) def.
Ashton Monteiro (Bates) 11-8, 11-1, 7-11, 11-8
3. Kian Kardestuncer (Middlebury) def.
Oscar Hecker (Bates) 3-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5
4. Caleb Boateng (Middlebury) def.
Parker Davis (Bates) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4
5. Theo Kogan (Middlebury) def.
Rodrigo Chon Him (Bates) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
6. Nicholas Brown (Middlebury) def.
Tommy Le (Bates) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6
7. Ronin Kaplan (Middlebury) def.
Tanish Tangri (Bates) 11-6, 11-6, 11-0
8. Naum Lekovic (Middlebury) def.
John Kim (Bates) 11-6, 11-6, 11-3
9. Charlie Clifford (Middlebury) def.
Gray Veague (Bates) 11-3, 11-0, 11-1
