LEWISTON, ME — The #14 Amherst College men's squash team delivered a strong bounce-back on Monday night, rolling past #22 Bates College with a 9–0 sweep on the road in Lewiston to improve to 6–2 overall and 3–1 in NESCAC play. Coming off a two-loss stretch that included a loss to top-10 opponent Dartmouth, and NESCAC foe Tufts, the Mammoths controlled play from start to finish against the Bobcats, showing their depth across the ladder. The victory over Bates set a confident start for the remainder of their NESCAC road trip where Mammoths will face Colby and Bowdoin. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

• Aiden Shap was the quickest winner today in his 13-minute win at #8 singles, besting his Bates opponent William Veague with the score of  3–0 (11–3, 11–1, 11–1)

• Roman Parisi fought through a thrilling five-set battle at #1 singles against Bates' Dennis Welte. The score against Welte was 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5). The match lasted for 59 minutes. 

RESULTS (9–0, W)

1. Roman Parisi (A) def. Dennis Welte (B), 3-2 (7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5)

2. Devon Osborne (A) def. Ashton Monteiro (B), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-5)

3. Joseph Toth (A) def. Oscar Hecker (B), 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-5)

4.  Graeme Herbert (A) def. Parker Davis Jr (B), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-4)

5. Zi Tao Yu (A) def. Tommy Le (B), 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-7)

6. Fares Khairy (A) def. Tanish Tangri (B), 3-0 (11-7, 15-13, 11-7)

7. Grady Herbert (A) def. John Kim (B), 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-8)

8. Aiden Shap (A) def. William Veague (B), 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-1)

UP NEXT:

Amherst continues its NESCAC road trip in Maine on Wednesday, January 21 when they head to Waterville to face Colby. The match will take place at 6:00 PM. On Thursday, January 22, the Mammoths wrap up the trip in Brunswick where they will face Bowdoin College.  Colby is currently ranked at #20, and Bowdoin at #21.