WATERVILLE, Maine -- Hugh Doherty battled back from a 2-1 set deficit to earn a 3-2 victory at the fourth position for the 23rd-ranked Colby College men's squash team in an 8-1 loss to 18th-ranked Bates College on Wednesday.
Doherty (pictured) split the first two sets and then fell 13-11 in the third set. However, he bounced back for 12-10 and 11-9 wins.
The Mules lost one match in five sets and three in four sets.
Bates 8, Colby 1
1: Ahmed Hatata, B, d. Will McBrian, 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-6)
2: Mahmoud Yousry, B, d. Patrick McCarthy, 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-7)
3: Darrius Campbell, B, d. Elliot Gross, 3-1 (9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8)
4: Hugh Doherty, C, d. Anirudh Nambiar, 3-2 (9-11, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10, 11-9)
5: Spencer Burt, B, d. Will Pepi, 3-1 (11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7)
6: Coley Cannon, B, d. Jason Brodo, 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-6)
7: Graham Bonnell, B, d. Matt Epstein, 3-2 (12-10, 7-11, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5)
8: Carlos Ames, B, d. Sam Hitt, 3-1 (5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9)
9: McLeod Abbott, B, d. Charlie Beauregard, 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3)
