Waterville, MAINE - On January 15th, 2022 visiting teams Hobart and William Smith Colleges traveled down to Waterville to face the Colby Mules. Overall, the men's team topped Hobart College with a 7-2 win. 

One highlight of the day includes #6 seat Rintaro Yamamoto who pulled out a win in the first game, but then fell behind with his opponent winning the next two games. Although Yamamoto was down 1-2, he came back and secured another win for the team with a score of (11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6). Another highlight includes #1 seat Jonathan Sosa Uranga who won his first game with a tight score of (18-16). Sosa kept his focus and dominated the next two games with a score of (11-4, 11-4), securing one of the first wins for the Colby Mules. 

Another close match includes #8 seat Kit Illick who started off with a slow start and was down 0-2 in games. After a good pep talk from fellow teammates, Illick came back winning the next 3 games, defeating his opponent with a score of (9-11, 2-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7).

Next up the Colby Mules will be traveling down to Brunswick, Maine to face off fellow NESCAC competitior Bowdoin College on January 19th at 6:00 pm. Look for updates on the Colby Squash Instagram. 

Results:
1. Jonathan Sosa Uranga (Colby) vs. Omar Kiwan 3-0
2. Adrian Castillo (Colby) vs. Mohamed Abdelhafez 3-1 
3. Alex Spafford (Colby) vs. Hussein Labib 1-3 
4. Jack Vanderhorst (Colby) vs. Joey Raskin Lantos 0-3
5. Ryan Santoro (Colby) vs. Sayf Elhawary 3-1
6. Rintaro Yamamoto (Colby) vs. Giacomo Dalle Molle 3-2 
7. Duda Voldman (Colby) vs. James Mazzarelli 3-2
8. Kit Illick (Colby) vs. Cameron Temoyan 3-2 
9. Tyler Burt (Colby) vs. Quran Davis 3-0