Middlebury, VERMONT - On January 8th, 2022 the Men's squash team traveled down to Vermont to face Middlebury College, a fellow NESCAC competitor. The men pulled out a close win against the Panthers with a overall score of 5-4. 

Some highlights of the day include #1 seat Jonathan Sosa Uranga who was down 0-2 in games, but then made a strong comeback, ultimately securing one of the first wins of the day (7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9). The next win of the day is #9 seat Shearer Xi who fought to the very end in his 5 game match, and with a winning score of (6-11, 11-4, 14-12, 3-11, 11-4). The next two wins were secured by the #3 seat Alex Spafford (14-12, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10) and #4 seat Jack Vanderhorst, with the Mules now only needing one more match to secure an overall win against the Panthers. 

With the Mules leading 4-3 in matches, it was necessary that at least one more player pulled out a win for Colby. Although there was a lot of pressure, the #8 seat Tyler Burt remained focused and composed during his close 5 game match, which led him to secure a win over Middlebury (13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9). 

Next the Mules will travel down to Williamstown, MA to play another fellow NESCAC rival, Williams College on January 9th at 12:00pm. Look for updates on the Colby Squash Instagram. 

Results:
1. Jonathan Sosa Uranga (Colby) vs. Nathan Feinstein 3-2
2. Adrian Castillo (Colby) vs. Will Lichstein 2-3 
3. Alex Spafford (Colby) vs. Nate Moll 3-1 
4. Jack Vanderhorst (Colby) vs. Omar Nemr 1-0 
5. Syed Kashef (Colby) vs. Julian Sandavol 0-2
6. Ryan Santoro (Colby) vs. Alexis Ballo 0-3 
7. Kit Illick (Colby) vs. PK Keller 0-3
8. Tyler Burt (Colby) vs. Andrew Patty 3-2 
9. Shearer Xi (Colby) vs. Liam Patty 3-2 
10. Alex Halprin (Colby) vs. Oliver Leeds 3-0