Bates men’s squash beats Bowdoin in NESCAC tourney tuneup

Posted by: Andy Walter on February 7, 2006

LEWISTON, Maine — A week after squeaking by rival Bowdoin College 5-4, he Bates College men’s squash team enjoyed a more convincing 7-2 victory over the Polar Bears Tuesday night at the Bates Squash Center.

Sophomore and No. 1 player Ricky Weisskopf (San Salvador, El Salvador) defeated Bowdoin junior Matthew Dresher (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in straight sets to raise his individual record to 17-1, and the Bobcats won at positions 3 through 8 to raise their record to 12-7 on the season. Bowdoin dropped to 8-7.

The match was Bates’ final tuneup before the NESCAC Tournament this weekend at Trinity College.

Bates 7, Bowdoin 2
1. BATES Ricky Weisskopf def. BOW M. Dresher 9-4, 9-6, 9-0
2. BOW B. Saltzman def. BATES Sean Wilkinson 9-2, 10-8, 1-9, 2-9, 9-6
3. BATES Gary Kan def. BOW C. Nehrbas 4-9, 9-0, 9-7, 9-1
4. BATES Jamie White def. BOW Z. Linhart 10-9, 9-5, 9-3
5. BATES Pete Goldsborough def. BOW N. Adams 9-4, 9-3, 9-4
6. BATES Chip Russell def. BOW E. Beck 9-5, 9-1, 9-6
7. BATES Marc Taggart def. BOW J. Sack 9-6, 9-0, 9-6
8. BATES Charlie Johnson def. BOW C. Metcalf 4-9, 6-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-3
9. BOW R. Lynn def. BATES Guillermo Moronta 1-9, 10-8, 9-4, 9-7