{"id":1679,"date":"2021-06-04T17:02:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T21:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bco-remodel.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/?post_type=tour-location&#038;p=1679"},"modified":"2021-06-24T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T18:28:42","slug":"bates-squash-center","status":"publish","type":"tour-location","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Squash Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-images\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash-200x148.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.WOMEN'S SQUASHThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.Senior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.\" data-id=\"1771\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/141122_squash_penn_0212\/\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">MEN&#8217;S SQUASH\nThe Bates Squash Center&#8217;s new sixth court saw its first use in Bates&#8217; 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats&#8217; season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. \nLEWISTON, Maine &#8212; The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men&#8217;s squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats&#8217; home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\n\nThe match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court&#8217;s glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN&#8217;S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women&#8217;s squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates&#8217; lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.WOMEN'S SQUASHThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.Senior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.\" data-id=\"1770\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/141122_squash_penn_0862\/\" class=\"wp-image-1770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">MEN&#8217;S SQUASH\nThe Bates Squash Center&#8217;s new sixth court saw its first use in Bates&#8217; 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats&#8217; season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. \nLEWISTON, Maine &#8212; The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men&#8217;s squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats&#8217; home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\n\nThe match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court&#8217;s glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN&#8217;S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women&#8217;s squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates&#8217; lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1324\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/athletics-buildings\/bates-squash-center\/bates-squash-center-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png 848w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center-200x150.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-content tour-about-area\">\n<p>The Bates Squash Center, located at 56 Alfred Plourde Parkway, features five international-sized courts, not to mention an array of exercise equipment, comfortable couches and chairs. Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s squash teams use the facility for daily practices and matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The courts are 21 feet wide, standard width for all college squash matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false,"blocks":[{"blockName":"bates-campus-tour\/tour-meta","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"","innerContent":[]},{"blockName":null,"attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n\n","innerContent":["\n\n"]},{"blockName":"bates-campus-tour\/tour-images","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/columns","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/column","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/image","attrs":{"id":1925,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"overhead-view-image"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\"\/><\/figure>\n","innerContent":["\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large overhead-view-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/map-squash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\"\/><\/figure>\n"]}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">",null,"<\/div>\n"]},{"blockName":"core\/column","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/gallery","attrs":{"ids":[1771,1770,1324],"columns":3,"linkTo":"none"},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.WOMEN'S SQUASHThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.Senior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.\" data-id=\"1771\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/141122_squash_penn_0212\/\" class=\"wp-image-1771\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">MEN'S SQUASH\nThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. \nLEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\n\nThe match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN'S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.WOMEN'S SQUASHThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.Senior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.\" data-id=\"1770\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/141122_squash_penn_0862\/\" class=\"wp-image-1770\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">MEN'S SQUASH\nThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. \nLEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\n\nThe match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN'S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1324\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/athletics-buildings\/bates-squash-center\/bates-squash-center-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1324\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","innerContent":["\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.WOMEN'S SQUASHThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.Senior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.\" data-id=\"1771\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0212.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/tour-location\/bates-squash-center\/141122_squash_penn_0212\/\" class=\"wp-image-1771\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">MEN'S SQUASH\nThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. \nLEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\n\nThe match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN'S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2021\/06\/141122_Squash_Penn_0862-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"MEN'S SQUASHThe Bates Squash Center's new sixth court saw its first use in Bates' 7-2 loss to Penn in the Bobcats' season opener on Nov. 22, 2014. LEWISTON, Maine -- The No. 13 nationally ranked Bates men's squash team received points from junior Ahmed Abdel Khalek and senior Nabil Saleem in a 7-2 loss to No. 9 Penn on Saturday in the Bobcats' home opener at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.The match was the first of the season for the visiting Quakers (1-0), while the Bobcats dropped to 3-2. It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. 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It was the first match played at the improved and reconfigured Bates Squash Center, with its sparkling new sixth court and new spectator seating structure. The sixth court's glass walls allow for spectators to view the action from all sides.\n\nWOMEN'S SQUASH\nThe No. 3 nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania proved too much for the No. 14 Bates College women's squash team in its home opener on Saturday, as the visiting Quakers swept every game but one in a 9-0 win at the newly improved Bates Squash Center.\nSenior one-time All-American Nessrine Ariffin (Penang, Malaysia) posted Bates' lone point in a highly competitive match at the No. 1 position on the ladder, as she fell by an 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 score to 2014 First Team All-American Anaka Alankamony.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1324\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/files\/2010\/09\/Bates-Squash-Center.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-tour\/athletics-buildings\/bates-squash-center\/bates-squash-center-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-1324\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n"]}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">",null,"<\/div>\n"]}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n\n<\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">",null,"\n\n",null,"<\/div>\n"]}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-images\"><\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-campus-tour-tour-images\">",null,"<\/div>\n"]},{"blockName":null,"attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n\n","innerContent":["\n\n"]},{"blockName":"bates-campus-tour\/tour-content","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/paragraph","attrs":[],"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n<p>The Bates Squash Center, located at 56 Alfred Plourde Parkway, features five international-sized courts, not to mention an array of exercise equipment, comfortable couches and chairs. 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