LEWISTON, Maine – The Amherst College men's squash team wrapped up its swing through Maine with a 6-3 win over Bates College on Saturday afternoon in a clash between two NESCAC rivals.

The Mammoths, ranked 18th in the nation in the latest CSA rankings, improved to 8-5 this season while the 25th-ranked Bobcats fell to 1-8.

The Mammoths return to action on Tuesday (Jan. 23) at 5 p.m., visiting 29th-ranked Wesleyan to kick off Little Three competition.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

* Four Mammoths won their matches in 3-0 sweeps. Senior Neal Malani had the most dominant performance at the fifth position with an 11-2, 11-6, 11-8 win.

* First-year Gabe Yu continued his stellar rookie campaign, winning his eighth straight match with an 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 sweep at the ninth position.

RESULTS (6-3 W):
1. Alec Spiro (B) def. Adam Lichtmacher (A), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-7)
2. Labeeb Ali (B) def. Kedar Nagaraj (A), 3-1 (8-11, 11-9, 16-14, 11-7)
3. Joseph Toth (A) def. Nicolai Boe (B), 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-3)
4. Ashton Monteiro (B) def. Abhi Gupta (A), 3-1 (11-4, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8)
5. Neal Malani (A) def. Harris Ramlee (B), 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-8)
6. Grady Herbert (A) def. Maks Celm (B), 3-1 (6-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-3)
7. Matthew Granovsky (A) def. Max Good (B), 3-1 (11-2, 7-11, 11-9, 11-2)
8. Yeshwin Sankuratri (A) def. Tad Koenigsbauer (B), 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-4)
9. Gabe Yu (A) def. Philip Han (B), 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-5)