The Hamilton College Continentals defeated the Wesleyan University Cardinals and lost to the St. Lawrence University Saints at Hamilton's Little Squash Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Continentals -- 28th in the College Squash Overall Team Rankings -- posted a 7-2 win against No. 29 Wesleyan, but dropped a 9-0 decision against No. 21 St. Lawrence. Hamilton goes into the winter break with a 2-3 record. The Cardinals dropped to 0-2 and the Saints improved to 6-1.

Tate Suratt '24 (first position), Nicholas Carabatsos '24 (sixth), Simon Muller '25 (seventh) and Tate Burgin '25 (ninth) swept their Wesleyan opponents in three games. Suratt collected his first win this season while Muller and Burgin improved their records to 3-2. Muller nearly went undefeated on the day but was edged in five games by his St. Lawrence opponent.

Ashby Howard '25 and Blake Davis '25 were extended to four games by their Cardinal counterparts at the fifth and eighth positions, respectively. William Rice '24 needed to go to five games in order to pick up his victory at the fourth position. Rice prevailed by scores of 11-8 and 11-7 in the final two games of his 58-minute match.

The Continentals return to the court on Wednesday, Jan. 12 for a match against NESCAC opponent Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt.

RESULTS

No. 21 St. Lawrence 9, at No. 28 Hamilton 0
Dec. 4, 2021
Little Squash Center (Clinton, N.Y.)

1. Lewis Anderson (SLU) d. Tate Suratt 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-3) 
2. Nathan Mead (SLU) d. Waleed Nisar 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-5)
3. Luis Alejandro Moncada Gonzalez (SLU) d. Rufus Somerby 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-9)
4. Sebi De La Vega (SLU) d. William Rice 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-3)
5. Vladimir Iglesias (SLU) d. Ashby Howard 3-1 (3-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6)
6. Hassan Madkour (SLU) d. Nicholas Carabatsos 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 14-12)
7. Oliver Bikhazi-Green (SLU) d. Simon Muller 3-2 (11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9)
8. Jack Turvey (SLU) d. Blake Davis 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 13-11)
9. Dean Brooker (SLU) d. Tate Burgin 3-0 (12-10, 12-10, 11-4)
Ex. Ewan Farr (SLU) d. Oliver Constable 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2)

at No. 28 Hamilton 7, No. 29 Wesleyan 2
Dec. 4, 2021
Little Squash Center (Clinton, N.Y.)

1. Tate Suratt (H) d. Shanay Sanghavi 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-7)
2. Abhinav Gupta (W) d. Waleed Nisar 3-1 (6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10)
3. John Sutherby (W) d. Rufus Somerby 3-1 (12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8)
4. William Rice (H) d. Toby Goldston 3-2 (11-4, 9-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7)
5. Ashby Howard (H) d. Ethan Yan 3-1 (7-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-7)
6. Nicholas Carabatsos (H) d. Jack Lungstrum 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-5)
7. Simon Muller (H) d. Cole Zetterquist 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-6)
8. Blake Davis (H) d. Morgan Shatzman 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7) 
9. Tate Burgin (H) d. Andrew Doucette 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-9)
Ex. Oliver Constable (H) d. Kevin Angulo 3-2 (7-11, 11-7, 16-14, 12-14, 12-10)