MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Bard College men's squash team lost to Northeastern University, 7-2, in the first round of the Serues Cup (F Division) bracket at the College Squash Association Team Nationals on Friday night.

Asad Hashmi and Satwirk Srikrishnan won for Bard at Nos. 8 and 9, respectively, but Northeastern won the rest, including a couple of real nail-biters. Abel Hailu rallied from 2-1 down to defeat Jack Smith in five games at No. 3, and Benton Mitchell came back from 2-0 down to stun Vikramaditya Joshi in another five-gamer at No. 6.

The Raptors will play the University of Minnesota on Saturday morning at 11:30 in a consolation semifinal at Wesleyan University.

Northeastern 7, Bard 2

1. Daniel Blohm (N) def. Rhys Nordstrom 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
2. Evan Jacobson (N) def. Ayateru Maeda 11-6, 12-10, 7-11, 11-7
3. Abel Hailu (N) def. Jack Smith 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9
4. Greg Berson (N) def. Julian Dime 11-4, 8-11, 13-11, 17-15
5. Viraj Shah (N) def. Abe Etkin 11-5, 11-2, 11-7
6. Benton Mitchell (N) def. Vikramaditya Joshi 6-11, 15-17, 11-8, 11-1, 11-7
7. Connor Rouan (N) def. Pranjal Ghate 11-5, 11-9, 11-8
8. Asad Hashmi (B) def. Max Hoffman 11-4, 11-2, 11-6
9. Satwik Srikrishnan (B) def. Jorge Lastra 12-10, 11-7, 11-6
Exh. Will Tunnell-Greaves (N) def. Rishabh Badoni 11-4, 11-4, 13-11.