CLINTON, N.Y. - The Bard College men's squash team lost a pair of matches Saturday afternoon, falling to Connecticut College and Hamilton College, 9-0, in each contest.

The Raptors (10-9) entered the day needing a win to tie last season's mark of 11 wins, which was the most in the program's history.

Bard also began the afternoon ranked 40th overall in the most recent Dunlop Men's College Squash Team Rankings, which is the highest the Raptors have ever been ranked in school history. 

While the results of the day were not what the team was hoping for, it was another great effort and learning experience going up against two higher ranked opponents.

Connecticut entered the match ranked 32nd overall, while Hamilton was ranked 29th overall. 

Bard will still have a chance to break the team's win record next weekend, as it will participate in the CSA National Team Championships, beginning on February 17th. 

Connecticut 9, Bard 0

1. Matthew Lillie (C) def. Rhys Nordstrom 11-8, 11-9, 11-0
2. John Dunham (C) def. Ayateru Maeda 12-10, 12-10, 11-8
3. Daniel Reisman (C) def. Julian Dime 11-3, 11-7, 11-5
4. Rafael Gamba  (C) def. Vikramaditya Joshi 11-5, 11-4, 13-11
5. Michael Rodriguez (C) def. Aman Kurien 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
6. Samuel Piller (C) def. Satwik Srikrishnan 11-5, 11-3, 11-4
7. Louis Feingold (C) def. Theo Webb 11-8, 11-2, 11-5
8. Winston Simone (C) def. Artun Ak 11-1, 11-3, 11-2
9. Clay Lenahan (C) def. Simon DeBevoise 11-3, 11-1, 11-2

Hamilton 9, Bard 0

1. Colin O'Dowd (H) def. Nordstrom 11-3, 11-1, 11-8
2. Callum Sondhi (H) def. Maeda 12-10, 11-5, 11-5
3. Tucker Hamlin (H) def. Dime 11-4, 11-7, 11-1
4. Tristan Chaix (H) def. Joshi 11-2, 11-2, 11-5
5. Mark Sperry (H) def. Kurien 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
6. Sam Matlick (H) def. Srikrishnan 11-5, 11-6, 11-6
7. Nick Conzelman (H) def. Webb 11-8, 11-2, 11-5
8. Atticus Jones (H) def. Ak 11-0, 11-1, 11-1
9. James Novick-Smith (H) def. DeBevoise 11-1, 11-4, 11-2