POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Bard College men's squash team secured a close win Saturday afternoon, as the Raptors came back to beat Vassar College, 5-4.

With the win, Bard improved its record to 6-0, while Vassar dropped to 4-5 on the year. Dating back to the start of the 2015-16 season, the Raptors have now won the last seven meetings between the two Liberty League rivals.

Despite having Vassar's number over the past few seasons, the win Saturday didn't come quite as easy as expected. 

The Raptors prevailed, 5-4, thanks in large part to their experience at the top of their lineup. No.1 Rhys Nordstrom, No. 2 Julian Dime, No. 3 Theo Webb and No. 4 Artun Ak, who are all either juniors or seniors, managed three-set sweeps to put Bard ahead late to steal the contest.

No. 9 Devon Wall was the fifth and deciding win on the afternoon, as he outpaced his opponent in four sets.

Up next for the Raptors is a road contest with Wesleyan University on December 2nd at 10 a.m. 

Bard 5, Vassar 4

1. Nordstrom (B) def. Caden Gruber 11-6, 11-1, 11-1
2. Dime (B) def. Alex Wisneski 11-2, 11-6, 11-9
3. Webb (B) def. Henry Mitchell 11-5, 11-5, 11-4
4. Ak (B) def. Isaac Stuart 11-4, 11-7, 11-6
5. Milind Joshi (V) def. Alex Luscher 15-13, 11-4, 11-3
6. Travers Parsons-Grayson (V) def. Simon Nichoson 11-4, 11-6, 11-9
7. Reese Collins (V) def. Noah Gichan 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4
8. Eric Chen (V) def. John Michael Richards 13-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8
9. Wall (B) def. Drew Hardin 11-4, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7