MIDDLETOWN, CT -  The Bard College men's squash team was defeated by New York University, 6-3,  Friday night on the first day of the College Squash Association National Team Championships.

No. 2 Ayateru Maeda and No.7 Artun Ak won their matches in straight sets, while No. 6 Theo Webb outlasted his opponent in five sets. 

No. 3 Pranjal Ghate nearly rallied from a 2-0 hole, but ultimately fell in the fifth and final set. Ghate won the third set ,11-5, and the fourth set, 14-12, before finally falling 11-9 in the final frame. 

While No.5 Vikramaditya Joshi was the only other Raptor to win a set on the day, all the matchups were close across the scoresheet. 

Up next for Bard is a matchup with the University of Chicago tomorrow (2/24) at 2:15 p.m. in the consolation bracket of the Chaffee Cup. 

NYU 6, Bard 3

1. Gabriel Bassil (N) def. Rhys Nordstrom 11-7, 13-11, 11-9
2. Maeda (B) def. Ashish Ramachandran 11-8, 11-9, 12-10
3. Bradford Sunderland (N) def. Ghate 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 12-14, 11-9
4. Ashad Hajela (N) def. Julian Dime 11-8, 12-10, 11-9
5. Ginno Geocadin (N) def. Joshi 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-3
6. Webb (B) def. Karan Kochhar 8-11, 11-2, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3
7. Ak (B) def. Nahckjoon Kim 11-9, 11-4, 11-4
8. Shane Fries (N) def. Simon DeBevoise 11-6, 11-0, 11-5
9. Michael Kumar (N) def. Marko Jukic 11-1, 11-5, 11-1