BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's squash team closed out their regular season in a convincing 8-1 win over Colby at the Lubin Squash Center on Tuesday evening. The Polar Bears, ranked 15th in the nation, improve to 12-9 this season. The 22nd-ranked Mules fall to 10-13 with the loss.

With the lone loss coming at the number one position, Bowdoin dominated the four through nine spots as each player earned a 3-0 win. Peter Cipriano, Arun Makhija, Rahul Madan Mohan, Thai Ha-Ngoc, Rob Stanley and Elliot Beck each blanked their Colby opponent to gain a point for the hosts, who also received a 3-1 win at number three from Andrew Bernard and a 3-2 win at the second spot from David Funk.

Both teams will return to action at the Team National Tournament that begins on February 19 at Yale. Pairings will be announced as the tournament date gets closer.

Bowdoin 8, Colby 1
1: Harry Smith, C, d. Palmer Higgins, 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-9);
2: David Funk, B, d. Will Sullivan, 3-2 (7-11, 11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9)
3: Andrew Bernard, B, d. Alex Fulton, 3-1 (14-16, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4)
4: Peter Cipriano, B, d. Nat Cooper, 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-5)
5: Arun Makhija, B, d. Daniel Lesser, 3-0 (11-3, 11-9, 11-2)
6: Rahul Madan Mohan, B, d. Peter Gabranski, 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-4)
7: Thai Ha-Ngoc, B, d. William Greenberg, 3-0 (11-7, 11-1, 11-1)
8: Rob Stanley, B, d. Sky Weiss, 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-6)
9: Elliot Beck, B, d. Peter Jones, 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-6)