The #24 Middlebury men's squash team (0-3) dropped a narrow 5-4 decision to #26 Colby (1-1) on Saturday in the Bostwick Family Squash Center. The Panthers conclude their busy weekend on Sunday, hosting #21 Bates at 3:00 p.m., while the Mules travel to Williams at 12:00 p.m.
 
Middlebury's Alexis Ballo and PK Keller each won their matches by 3-0 scores. Ballo won 11-5, 11-3, 11-6 in the sixth spot of the ladder, while Keller won 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 in the seventh position. At #2, Will Lichstein outlasted his opponent 3-2 (11-5, 13-11, 4-11, 5-11, 11-9) and the team's other victory came at #5 when Julian Sandoval's counterpart from Colby retired in the third set.
 
The deciding win for the Mules came in the eighth spot, as Tyler Burt pulled out an exciting (3-2) 11-13, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 9-1) decision.