The squash teams went into Thanksgiving Break after a split-decision weekend for the men and women. Both teams defeated Connecticut College before falling to host Dartmouth in Hanover, NH.
On Saturday, the men faced the Camels at 2 p.m., securing a solid 6-3 victory. The Bears' lineup dominated the opponents at the no. 2 through 7 spots, with Andy Bernard '11, Rahul Madan-Mohan '11, Rob Stanley '10, Arun Makhija '10, Peter Cipriano '10 and Robert Lynn '09 all winning their matches. Just two hours later, however, the Bears lost their momentum to a powerful Dartmouth team, with the Green winning all nine matches to sweep the Bowdoin men.
Dartmouth was unbeatable against the Bowdoin women as well, winning 9-0. The women fared far better against NESCAC opponent Connecticut College. With Elena Laird '11, Alex Franchesci '09, Biz Gillespie '09, Elizabeth Warner '12 and Katie Boyce '11 winning at the No. 1 through 5 spots and Megan McFarland '11, Isabel Nassief '12 and Aileen Tschiderer '12 controlling Nos. 7, 8 and 9, the Bears cruised to an easy 8-1 victory.
On Saturday, the Bears will travel to Williams College, where both teams will play the rival Ephs as well as Princeton University. Bowdoin will look to challenge Williams' 0-1 men's team and 1-1 women's team. The Princeton teams are both undefeated at 3-0.