The Hobart and William Smith squash teams will begin the 2022 portion of their schedules this weekend, Jan. 14-15, with a trip to Maine to take on Bowdoin and Colby. The teams will be in Brunswick to take on the Polar Bears on Friday at 3 p.m. The teams will then make the 55-minute trip up 1-95 to take on the Mules in Waterville on Saturday at 11 a.m.
 
The Herons enter January ranked 22nd in the College Squash Association rankings. William Smith is 6-2 overall and closed out 2021 with victories over then No. 22 Hamilton (7-2) and then No. 24 Wesleyan (8-1). Marce Marquez Martinez has played all eight matches in the No. 1 spot and is 5-3 this season. Laila Selim, Jo Pacheco and Molly Wachter share the team lead with seven wins each.
 
The Statesmen are ranked 27th in the CSA rankings. Hobart is 5-4 overall and wrapped up 2021 with wins over Hamilton (7-2) and Wesleyan (8-1). Mo Abdelhafez has played eight matches and is 5-3 in the No. 1 spot. Omar Kiwan and Roberto Vega share the team lead with six wins.
 
Bowdoin's women are ranked 20th in the nation. The Polar Bears are 1-5 overall this season and are looking to bounce back from a loss to Amherst on Tuesday. Bowdoin's men are ranked 22nd in the nation and are 1-3 this season. The Polar Bears defeated the Mammoths 6-3 on Tuesday.
 
Both Colby's men's and women's teams are ranked 26th in the CSA rankings. The women are 0-4 and the men are 1-3 overall.
 
In light of the rapid onset of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, NESCAC institutions are limitingspectators to students, faculty and staff participating in the host institution testing programs during January. Fans can follow the action with Live Stats through Club Locker.