CLINTON, N.Y.—The 20th-ranked Hobart squash team knocked off Hamilton 5-4 this afternoon. It was the third 5-4 victory for the Statesmen this season.
 
Hobart posted four sweeps and one 3-1 victory in the top five spots of the lineup.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart is 6-8 on the season.
• Hamilton falls to 3-7 on the year.

 
MATCH SUMMARY

• First-year Dhirren Rajarathinam continued his impressive rookie season, knocking off Tate Suratt, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-3 at No. 2. Rajarathinam has won eight straight matches as he improved to 12-1 on the year. He is 6-0 in the second spot of the lineup.
• Senior Hussein Labib swept William Rice, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3, in the No. 1 spot. Labib is 5-9 in the No. 1 spot this year.
• In the No. 3 spot, senior Omar Kiwan defeated Tobey Suratt, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6. Kiwan is second on the team with nine victories. He is 5-1 at No. 3.
• Junior Joseph Raskin Lantos topped Jacob Shulman 11-6, 11-9, 11-8. Raskin Lantos has three wins on the year.
• Sophomore Javier De La Vega knocked off Nicholas Carabatsos, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8.

 
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back in action next weekend Feb. 9-11, when it heads to Canton, New York for the Liberty League Championships.