LANCASTER, PA -- Freshman Satyajit Seshadri (Chennai, India/Seshardi Manor Alwarpet) improved to 2-0 in his young intercollegiate career as the Franklin & Marshall College men's squash team improved to 2-0 on the year with a 6-3 victory over visiting Hobart College.

In the Diplomats' home opener, Seshadri dominated in his #2 match sweeping the Statesmen's Prateek Patni 9-6, 9-5, 9-0 to key Franklin & Marshall to victories in the #1-6 matches to capture their second victory of the year.

At #1, Mihir Kapoor (Sr., Mumbai, India/Doon School) recorded a 3-1 (9-4, 6-9, 9-4, 9-0) victory over Tenvir Ratnore, while Otto Schlosser (So., Denver, CO/Denver Academy) rolled to a 3-1 (9-2,4-9, 9-2, 9-1) victory at #4 as the Statesmen could not overcome the Diplomats' success versus the top of their lineup.

Franklin & Marshall will continue the season on November 22 at home versus George Washington University.

Franklin & Marshall 6, Hobart 3
1. Mihir Kapoor (F&M) def. Tenvir Ratnore (H) 3-1 (9-4, 6-9, 9-4, 9-0)
2. Satyajit Seshadri (F&M) def. Prateek Patni (H) 3-0 (9-6, 9-5, 9-0)
3. George Edwards (F&M) def. Gavin Johnstone-Butcher (H) 3-1 (9-2, 9-2, 5-9, 9-4)
4. Otto Schlosser (F&M) def. Henry Clutsam (H) 3-1 (9-2, 4-9, 9-2, 9-1)
5. Hassan Ahmed (F&M) def. Andrew Scott (H) 3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 9-6)
6. Jake van Roden (F&M) def. Tucker Crockett (H) 3-2 (6-9, 9-5, 9-2, 3-9, 9-6)
7. Freddy Cook (H) def. Karan Behal (F&M) 3-2 (9-10, 9-2, 6-9, 9-2, 9-1)
8. Andy Conrad (H) def. Evan Burton (F&M) 3-1 (3-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-2)
9. Rich Reutter (H) def. Drew Degen (F&M) 3-2 (7-9, 7-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-2)