NEW HAVEN, CT - The Franklin & Marshall College men's squash team fell to Amherst (5-4 L), Navy (5-4 L) and Brown (7-2 L) to finish 16th at the 2004 College Squash Association Men's Team Championships hosted by Yale University and Choate Rosemary Hall.

In the first match, the Diplomats fell to Amherst in a tight match as the Diplomats recorded wins at #1, 2, 3 and 5. At #2, #42 nationally ranked George Edwards (So., Bryn Mawr, PA/Harriton) rolled over Auloke Mathur 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-1), while Hassan Ahmed (Sr., Lahore, Pakistan/Aitchison College) defeated Tyler Mixter 3-0 (9-6, 9-7, 10-8) at #5.

Against Brown in the second match of the weekend, #23 nationally ranked Mihir Kapoor (Sr., Mumbai, India/Doon School) knocked off Breck Bailey 3-1 (9-4, 8-10, 10-9, 9-1) at #1 as the Diplomats also recorded a win at #3 as #54 nationally ranked Satyajit Seshadri (Fr., Chennai, India/Gill Adarsh) handled Dave Krupnick 3-0 (9-6, 9-6, 10-8) in a 7-2 loss.

Franklin & Marshall concluded the weekend versus Navy as the Midshipmen used a strong performance at the bottom of their lineup to handle the Diplomats 5-4.

At #1, Kapoor coasted past Gavin Morrison 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-0) to tie Steve Hopkins '91 for ninth in career victories at F&M as he upped his record to 66-21. Edwards managed a hard-fought 3-2 win (5-9, 10-8, 0-9, 9-2, 9-2) at #2 against Scott Hackman before Seshadri pounded Mike Brennan 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-4) at #3. Karan Behal (Sr., Gandhidham, India/Lawrence School) stopped Dhruv Parashar 3-2 (9-7, 10-8, 6-9, 2-9, 9-0) at #7 to round out the Diplomats' victors.

F&M (10-12) will continue the season next weekend at the College Squash Association Team Championships.

Box Score
Navy 5, Franklin & Marshall 4
1 - Mihir Kapoor (F&M) def. Gavin Morrison (N) 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-0)
2 - George Edwards (F&M) def. Scott Hackman (N) 3-2 (5-9, 10-8, 0-9, 9-2, 9-2)
3 - Satyajit Seshadri (F&M) def. Mike Brennan (N) 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-4)
4 - Mason Berry (N) def. Ed Bryan (F&M) 3-2 (8-10, 5-9, 9-6, 9-1, 9-6)
5 - Mike Rogers (N) def. Hassan Ahmed (F&M) 3-1 (5-9, 9-5, 9-2, 9-6)
6 - Pat Kruse (N) def. Jake van Roden (F&M) 3-2 (9-3, 6-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-5)
7 - Karan Behal (F&M) def. Dhruv Parashar (N) 3-2 (9-7, 10-8, 6-9, 2-9, 9-0)
8 - David Hicks (N) def. Tom Kiefhaber (F&M) 3-0 (9-7, 10-9, 9-6)
9 - Luke Koran (N) def. Evan Burton (F&M) 3-2 (9-4, 6-9, 5-9, 9-4, 9-1)

Amherst 5, Franklin & Marshall 4
1 - Mihir Kapoor (F&M) def. Michael Strong (A) 3-0 (9-1, 9-3, 9-1)
2 - George Edwards (F&M) def. Auloke Mathur (A) 3-0 (9-6, 9-1, 9-1)
3 - Satyajit Seshadri (F&M) def. Gifford Sommerkamp (A) 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-7)
4 - Nick Haslett (A) def. Ed Bryan (F&M) 3-0 (9-5, 9-3, 9-4)
5 - Hassan Ahmed (F&M) def. Tyler Mixter (A) 3-0 (9-6, 9-7, 10-8)
6 - Asad Hague (A) def. Jake van Roden (F&M) 3-2 (0-9, 4-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-6)
7 - Peter Hatfield (A) def. Karan Behal (F&M) 3-0 (9-7, 9-1, 10-8)
8 - Brian Lawrence (A) def. Tom Kiefhaber (F&M) 3-0 (9-4, 9-5, 9-0)
9 - Andrew Merle (A) def. Evan Burton (F&M) 3-2 (7-9, 9-4, 9-4, 7-9, 9-4)

Brown 7, Franklin & Marshall 2
1 - Mihir Kapoor (F&M) def. Breck Bailey (B) 3-1 (9-4, 8-10, 10-9, 9-1)
2 - Dan Petrie (B) def. George Edwards (F&M) 3-1 (9-3, 9-5, 3-9, 9-5)
3 - Satyajit Seshadri (F&M) def. David Krupnick (B) 3-0 (9-6, 9-6, 10-8)
4 - Sean O'Boyle (B) def. Ed Bryan (F&M) 3-0 (9-7, 9-3, 9-0)
5 - Jay Biedler (B) def. Hassan Ahmed (F&M) 3-0 (9-5, 9-6, 9-3)
6 - Patrick Haynes (B) def. Jake van Roden (F&M) 3-0 (9-2, 9-7, 9-0)
7 - Brian Rifkin (B) def. Karan Behal (F&M) 3-0 (9-6, 9-4, 9-1)
8 - Aaron Rosenthal (B) def. Tom Kiefhaber (F&M) 3-0 (9-4, 9-2, 9-0)
9 - Mark Goldberg (B) def. Evan Burton (F&M) 3-0 (10-8, 9-1, 9-2)