Nov. 4, 2006

LANCASTER, PA - Franklin & Marshall College opened its season by blanking George Washington University 9-0 in men's squash action at the Mayser Center.

Three F&M players held their opponents scoreless as Sadiq Madraswala at #1, Ed Bryan at #6 and Ketan Patel at #9 all recorded easy 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0) wins. The remaining six Diplomats all recorded 3-0 wins.

Franklin & Marshall (1-0) will return to action on Saturday, November 11 against Denison University at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall 9, George Washington 0: 1. Sadiq Madraswala (F&M) def. Mac Collins (GW) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0); 2 Satyajit Seshadri (F&M) def. Alex Funk (GW) 3-0 (9-0, 9-3, 9-1); 3. Ry Hawley (F&M) def. Stefan George (GW) 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-2); 4. Jehangir Aibara (F&M) def. Bradley Birenbaum (GW) 3-0 (9-1, 10-8, 9-1); 5. Shane Slater (F&M) def. Matt Karim (GW) 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-0); 6. Ed Bryan (F&M) def. Matt Plevelich (GW) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0); 7. Patrick Pasquariello (F&M) def. David Litner (GW) 3-0 (9-0, 9-1, 9-2); 8. Zarir Aibara (F&M) def. Lee Snodgrass (GW) 3-0 (9-1, 9-0, 9-0); 9. Ketan Patel (F&M) def. William Ross (GW) 3-0 (9-0, 9-0, 9-0).