LANCASTER, Pa. - After opening the season with three top ten
opponents hailing from the Ivy League, #11 Franklin &
Marshall's men's squash team breathed a sigh of relief with #22
George Washington up on the docket. The 2009-10 Diplomats (1-3) did
what every other F&M squash team had done against the Colonials
(4-3) in the previous 31 meetings - win. F&M collected its
first victory of the season in convincing fashion, with a 9-0 sweep
of GW Sunday afternoon.
Seven of the nine matches contested were 3-0 sweeps for f&M.
No. 1 Gabriel de Melo (1-3) picked up his first victory of the
season with an 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 win over Omar Sobhy, while his
brother, Guillherme moved to 3-1 at No. 2, surrendering 11 points
in a 3-0 win. He held Jose Calderon scoreless in the first game.
No. 4 Sadiq Madraswala (2-2) moved within a victory of the
40th win in his career dropping just eight points to
Player Haines. No. 3 Juan Lopez (1-3), No. 6 Pat Cunningham
(1-3) and No. 8 Ben Haack (1-3) each picked up their
first collegiate victories to move to 1-3 on the season.
The win closes out competition in the first semester for
F&M. The Diplomats return to action on January 15 for a match
against Connecticut College at Wesleyan.
#11 Franklin & Marshall 9, #22 George Washington
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Dec 6, 2009 at Lancaster, Pa. (Mayser Center)
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1. Gabriel de Melo (F&M) def. Omar Sobhy (GWU) 11-7, 11-7,
11-6
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2. Guillherme de Melo (F&M) def. Jose Calderon (GWU) 11-0,
11-8, 11-3
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3. Juan Diego Lopez (F&M) def. Matt Grossman (GWU) 11-5,
11-6, 11-5
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4. Sadiq Madraswala (F&M) def. Player Haynes (GWU) 11-1,
11-6, 11-1
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5. Zarir Aibara (F&M) def. Michael Nair (GWU) 11-7, 11-4,
11-4
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6. Pat Cunningham (F&M) def. Samuel Moreno (GWU) 11-4,
13-11, 11-5
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7. Ben Lurio (F&M) def. Brett Feldman (GWU) 11-13, 11-4,
11-4, 11-9
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8. Ben Haack (F&M) def. Samuel Ehrlich (GWU) 7-11, 12-10,
7-11, 11-9, 11-9
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9. Fred Struse (F&M) def. Scott West (GWU) 13-11, 11-3, 11-5
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Match Notes
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George Washington 4-3; National ranking #22
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Franklin & Marshall 1-3; National ranking #11
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